Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
482364002554	2681	Petersen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14404 Waterloo Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5630	361	26	13.8	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	79 (21.9%)	273 (75.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,997			$1,089			$9,908	42.3	19.2	4057	1376
482004001958	2682	Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	208 N Wyrick	Frost	76641	Navarro County	Frost Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 998-7202	255	21	12.3	65.5%	126 (49.4%)	4 (1.6%)	116 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$11,387			$1,023			$10,363	42.3	37.4	2961	279
482364002394	2683	Barrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12001 Winfrey Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2500	458	26	17.6	99.1%	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	447 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,533			$1,277			$9,256	42.3	34.4	3131	448
480783004182	2684	Outley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12355 Richmond Ave	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 584-0655	872	60	14.4	85.6%	58 (6.7%)	475 (54.5%)	254 (29.1%)	72 (8.3%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,279			$1,919			$9,360	42.3	37.1	2977	293
480029212548	2685	Harmony School Of Innovation - Carrollton	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 892-5556	435	29	14.9	63.7%	39 (9.0%)	110 (25.3%)	168 (38.6%)	105 (24.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$9,404			$814			$8,590	42.3	40.1	2788	103
482727007423	2686	Leveretts Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	115	12	9.6	87.0%	60 (52.2%)	9 (7.8%)	41 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	$12,257			$1,550			$10,706	42.2	43.8	2551	135
480026613261	2687	Harmony School Of Excellence - San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2015 SW Loop 410	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7166	311	21	15.1	86.8%	20 (6.4%)	32 (10.3%)	247 (79.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,804			$1,836			$10,969	42.2	35	3095	408
482034002040	2688	Roach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Mayfield Ave	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2580	338	28	12.1	93.8%	24 (7.1%)	36 (10.7%)	260 (76.9%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,451			$1,453			$9,998	42.2	46.4	2389	299
480735006636	2689	Rock Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Welsh Ave	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 764-5570	586	43	13.7	63.1%	213 (36.3%)	146 (24.9%)	133 (22.7%)	57 (9.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.1%)	$9,455			$984			$8,470	42.2	58.7	1676	1013
482364002602	2690	Wainwright Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5330 Milwee St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2550	396	36	11	90.9%	26 (6.6%)	70 (17.7%)	293 (74.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,054			$1,164			$11,890	42.2	7	4553	1863

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.