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)
480141613152	4021	Arrow Academy - Champions Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Cypress Creek Pkwy	Houston	77068	Harris County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 446-6762	66	7	8.9	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	45 (68.2%)	17 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	$14,232			$2,777			$11,455	20.4	6.8	4556	535
480007307913	4022	Varnett Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5025 S Willow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-4699	501	29	17.4	98.4%	3 (0.6%)	190 (37.9%)	307 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,355			$1,625			$9,730	20.4	15.4	4270	248
483240003595	4023	New Caney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20501 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 399-1400	655	48	13.7	89.5%	163 (24.9%)	16 (2.4%)	467 (71.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,735			$2,141			$9,594	20.4	27.8	3522	501
484122005601	4024	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6218 Lynngate Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8360	691	51	13.6	86.0%	70 (10.1%)	157 (22.7%)	418 (60.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.5%)	$11,886			$1,778			$10,108	20.3	21	3943	81
484347004949	4025	T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	362	25	14.4	97.5%	9 (2.5%)	137 (37.8%)	211 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,801			$2,340			$9,461	20.3	22.3	3869	156
484122007337	4026	Deloras E Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12470 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8480	646	50	13	88.5%	6 (0.9%)	282 (43.7%)	286 (44.3%)	53 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$11,041			$1,835			$9,206	20.3	25.2	3682	344
483897004453	4027	Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	1437 Post Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6450	470	40	11.6	87.4%	78 (16.6%)	26 (5.5%)	342 (72.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$11,914			$1,532			$10,382	20.3	17.4	4153	126
480744000024	4028	Purcell Elementary	Public	K-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	594	37	16.2	84.0%	128 (21.5%)	86 (14.5%)	359 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$9,043			$1,898			$7,144	20.2	22.1	3877	151
482364007324	4029	Valley West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10707 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-6151	599	33	18.2	94.5%	21 (3.5%)	185 (30.9%)	361 (60.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,431			$1,096			$9,335	20.2	24.7	3711	318
483057003436	4030	De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N Lee St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6600	722	30	23.9	86.4%	18 (2.5%)	33 (4.6%)	660 (91.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,672			$955			$8,718	20.2	14.2	4314	284

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.