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)
480025813512	601	Sst The Woodlands	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27440 Kuykendahl Rd	The Woodlands	77375	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 255-0483	475	35	13.4	48.0%	101 (21.3%)	125 (26.3%)	167 (35.2%)	56 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,705			$612			$10,093	84.2	70.7	1135	534
482034002047	602	Classical Center At Vial Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	126 Creekview Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 240-3710	553	38	14.5	65.1%	66 (11.9%)	107 (19.3%)	317 (57.3%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$9,203			$1,148			$8,055	84.2	71.4	1105	503
480759000047	603	Cambridge Elementary	Public	1-5	1001 Townsend Ave	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Alamo Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 822-3611	773	65	11.8	27.6%	372 (48.1%)	16 (2.1%)	326 (42.2%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$10,381			$1,070			$9,311	84.2	85.3	567	36
482364002549	604	Parker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10626 Atwell Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3634	887	55	16.1	44.0%	264 (29.8%)	108 (12.2%)	425 (47.9%)	43 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$9,620			$847			$8,773	84.2	85.2	574	30
482319002353	605	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6625 Fm 608	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Highland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 766-3652	222	23	9.7	24.3%	194 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,407			$1,548			$14,859	84.2	89.1	414	191
482526007072	606	Park Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 Glen Canyon Rd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5400	490	37	13.2	31.8%	261 (53.3%)	49 (10.0%)	104 (21.2%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$10,189			$962			$9,227	84.1	89.3	410	196
481206000702	607	Bullard Elementary	Public	3-4	2008 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2930	425	30	14.1	33.9%	350 (82.4%)	18 (4.2%)	39 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$9,315			$959			$8,356	84.1	82.4	673	66
480894000351	608	Reilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denson Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4464	357	25	14.3	39.8%	97 (27.2%)	5 (1.4%)	198 (55.5%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.0%)	$12,828			$867			$11,961	84.1	62.4	1487	879
480809010459	609	Mary Burks Marek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1947 Kirby Dr	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3232	730	50	14.6	47.9%	76 (10.4%)	274 (37.5%)	245 (33.6%)	90 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$9,825			$247			$9,578	84.1	84.2	605	4
480140013693	610	Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	701	46	15	79.0%	46 (6.6%)	450 (64.2%)	75 (10.7%)	115 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,236			$402			$6,834	84.1	78.5	830	220

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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