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)
483903004456	3811	San Saba Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 W Wallace	San Saba	76877	San Saba County	San Saba Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 372-3019	312	24	13.1	77.6%	131 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (56.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,268			$1,474			$8,794	24.1	59.1	1652	2159
480771000062	3812	Carroll Elementary	Public	1-5	423 W Gulfbank	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0340	612	37	16.5	95.1%	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)	590 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,179			$1,958			$8,222	24.1	17.1	4172	360
483999013854	3813	Sheldon Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	13002 Sheldon Community Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-2000	638	35	18.4	84.2%	28 (4.4%)	245 (38.4%)	341 (53.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,170			$1,406			$8,763	24	29.9	3405	408
481591001154	3814	Bess Race Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	537 S Heights Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5080	672	47	14.4	81.7%	114 (17.0%)	340 (50.6%)	175 (26.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.2%)	$9,582			$578			$9,004	24	31.6	3294	520
483879005919	3815	La Paloma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35076 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6780	482	25	19	94.2%	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	469 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,989			$1,410			$8,579	24	50	2180	1635
481970006549	3816	Bill J Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4600	349	19	18	86.2%	22 (6.3%)	239 (68.5%)	64 (18.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$11,250			$1,827			$9,424	24	9.3	4484	668
482247002270	3817	V M Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2800	798	45	17.8	92.6%	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	781 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,079			$1,062			$11,017	24	33.6	3183	634
482301002337	3818	Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Moreman	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7660	490	30	16.4	76.3%	41 (8.4%)	6 (1.2%)	432 (88.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$8,599			$1,237			$7,363	24	30.5	3372	446
482499013662	3819	Escondido Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Texas Palm	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5100	785	49	16.1	72.2%	77 (9.8%)	224 (28.5%)	429 (54.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	$9,274			$1,141			$8,132	23.9	18.6	4094	275
482364002451	3820	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9533 Skyline Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3630	993	50	19.8	98.8%	121 (12.2%)	136 (13.7%)	588 (59.2%)	125 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	$8,897			$1,028			$7,869	23.9	18	4123	303

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