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)
482892011025	1181	Martha Reid Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Country Club Dr	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-6960	497	34	14.4	50.9%	143 (28.8%)	175 (35.2%)	119 (23.9%)	32 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	$9,641			$624			$9,018	68.5	64.5	1400	219
480771000068	1182	Thompson Elementary	Public	1-5	220 Casa Grande Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0333	458	36	12.7	94.5%	7 (1.5%)	15 (3.3%)	434 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,902			$1,941			$8,961	68.5	52.4	2042	860
482574002897	1183	Brill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9102 Herts Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6150	922	65	14	48.4%	233 (25.3%)	178 (19.3%)	409 (44.4%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	$9,132			$738			$8,393	68.5	65.7	1355	172
480021112007	1184	Idea Academy San Benito	Public, Charter	K-5	2151 Russell Ln	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-5252	693	31	22	84.3%	20 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	664 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,442			$1,575			$6,867	68.5	63.1	1455	271
481783001552	1185	East Bernard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	723 College St	East Bernard	77435	Wharton County	East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 335-7519	384	29	13	48.2%	211 (54.9%)	23 (6.0%)	142 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$8,975			$1,023			$7,952	68.5	74.3	992	193
481023000488	1186	Grace E Hardeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Whispering Ln	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2800	595	40	14.9	62.4%	243 (40.8%)	57 (9.6%)	203 (34.1%)	52 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	30 (5.0%)	$9,734			$1,024			$8,710	68.5	78.1	838	348
484071006326	1187	Myrtle Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Rebecca Ann	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7700	551	30	18.5	69.3%	23 (4.2%)	7 (1.3%)	518 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,895			$1,779			$9,117	68.4	61.8	1525	338
483426008419	1188	Paradise Intermediate	Public	4-5	338 Schoolhouse Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 969-5032	224	19	11.8	29.0%	181 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	$9,995			$70			$9,925	68.3	63.2	1452	264
484059004593	1189	Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	434	42	10.3	56.0%	229 (52.8%)	2 (0.5%)	192 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,920			$544			$11,376	68.3	60.5	1584	395
483312013247	1190	Kallison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8610 Ranch View E	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2350	1,141	71	16	29.1%	245 (21.5%)	116 (10.2%)	650 (57.0%)	39 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	$7,755			$683			$7,072	68.3	68.5	1228	38

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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