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)
482034010589	3261	Nita Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Nita Pearson Dr	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-7568	545	36	15.3	75.2%	63 (11.6%)	189 (34.7%)	229 (42.0%)	34 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$9,653			$1,482			$8,171	32.8	45.4	2448	813
480771013675	3262	Hill Elementary	Public	1-5	2625 W Mount Houston	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7775	446	33	13.6	91.9%	13 (2.9%)	56 (12.6%)	367 (82.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,507			$1,898			$9,609	32.8	40.8	2742	520
484620014009	3263	Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate	Public	3-5	505 S Chestnut St	Winnsboro	75494	Wood County	Winnsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 342-6426	301	24	12.6	67.4%	213 (70.8%)	8 (2.7%)	62 (20.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$9,696			$1,486			$8,210	32.7	42.6	2625	638
481970001876	3264	Luella Merrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Kermit Ave	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6600	446	32	13.9	89.5%	51 (11.4%)	41 (9.2%)	333 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$10,684			$1,841			$8,843	32.7	20.4	3988	724
483312003723	3265	Valley High Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8503 Ray Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0350	303	26	11.6	83.8%	18 (5.9%)	10 (3.3%)	267 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,120			$1,922			$10,198	32.7	47.1	2347	918
482566013848	3266	Clifton Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S 2nd St	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1580	990	65	15.1	87.3%	142 (14.3%)	367 (37.1%)	320 (32.3%)	19 (1.9%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.1%)	114 (11.5%)								32.7	26.4	3609	343
481965001819	3267	E A Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Martin Ln	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4960	531	42	12.7	85.7%	4 (0.8%)	225 (42.4%)	279 (52.5%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,940			$1,548			$11,392	32.7	22.6	3849	582
484122004715	3268	Mildred Jenkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Reynaldo Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8300	633	47	13.5	89.7%	56 (8.8%)	179 (28.3%)	372 (58.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$12,293			$1,791			$10,502	32.7	19.9	4011	743
481608007701	3269	Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1165 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	257	19	13.5	74.7%	184 (71.6%)	10 (3.9%)	53 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,447			$592			$7,855	32.7	66.2	1337	1932
480870000243	3270	Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2201 Woodside Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3200	525	38	13.6	70.7%	149 (28.4%)	161 (30.7%)	167 (31.8%)	23 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$10,035			$1,057			$8,978	32.7	34.5	3125	145

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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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