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)
482757003099	1361	Lindsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-8923	271	23	12	10.0%	248 (91.5%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$9,812			$811			$9,001	64.7	62	1514	153
480003707880	1362	Howard Burnham Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7310 Bishop Flores Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-9499	316	18	17	68.0%	23 (7.3%)	3 (0.9%)	284 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,675			$806			$7,869	64.7	77.6	857	505
483996004532	1363	Shelbyville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5322 St Hwy 87s	Shelbyville	75973	Shelby County	Shelbyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-7323	857	68	12.5	56.7%	638 (74.4%)	106 (12.4%)	90 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$11,537			$1,718			$9,820	64.7	67.2	1282	81
480810000140	1364	Alvord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 W Stadium Dr	Alvord	76225	Wise County	Alvord Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 427-2881	421	31	13.6	44.9%	331 (78.6%)	4 (1.0%)	83 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,691			$980			$9,710	64.7	68.2	1239	125
480021113225	1365	Idea Riverview Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	30 Palm Dr	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5900	738	30	24.6	94.2%	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	711 (96.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,596			$1,657			$7,939	64.6	69.8	1171	194
483702004155	1366	Richardson Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 N Dorothy Ave	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8700	527	36	14.6	72.1%	109 (20.7%)	175 (33.2%)	130 (24.7%)	84 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$9,715			$1,118			$8,597	64.6	66.1	1341	25
482574021317	1367	Mittelstadt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 Kleingreen Ln	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6700	825	60	13.6	66.9%	159 (19.3%)	252 (30.5%)	299 (36.2%)	81 (9.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$9,916			$658			$9,258	64.6	70.6	1141	226
480025814161	1368	Sst Schertz	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Fairlawn Ave	Schertz	78108	Guadalupe County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 215-9500	859	52	16.4	37.6%	270 (31.4%)	104 (12.1%)	403 (46.9%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.2%)								64.6	89.4	401	967
482520013740	1369	J W Monday Elementary	Public	1-5	905 S Madison St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-3513	481	33	14.6	70.3%	163 (33.9%)	26 (5.4%)	277 (57.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,770			$1,442			$8,328	64.5	62.6	1469	100
482442007260	1370	Gilbert F M Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 E Pioneer Dr	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-0400	727	47	15.5	91.9%	25 (3.4%)	12 (1.7%)	672 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,317			$1,497			$9,820	64.5	54.3	1931	561

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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:

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

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

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