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)
483057003438	1731	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Moss Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6700	553	28	19.6	58.4%	196 (35.4%)	40 (7.2%)	288 (52.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	$11,665			$739			$10,925	57.1	55.4	1863	132
482142011433	1732	Mike Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1851 Camp Wisdom Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-2800	603	37	16.1	69.7%	38 (6.3%)	135 (22.4%)	365 (60.5%)	41 (6.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$8,921			$1,073			$7,848	57.1	54.5	1915	183
484668012245	1733	Del Valle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9251 Escobar	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9300	427	31	13.6	88.3%	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	418 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,982			$1,366			$10,616	57.1	53.6	1969	236
480870013254	1734	Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	2001 Van Buren Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3580	437	36	12	53.5%	100 (22.9%)	76 (17.4%)	238 (54.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,579			$481			$10,098	57.1	56.9	1763	29
483064005554	1735	Speegleville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Maywood	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5730	267	20	13.3	58.8%	150 (56.2%)	19 (7.1%)	81 (30.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$10,441			$966			$9,475	57.1	66.2	1339	396
480813000154	1736	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Cleveland	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4350	512	34	14.9	93.6%	26 (5.1%)	21 (4.1%)	462 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,748			$1,745			$9,003	57.1	57.7	1716	20
483483009412	1737	Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1718 Picadilly Dr	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-6400	540	46	11.8	67.0%	95 (17.6%)	56 (10.4%)	336 (62.2%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$11,132			$1,246			$9,887	57.1	55.5	1857	120
480789005843	1738	Gene M Reed Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0580	546	42	13	39.9%	235 (43.0%)	81 (14.8%)	129 (23.6%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.3%)	$11,597			$736			$10,861	57.1	73.5	1022	716
483510003975	1739	Weatherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2941 Mollimar Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-3600	440	34	12.9	74.5%	81 (18.4%)	63 (14.3%)	239 (54.3%)	27 (6.1%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	$14,175			$934			$13,241	57.1	61.3	1543	196
482814003154	1740	Loop School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1441 Hwy 303	Loop	79342	Gaines County	Loop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 319-7930	143	18	7.8	58.0%	106 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,542			$587			$16,955	57.1	69.4	1188	552

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