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)
482442002727	4281	Schulze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S Irving Heights	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3500	612	41	14.7	91.2%	21 (3.4%)	25 (4.1%)	552 (90.2%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,424			$1,507			$9,917	15.1	18.8	4075	206
483147003523	4282	Morton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Champion Dr	Morton	79346	Cochran County	Morton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 266-5505	354	36	9.7	79.4%	37 (10.5%)	3 (0.8%)	312 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,402			$1,021			$13,381	15.1	20.4	3981	301
481623007572	4283	Cesar Chavez Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Carroll	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1000	545	40	13.7	95.0%	16 (2.9%)	280 (51.4%)	219 (40.2%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$12,981			$1,791			$11,190	15.1	19.2	4058	225
480870000251	4284	Johns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2500	591	41	14.5	93.6%	20 (3.4%)	85 (14.4%)	474 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$10,210			$796			$9,414	15	12.7	4372	88
480783000106	4285	Boone Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Bissonnet	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8308	528	49	10.7	92.2%	6 (1.1%)	92 (17.4%)	409 (77.5%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,383			$2,162			$10,221	15	14.7	4294	9
480144013258	4286	Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4131 Rufe Snow Dr	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 576-9031	766	54	14.2	76.2%	94 (12.3%)	175 (22.8%)	423 (55.2%)	38 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	$7,199			$813			$6,385	15	13.3	4356	70
483580004054	4287	Presidio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Dod And O Reilly St	Presidio	79845	Presidio County	Presidio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 229-3200	432	25	17	94.2%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,762			$1,110			$9,651	15	18.2	4113	174
480843006503	4288	Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Sixth St	Anthony	79821	El Paso County	Anthony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 886-6510	322	23	14	81.4%	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	314 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,939			$244			$12,695	15	19.9	4012	276
482034002023	4289	Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Walnut St	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8371	288	21	13.7	83.3%	18 (6.3%)	29 (10.1%)	232 (80.6%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,725			$2,388			$11,337	14.9	5.7	4587	298
483870004319	4290	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Spaulding St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3675	317	23	14	90.2%	56 (17.7%)	6 (1.9%)	240 (75.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,053			$1,255			$9,798	14.9	11	4430	140

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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