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)
481674013270	4161	Catherine Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Villa Paloma Blvd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7200	616	47	13	58.4%	114 (18.5%)	321 (52.1%)	104 (16.9%)	44 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	$10,034			$1,443			$8,592	17.5	21.8	3896	265
483510021183	4162	Rasor Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Hedgcoxe Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2900	414	35	11.9	65.2%	82 (19.8%)	155 (37.4%)	103 (24.9%)	48 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$10,364			$850			$9,514	17.4	29.7	3420	742
480933000392	4163	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	145	20	7.3	84.8%	21 (14.5%)	2 (1.4%)	120 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,255			$634			$20,621	17.4	24.8	3710	453
481623001221	4164	Harrell Budd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8400	450	29	15.7	93.3%	2 (0.4%)	112 (24.9%)	326 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,008			$1,603			$11,406	17.4	26.5	3599	565
481800001580	4165	Gonzales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Disney St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1119	477	27	17.4	71.5%	90 (18.9%)	21 (4.4%)	345 (72.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.4%)	$12,603			$1,629			$10,975	17.4	26.5	3596	569
480870000240	4166	Crow Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Coke Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1850	502	42	11.8	94.4%	20 (4.0%)	33 (6.6%)	433 (86.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,248			$706			$10,542	17.4	13.6	4342	176
481970001915	4167	J T Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 Wrigley Way	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8500	435	29	15	67.8%	114 (26.2%)	119 (27.4%)	168 (38.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$10,214			$1,332			$8,882	17.4	12.2	4391	224
483873004356	4168	Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy	Public	K-8	115 W Josephine St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9795	505	34	14.8	82.4%	19 (3.8%)	12 (2.4%)	469 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,689			$1,922			$8,767	17.4	21.1	3933	235
483209003559	4169	Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	907 N Sanders St	Nacogdoches	75964	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5040	598	44	13.6	94.3%	82 (13.7%)	170 (28.4%)	333 (55.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$10,722			$2,546			$8,177	17.4	14.1	4322	153
480021114274	4170	Idea Southeast Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2935 E Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 885-4250	626	28	22.1	94.6%	16 (2.6%)	160 (25.6%)	439 (70.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								17.4			(n/a)

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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