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)
480967004631	4051	Amelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 S Major Dr	Beaumont	77707	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6000	539	32	16.5	82.0%	25 (4.6%)	375 (69.6%)	102 (18.9%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,756			$1,815			$8,941	19.8	13.7	4340	289
480870006353	4052	Starrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2675 Fairmont Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0400	521	39	13.3	78.7%	44 (8.4%)	184 (35.3%)	242 (46.4%)	20 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	$9,185			$811			$8,374	19.8	20.8	3955	97
484122006330	4053	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26000 Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8420	641	50	12.8	86.0%	70 (10.9%)	174 (27.1%)	358 (55.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,670			$1,812			$10,857	19.8	30	3395	658
480029211466	4054	Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 N Valley Mills Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 751-7878	566	34	16.7	88.2%	66 (11.7%)	106 (18.7%)	371 (65.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$9,495			$1,405			$8,089	19.8	19.3	4054
484095004657	4055	Bob Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 Reforma	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 927-8180	474	32	14.9	88.4%	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.1%)	454 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,550			$1,746			$10,804	19.7	28.5	3485	570
481173008983	4056	Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate	Public	3-5	1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	123	14	8.9	65.9%	69 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,128			$1,629			$11,499	19.7	33.1	3210	846
482889012922	4057	Shadowglen Elementary	Public	K-5	12000 Shadowglen Trace	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4700	641	37	17.1	57.9%	73 (11.4%)	122 (19.0%)	391 (61.0%)	22 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$8,893			$879			$8,014	19.7	20.4	3980	77
481527001059	4058	Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5723 Hampshire Rd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2500	393	24	16.1	96.7%	23 (5.9%)	27 (6.9%)	337 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,142			$1,440			$8,702	19.7	23	3822	236
481623010572	4059	Frank Guzick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Berridge Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3900	605	44	13.7	94.5%	9 (1.5%)	185 (30.6%)	394 (65.1%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,897			$1,522			$10,375	19.7	16.9	4191	132
481674011517	4060	Paloma Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Navo Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7300	687	46	15	58.2%	136 (19.8%)	297 (43.2%)	129 (18.8%)	66 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.3%)	$9,869			$1,318			$8,551	19.6	16.7	4205	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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Educational resources:

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

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