Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
481521001027	261	Pinkerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Southwestern Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-6800	359	30	12	5.3%	151 (42.1%)	18 (5.0%)	47 (13.1%)	112 (31.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$10,429			$598			$9,830	92.9	95	172	89
480778000088	262	Vandagriff Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Fm 5 S	Aledo	76008	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 441-8771	672	42	16.1	10.9%	506 (75.3%)	9 (1.3%)	132 (19.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$9,019			$567			$8,452	92.9	93.5	245	17
483702006975	263	Math/Science/Technical Magnet	Public	K-6	450 Abrams Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7300	628	44	14.1	49.7%	163 (26.0%)	219 (34.9%)	119 (18.9%)	99 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	$10,525			$1,041			$9,484	92.9	92.4	289	26
482526021502	264	Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Sarah Brooks Dr	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5600	414	33	12.6	8.5%	274 (66.2%)	14 (3.4%)	59 (14.3%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$10,425			$1,047			$9,378	92.8	92	305	41
480894000302	265	Brentwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6703 Yates Av	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2039	686	43	15.9	16.0%	435 (63.4%)	12 (1.7%)	166 (24.2%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.4%)	$11,475			$532			$10,943	92.8	90.7	347	82
482703011111	266	Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Zeppelin Dr	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6300	651	45	14.3	9.2%	364 (55.9%)	16 (2.5%)	107 (16.4%)	116 (17.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	$9,046			$468			$8,577	92.8	88.9	419	153
482517011840	267	Bonnie Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Seven Meadow Pkwy	Katy	77494	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0506	805	63	12.8	31.4%	205 (25.5%)	75 (9.3%)	169 (21.0%)	302 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.6%)	$9,780			$610			$9,170	92.8	92.8	274	7
480142212570	268	Meridian World School LLC	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2555 N Ih 35	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Meridian World School LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 660-5230	1,729	102	16.9	7.8%	451 (26.1%)	151 (8.7%)	312 (18.0%)	716 (41.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.4%)	$8,529			$607			$7,922	92.8	89.9	382	114
480007008503	269	Universal Academy - Coppell	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 E Sandy Lake Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 393-5834	1,349	81	16.6		22 (1.6%)	144 (10.7%)	51 (3.8%)	1,114 (82.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.1%)	$5,929			$436			$5,492	92.8	95.2	164	105
480778008897	270	Stuard Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Thunderhead Ln	Aledo	76008	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 441-5103	612	37	16.6	5.7%	501 (81.9%)	5 (0.8%)	67 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.6%)	$9,297			$596			$8,701	92.7	94.1	209	61

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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.