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)
480903000374	3941	Avalon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 F M 55	Avalon	76623	Ellis County	Avalon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 627-3251	349	28	12.6	50.7%	191 (54.7%)	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,522			$783			$10,740	21.8	14.2	4313	372
482364002420	3942	Codwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5225 Tavenor Ln	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3580	346	21	16.5	93.6%	2 (0.6%)	314 (90.8%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,254			$1,465			$10,789	21.8	16.7	4203	261
483948008223	3943	Watts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Deer Meadow	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4400	513	40	12.9	51.5%	185 (36.1%)	51 (9.9%)	232 (45.2%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$8,979			$702			$8,277	21.7	31.4	3312	631
483294003653	3944	Regency Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10222 Broadway	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-6400	433	39	11.1	83.6%	28 (6.5%)	26 (6.0%)	373 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,340			$1,737			$9,604	21.7	28.4	3492	452
480007309646	3945	The Varnett School - East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	804a Maxey Rd	Houston	77013	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 637-6574	272	18	15.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	249 (91.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,758			$2,010			$10,748	21.7	39.5	2833	1112
481965023000	3946	Mission Bend Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16003 Mission Glen	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4280	510	40	12.6	80.4%	16 (3.1%)	150 (29.4%)	287 (56.3%)	42 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)								21.7			(n/a)
480026612119	3947	Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	1124 Central Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-9555	512	35	14.7	92.6%	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	490 (95.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,044			$1,810			$10,234	21.6	28.4	3491	456
482364012972	3948	Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	604	42	14.5	98.7%	5 (0.8%)	349 (57.8%)	243 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,065			$1,094			$8,971	21.6	8.5	4504	556
481662006534	3949	Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13901 F M Rd 969	Austin	78724	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3650	653	44	14.7	91.4%	22 (3.4%)	151 (23.1%)	428 (65.5%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$11,080			$1,503			$9,577	21.6	14.6	4295	346
480936005863	3950	Hill Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6346 Fm 1283	Pipe Creek	78063	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 460-3901	487	36	13.3	61.4%	325 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,191			$2,156			$8,035	21.5	35.4	3067	883

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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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