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)
484197005928	3251	Sweeny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Sycamore	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8300	890	57	15.5	63.5%	544 (61.1%)	72 (8.1%)	225 (25.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.9%)	$11,253			$1,644			$9,609	32.9	29	3458	207
480771000067	3252	Ermel Elementary	Public	1-5	7103 Woodsman Trl	Houston	77040	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 466-5220	461	36	12.6	91.1%	6 (1.3%)	41 (8.9%)	407 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,864			$1,832			$10,033	32.9	40.8	2739	513
484080012547	3253	Sonora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	907 S Concho Ave	Sonora	76950	Sutton County	Sonora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 387-6940	365	28	13.1	56.4%	73 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	288 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,272			$2,107			$10,165	32.9	46.6	2381	872
482115011562	3254	Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6033 N Hwy 146	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	722	45	16	63.2%	184 (25.5%)	126 (17.5%)	364 (50.4%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$10,470			$2,148			$8,322	32.9	48.9	2246	1008
483081003475	3255	Miller Grove School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7819 Fm 275 S	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Miller Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 459-3288	323	28	11.6	43.7%	257 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,557			$1,027			$10,529	32.9	46.7	2372	883
481739010817	3256	Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 N Goolie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1977	446	29	15.5	93.7%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,002			$1,786			$9,216	32.9	25.5	3665	409
482127002128	3257	Maxfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 W Lexington	Gorman	76454	Eastland County	Gorman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 734-3171	109	14	7.9	79.8%	54 (49.5%)	1 (0.9%)	54 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,797			$4,753			$13,044	32.9	55.6	1851	1406
480941000399	3258	Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	355	32	11.1	65.1%	53 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,621			$1,213			$10,408	32.8	43.2	2586	672
484299009546	3259	Tornillo Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Oil Mill	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3051	376	29	13.1	94.1%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	375 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,982			$1,542			$11,440	32.8	48.3	2280	979
481542001119	3260	Coupland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	620 S Commerce St	Coupland	78615	Williamson County	Coupland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 856-2422	296	25	11.8	70.6%	94 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (62.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$11,186			$1,147			$10,040	32.8	30	3396	136

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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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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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