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)
481686006243	4461	The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	289	19	15	87.5%	4 (1.4%)	243 (84.1%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,447			$3,243			$7,203	11.2	16.7	4204	257
483723004188	4462	Rising Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	113 W Newton	Rising Star	76471	Eastland County	Rising Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 643-2431	106	9	12.1	78.3%	82 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	$10,198			$2,173			$8,025	11.2	13	4361	101
480146713752	4463	Promesa Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	603 Merida	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	Promesa Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 560-3575	421	39	10.7	55.8%	54 (12.8%)	28 (6.7%)	331 (78.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,661			$3,390			$9,270	11.2	7.8	4521	58
481830001717	4464	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N Stevens St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2740	221	20	10.8	97.3%	12 (5.4%)	6 (2.7%)	201 (91.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,977			$2,872			$13,105	11.2	29.8	3409	1055
484122004718	4465	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17202 Butte Creek Rd	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8180	738	54	13.7	93.4%	27 (3.7%)	215 (29.1%)	463 (62.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$7,474			$1,667			$5,807	11.1	25.4	3672	793
480954000406	4466	Bartlett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Robinson	Bartlett	76511	Bell County	Bartlett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 527-4247	439	43	10.1	93.2%	115 (26.2%)	41 (9.3%)	272 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,865			$1,808			$10,058	11.1	8.9	4497	31
483873004334	4467	Charles Graebner Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	530 Hoover St	San Antonio	78225	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3320	633	40	15.9	94.5%	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	610 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,047			$2,457			$8,590	11.1	6.7	4560	93
483138003520	4468	Morgan School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1306 Charles St	Morgan	76671	Bosque County	Morgan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 635-2311	148	14	10.3	84.5%	54 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,123			$2,033			$11,090	11.1	7.9	4520	52
484245013672	4469	J W Long Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Creekside Dr	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1448	745	42	17.7	82.7%	115 (15.4%)	109 (14.6%)	479 (64.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.1%)	$10,553			$1,506			$9,047	11.1	10	4464	5
481970009620	4470	Bonnie Brae	Public	PK, KG-5	3504 Kimbo Rd	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 222-7500	346	25	13.8	84.7%	22 (6.4%)	11 (3.2%)	304 (87.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,042			$1,401			$10,640	11.1	6.4	4571	101

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.