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)
483873004339	4621	David Crockett Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2215 Morales St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9785	703	39	18.1	96.7%	10 (1.4%)	22 (3.1%)	662 (94.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,312			$2,476			$8,835	6.1	7.2	4543	78
481764001522	4622	S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	343	24	14.1	82.8%	6 (1.7%)	199 (58.0%)	124 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,871			$2,102			$10,769	6.1	10.9	4434	188
480967012429	4623	Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Pine	Beaumont	77703	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6425	521	30	17.3	98.7%	10 (1.9%)	444 (85.2%)	56 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,147			$1,676			$8,471	6.1	10.5	4454	169
480018408507	4624	Gateway Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6103 University Hills Blvd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-2039	390	15	26	99.2%	2 (0.5%)	368 (94.4%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$7,650			$2,384			$5,266	6	10.8	4439	185
482364021036	4625	Milne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Portal Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3420	506	28	18	97.8%	8 (1.6%)	204 (40.3%)	287 (56.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,933			$1,060			$8,873	6	4	4626	1
480145714133	4626	Compass Rose Legacy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3300 Sidney Brooks St	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	326	17	19.5	86.8%	28 (8.6%)	41 (12.6%)	249 (76.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,450			$2,798			$7,651	6	16.2	4228	398
480967012433	4627	Dr Mae E Jones-Clark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3525 Cleveland	Beaumont	77703	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6350	640			95.2%	9 (1.4%)	409 (63.9%)	205 (32.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,875			$2,370			$10,505	6	3.3	4631	4
480022709011	4628	Big Springs Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10664 N Us Hwy 83	Leakey	78873	Real County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-7101	105	11	9.5	83.8%	46 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,801			$2,463			$13,338	5.9	12.3	4387	241
480022711321	4629	Hill Country Youth Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	3522 Junction Hwy	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-6100	80	9	9	75.0%	36 (45.0%)	4 (5.0%)	37 (46.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$14,370			$2,764			$11,606	5.9	1.6	4646	17
481970001856	4630	Eastern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5917 Shelton St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4500	458	28	16.4	90.4%	36 (7.9%)	184 (40.2%)	223 (48.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$12,185			$2,213			$9,972	5.8	10.2	4460	170

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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