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)
480813005641	441	Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3435 Reeder	Amarillo	79121	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-5300	515	32	16	31.8%	381 (74.0%)	20 (3.9%)	59 (11.5%)	30 (5.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$9,189			$1,303			$7,886	88.2	88.8	422	19
483774005782	442	Rt Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 N Fm 649	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 486-2475	354	25	14.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,830			$2,527			$9,303	88.2	92.3	294	148
482647011479	443	Serene Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Serene Hills Dr	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-7400	758	45	16.9	7.8%	551 (72.7%)	7 (0.9%)	95 (12.5%)	64 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$9,444			$606			$8,838	88.1	89.8	384	59
484578005221	444	Sheppard Afb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Anderson Dr	Wichita Falls	76311	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 235-1184	325	21	15.4	17.2%	194 (59.7%)	30 (9.2%)	48 (14.8%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.6%)	$9,836			$1,117			$8,720	88.1	90.1	374	70
481428010683	445	Darwin L Gilmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3552w League City Pkwy	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-6400	700	42	16.5	19.4%	453 (64.7%)	21 (3.0%)	146 (20.9%)	36 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	$9,176			$354			$8,821	88.1	81	726	281
481818008287	446	Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 S Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2550	697	43	16.3	50.6%	21 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	643 (92.3%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,486			$543			$9,943	88.1	87.6	465	19
484668005340	447	Scotsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 McRae Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4800	692	49	14	65.2%	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	653 (94.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,057			$1,482			$9,576	88.1	87.4	472	25
481023000497	448	Smithfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8001 Northeast Pkwy	North Richland Hills	76182	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2100	603	40	15	42.5%	347 (57.5%)	33 (5.5%)	160 (26.5%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.5%)	$9,577			$912			$8,664	88.1	91.9	310	138
480986006221	449	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	11200 Fm 2305	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3100	676	43	15.9	22.6%	473 (70.0%)	17 (2.5%)	117 (17.3%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	$9,772			$812			$8,960	88.1	88.3	442	7
481023000502	450	W A Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Prestondale Dr	Hurst	76054	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-2900	550	38	14.3	16.7%	390 (70.9%)	18 (3.3%)	92 (16.7%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	$8,326			$581			$7,745	88	89.9	383	67

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.