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)
483765017096	691	Amy Parks-Heath Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Laurence Dr	Heath	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-4300	725	40	18.3	9.1%	523 (72.1%)	29 (4.0%)	110 (15.2%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.2%)	$7,948			$464			$7,485	81.7	93.2	256	435
482493006126	692	A G Elder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	513 Henderson St	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	670	41	16.3	59.4%	335 (50.0%)	10 (1.5%)	299 (44.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$10,125			$1,285			$8,840	81.7	69.1	1207	515
480813000145	693	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6324 Adirondack	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-4050	378	25	15	51.1%	193 (51.1%)	33 (8.7%)	131 (34.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$11,324			$1,564			$9,759	81.7	82.1	683	10
481281007091	694	Reeves-Hinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1005 21st St	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2870	646	38	17	47.7%	433 (67.0%)	6 (0.9%)	185 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$8,315			$1,273			$7,042	81.6	86.3	515	179
482166007070	695	Grapevine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Hall Johnson Rd	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5735	543	36	15.1	18.8%	287 (52.9%)	53 (9.8%)	96 (17.7%)	72 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$10,238			$971			$9,266	81.6	88.5	434	261
480011808242	696	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	645	32	20.2	87.3%	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	618 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,360			$4,961			$15,400	81.5	74.9	961	265
482829007201	697	Palmer-Laakso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30515 Farm Rd 1847	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5121	606	34	17.7	78.5%	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	581 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,283			$1,100			$10,183	81.5	72.6	1053	356
481674012946	698	Dorothy P Adkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Monahan Dr	Lantana	76226	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1300	441	35	12.5	13.6%	280 (63.5%)	16 (3.6%)	85 (19.3%)	40 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$12,026			$1,377			$10,649	81.5	87.7	462	236
481023011015	699	Walker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8780 Bridge St	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-3500	444	29	15.3	28.6%	256 (57.7%)	39 (8.8%)	95 (21.4%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	$10,250			$781			$9,468	81.5	88	456	243
483810004260	700	Round Top-Carmine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	608 N Washington	Round Top	78954	Fayette County	Round Top-Carmine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 966-6116	128	11	11.9	39.8%	88 (68.8%)	3 (2.3%)	34 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$11,749			$1,636			$10,114	81.5	79.8	770	70

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