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)
480016312148	1081	Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2400 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 245-2900	534	45	11.9	43.6%	141 (26.4%)	88 (16.5%)	195 (36.5%)	79 (14.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$9,454			$513			$8,941	71.2	62.7	1468	387
483513012449	1082	Pleasant Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	8480 N Kings Hwy	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 832-0001	483	35	13.7	42.2%	316 (65.4%)	67 (13.9%)	52 (10.8%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	$9,131			$699			$8,431	71.2	91.3	329	753
481416000892	1083	Clarendon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	822 5th St	Clarendon	79226	Donley County	Clarendon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 874-3855	201	19	10.7	60.2%	149 (74.1%)	13 (6.5%)	28 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$11,158			$1,566			$9,592	71.2	57.8	1712	629
482406005878	1084	Spring Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Cummings Rd	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3395	602	40	14.8	46.7%	247 (41.0%)	106 (17.6%)	159 (26.4%)	38 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	$9,684			$1,173			$8,511	71.1	74.6	975	109
482892011338	1085	Louise Cabaniss Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 Mirabella Blvd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6480	486	35	13.8	60.5%	40 (8.2%)	240 (49.4%)	115 (23.7%)	65 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.5%)	$8,972			$710			$8,262	71	56.8	1771	686
483039006755	1086	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 Poteet Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7220	287	22	12.8	70.7%	58 (20.2%)	74 (25.8%)	135 (47.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,744			$1,217			$8,527	70.9	47.3	2331	1245
480144013155	1087	Iltexas Keller Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2301 Heritage Trace Pkwy	Fort Worth	76177	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 665-0646	949	55	17.2	42.0%	159 (16.8%)	194 (20.4%)	350 (36.9%)	203 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.2%)	$6,830			$492			$6,339	70.9	59.5	1624	537
482763007359	1088	Lipan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 N Kickapoo	Lipan	76462	Hood County	Lipan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 646-2266	221	17	12.8	57.5%	175 (79.2%)	2 (0.9%)	37 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,178			$738			$11,440	70.9	67.5	1269	181
481623001274	1089	Margaret B Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2900	347	27	13	90.5%	17 (4.9%)	10 (2.9%)	316 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,639			$1,568			$12,071	70.8	59.6	1618	529
481062000532	1090	Bluff Dale	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	430 Fm 2481	Bluff Dale	76433	Erath County	Bluff Dale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 728-3277	221	22	9.8	27.1%	190 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,461			$1,048			$9,413	70.8	52.1	2054	964

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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