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)
482406002684	451	Wilshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	420 Wilshire Dr	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3529	664	40	16.4	61.1%	184 (27.7%)	166 (25.0%)	134 (20.2%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.2%)	44 (6.6%)	$8,299			$1,101			$7,198	88	84.5	593	142
482034002050	452	Watson Technology Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	2601 Dairy Rd	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2600	553	35	15.7	61.3%	88 (15.9%)	91 (16.5%)	299 (54.1%)	56 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$9,065			$1,195			$7,870	88	89.9	380	72
481818001643	453	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	477	32	14.9	63.9%	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	456 (95.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,321			$746			$10,574	88	88.2	450	3
480894000352	454	Ridgetop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Caswell Ave	Austin	78751	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4469	354	27	13.1	16.7%	143 (40.4%)	2 (0.6%)	176 (49.7%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$10,668			$433			$10,235	88	92.2	297	157
482892008038	455	Willie Brown Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1860 Cannon Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-5860	584	37	15.7	28.3%	233 (39.9%)	144 (24.7%)	114 (19.5%)	52 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.7%)	$9,317			$528			$8,789	88	88.4	436	19
483765008354	456	Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6492 Fm 3097	Rockwall	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-1177	608	37	16.3	28.3%	355 (58.4%)	41 (6.7%)	162 (26.6%)	18 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,515			$422			$10,092	88	86.2	521	65
481521006380	457	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 S Moore	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7300	517	41	12.5	13.2%	155 (30.0%)	22 (4.3%)	65 (12.6%)	249 (48.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$11,156			$903			$10,254	87.9	88.3	440	17
482647013803	458	Rough Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4219 Bee Creek Rd	Spicewood	78669	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 931-3000	751	41	18.1	3.7%	475 (63.2%)	7 (0.9%)	110 (14.6%)	105 (14.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.7%)	$8,757			$500			$8,257	87.9	88.6	428	30
482874008884	459	Cedric C Smith	Public	PK, KG-4	28747 Hardin Store Rd	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-2300	777	51	15	55.0%	279 (35.9%)	34 (4.4%)	423 (54.4%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.3%)	$10,543			$1,886			$8,657	87.9	88.6	432	27
481071011291	460	Cibolo Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Herff Ranch Blvd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-4400	438	34	12.9	25.3%	286 (65.3%)	7 (1.6%)	117 (26.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	$10,964			$538			$10,426	87.9	84.1	608	148

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About our rankings:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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