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)
481623010577	2281	Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 W Jefferson Blvd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5100	434	33	13.3	93.3%	9 (2.1%)	7 (1.6%)	411 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,064			$1,602			$10,462	48	40.7	2752	471
483510003965	2282	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Jackson Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2100	677	48	14	73.9%	78 (11.5%)	90 (13.3%)	438 (64.7%)	49 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$11,751			$1,186			$10,565	48	52.9	2014	268
482040002055	2283	Garrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7010	372	27	13.6	61.0%	230 (61.8%)	61 (16.4%)	58 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$9,059			$685			$8,373	48	57.8	1711	572
482772009600	2284	Hackberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Snug Harbor	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9453	616	47	13.1	47.2%	158 (25.6%)	109 (17.7%)	244 (39.6%)	60 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.3%)	$10,995			$958			$10,036	48	33.7	3174	890
482574001442	2285	Klenk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6111 Bourgeois Rd	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6800	724	60	11.9	74.7%	30 (4.1%)	175 (24.2%)	401 (55.4%)	91 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	$10,489			$1,800			$8,689	48	42	2665	380
481101000568	2286	Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Morton Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 433-9520	487	35	14	56.1%	316 (64.9%)	5 (1.0%)	135 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$9,243			$1,181			$8,063	48	39.2	2853	567
483432003828	2287	Golden Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5232 Sycamore Ave	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0600	390	32	12.1	90.3%	49 (12.6%)	6 (1.5%)	329 (84.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,648			$1,664			$10,984	47.9	32	3272	985
482410011444	2288	Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Swindoll Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5450	706	49	14.3	50.1%	162 (22.9%)	76 (10.8%)	408 (57.8%)	18 (2.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$10,298			$613			$9,686	47.9	56.3	1805	483
481023000486	2289	Academy At Carrie F Thomas	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 O Brian Way	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3000	552	37	14.9	84.8%	110 (19.9%)	120 (21.7%)	262 (47.5%)	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	30 (5.4%)	$10,874			$1,082			$9,792	47.9	40.1	2786	497
480027212534	2290	Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	Public, Charter	K-8	2755 N Grandview Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 363-6000	540	34	15.9	70.9%	90 (16.7%)	33 (6.1%)	395 (73.1%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,495			$1,307			$9,188	47.9	43.4	2577	287

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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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