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)
482517013351	551	Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29801 Kingsland Blvd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4300	1,149	80	14.2	30.1%	410 (35.7%)	181 (15.8%)	281 (24.5%)	195 (17.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.9%)	$10,259			$569			$9,690	85.6	73.3	1027	476
481119005413	552	Gladys Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Audubon Woods Dr	Richwood	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7200	412	31	13.1	65.8%	144 (35.0%)	32 (7.8%)	206 (50.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$11,549			$1,340			$10,209	85.5	73	1040	488
480016314321	553	Founders Classical Academy Of Prosper	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	4300 E First St	Prosper	75058	Grayson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 390-2061	768	43	17.8	9.2%	362 (47.1%)	118 (15.4%)	99 (12.9%)	158 (20.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)								85.5	81.5	703	150
483318013716	554	Lance Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Hawks Way	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1800	825	57	14.5	7.0%	490 (59.4%)	43 (5.2%)	160 (19.4%)	84 (10.2%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.5%)	$9,600			$371			$9,229	85.4	85.4	558	4
480945014152	555	Barbers Hill Intermediate South	Public	4-6	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 576-2221	872	64	13.6		526 (60.3%)	40 (4.6%)	276 (31.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)								85.4			(n/a)
484347004935	556	Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	593	40	14.9	50.4%	195 (32.9%)	117 (19.7%)	260 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$9,243			$998			$8,245	85.4	88.7	426	130
480789010490	557	Carlena Chandler Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Water Oak	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3354	556	36	15.4	15.6%	231 (41.5%)	82 (14.7%)	70 (12.6%)	133 (23.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$9,479			$457			$9,022	85.4	87.1	481	76
483645004087	558	Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Bldg 146	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 357-2345	632	41	15.5	7.8%	271 (42.9%)	89 (14.1%)	174 (27.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	83 (13.1%)	$11,631			$290			$11,341	85.3	88.1	453	105
481521000585	559	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S Coppell Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7500	498	38	13.1	28.7%	153 (30.7%)	13 (2.6%)	226 (45.4%)	90 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,177			$690			$9,487	85.3	77.2	870	311
484365005822	560	Trautmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Lindenwood	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3100	713	39	18.1	60.3%	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	694 (97.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,259			$1,572			$7,687	85.3	90.3	366	194

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.