Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
481970001848	1341	De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 College Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5600	260	19	13.3	77.3%	35 (13.5%)	48 (18.5%)	161 (61.9%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,207			$1,024			$13,183	64.9	74.6	976	365
480148014286	1342	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3316 9th St	Lubbock	79409	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	724	42	17.4		416 (57.5%)	47 (6.5%)	171 (23.6%)	47 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.0%)								64.9	74.1	1005	337
481524012594	1343	House Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Lutheran Church Rd	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 518-3000	579	43	13.4	58.2%	208 (35.9%)	98 (16.9%)	168 (29.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	87 (15.0%)	$9,028			$1,711			$7,317	64.9	73.4	1024	319
480021113995	1344	Idea Burke Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10434 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4650	720	28	25.5	65.1%	77 (10.7%)	102 (14.2%)	512 (71.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$9,233			$1,411			$7,822	64.9	67.3	1279	65
483039003408	1345	Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3811 Richman Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7000	256	21	11.9	89.5%	12 (4.7%)	41 (16.0%)	195 (76.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$11,471			$1,442			$10,029	64.9	71.1	1121	224
482060008084	1346	Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Village Commons	Georgetown	78633	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 943-5140	444	41	10.8	44.1%	195 (43.9%)	12 (2.7%)	207 (46.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,313			$782			$10,532	64.9	56.7	1779	433
482517010769	1347	Ursula Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2715 Fry Rd	Katy	77449	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0200	585	56	10.4	81.2%	51 (8.7%)	81 (13.8%)	412 (70.4%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$13,225			$1,134			$12,091	64.9	58.1	1699	352
483675008123	1348	Redwater Intermediate	Public	4-6	108 Ware St	Redwater	75567	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3412	251	20	12.5	60.2%	214 (85.3%)	13 (5.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$8,040			$809			$7,231	64.9	64.4	1404	56
481168006224	1349	Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Coffeeport Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6030	643	40	16	89.6%	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	626 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,462			$1,365			$9,097	64.9	67.3	1274	75
481623001297	1350	Obadiah Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Anson Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5300	291	26	11.1	96.6%	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	274 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,862			$1,698			$11,164	64.9	44.2	2524	1174

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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.