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)
480771013787	4651	Caraway Elementary	Public	1-5	3031 Ellington St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0320	542	32	16.8	93.9%	7 (1.3%)	187 (34.5%)	338 (62.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,446			$2,015			$10,431	4.6	6.4	4568	83
480967012376	4652	Fehl-Price Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3350 Blanchette St	Beaumont	77701	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6400	478			93.3%	5 (1.0%)	376 (78.7%)	84 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$9,977			$1,852			$8,125	4.6	2.3	4642	10
482916003294	4653	Price T Young Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Sanford	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	494	35	13.9	93.1%	78 (15.8%)	229 (46.4%)	156 (31.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.5%)	$11,581			$2,497			$9,084	4.5	7.2	4544	109
480016313987	4654	Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	209	14	14.8	97.6%	5 (2.4%)	72 (34.4%)	131 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,955			$1,486			$9,470	4.5	9.3	4482	172
480024609569	4655	Lighthouse Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-4100	233	15	15.2	90.6%	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.4%)	209 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$23,564			$5,318			$18,246	4.4	5.1	4606	49
480146613748	4656	Bloom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3420 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Bloom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 333-1320	400	21	18.8	85.3%	3 (0.8%)	356 (89.0%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,801			$5,485			$9,316	4.1	8.8	4498	158
480144714140	4657	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	12550 Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Ki Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 528-2100	112	14	8		68 (60.7%)	10 (8.9%)	21 (18.8%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	$23,591			$4,504			$19,087	4.1			(n/a)
481185000697	4658	Buckholts School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	203 S 10th	Buckholts	76518	Milam County	Buckholts Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 593-2744	116	16	7.1	85.3%	43 (37.1%)	3 (2.6%)	70 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,164			$2,122			$13,042	4	4.5	4620	38
480025309537	4659	Texas School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1102 S Congress Ave	Austin	78704	Travis County	Texas School For The Deaf	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 462-5353	487			48.7%	187 (38.4%)	68 (14.0%)	190 (39.0%)	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)								4	2.3	4641	18
484428006798	4660	South Waco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 Gurley Ln	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 753-6802	477	33	14.4	93.7%	26 (5.5%)	250 (52.4%)	176 (36.9%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,331			$1,649			$9,682	3.9	5.6	4591	69

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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