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)
484398004990	471	Vega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Longhorn Dr	Vega	79092	Oldham County	Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 267-2123	135	10	13.3	35.6%	99 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (20.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$11,696			$794			$10,902	87.6	96.9	99	372
480023512294	472	Gateway College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3360 Westinghouse Rd	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 868-4947	1,626	84	19.3		802 (49.3%)	105 (6.5%)	357 (22.0%)	243 (14.9%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	111 (6.8%)	$6,474			$193			$6,281	87.6	90.7	350	122
484668005318	473	Eastwood Knolls International	Public	K-8	10000 Buckwood Ave	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4400	808	54	14.8	44.4%	32 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	764 (94.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,610			$1,174			$8,436	87.6	82.9	649	176
484380011283	474	Valley View South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S McColl Rd	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1650	368	25	14.5	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,103			$1,176			$11,927	87.5	86.2	520	46
481305006231	475	Las Colinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Kinwest Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-2200	551	37	14.8	21.1%	62 (11.3%)	99 (18.0%)	72 (13.1%)	281 (51.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	$10,767			$1,301			$9,466	87.5	85.1	575	100
484011004553	476	Shiner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	423	28	15.3	31.7%	291 (68.8%)	15 (3.5%)	95 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$8,925			$760			$8,164	87.5	93.8	224	252
481830010649	477	Marguerite J Lundy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 High Ridge Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 230-5148	815	56	14.6	27.1%	166 (20.4%)	12 (1.5%)	546 (67.0%)	77 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$10,385			$1,966			$8,419	87.5	91.1	336	141
483600013682	478	Chuck And Cindy Stuber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	721 Village Park Ln	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2290	939	60	15.6	6.8%	325 (34.6%)	114 (12.1%)	100 (10.6%)	297 (31.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (9.8%)	$7,820			$385			$7,435	87.4	91.3	332	146
482574005523	479	Nitsch Elementary	Public	K-5	4702 W Mount Houston	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6400	608	52	11.6	93.8%	13 (2.1%)	153 (25.2%)	407 (66.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$11,328			$2,499			$8,830	87.4	75.3	949	470
483711008869	480	Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Williams St	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-2297	327	21	15.2	48.6%	226 (69.1%)	8 (2.4%)	75 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$8,417			$1,013			$7,404	87.4	80	762	282

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.