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)
483918011811	931	Butterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Indian Ln	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-4377	629	37	17	44.8%	365 (58.0%)	19 (3.0%)	206 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	$11,929			$1,665			$10,263	75.3	75.1	956	25
480016313068	932	Founders Classical Academy Of Leander	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1303 Leander Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	683	47	14.6	7.3%	440 (64.4%)	5 (0.7%)	144 (21.1%)	52 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$7,678			$204			$7,474	75.3	70.5	1142	210
481305010555	933	Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Valley Ranch Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1700	722	43	16.8	26.3%	25 (3.5%)	131 (18.1%)	49 (6.8%)	489 (67.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$10,331			$1,143			$9,188	75.2	71.4	1109	176
480813000180	934	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5123 E 14th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5450	222	20	11	91.0%	35 (15.8%)	18 (8.1%)	158 (71.2%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,621			$2,218			$12,402	75.2	60.6	1580	646
482985006953	935	Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	2706 Wolford St	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6100	556	40	13.9	54.7%	156 (28.1%)	78 (14.0%)	229 (41.2%)	50 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.2%)	$10,630			$1,242			$9,388	75.2	71.6	1100	165
483510003971	936	Shepard Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Wilson Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3100	433	33	12.9	24.0%	248 (57.3%)	25 (5.8%)	70 (16.2%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$10,649			$359			$10,290	75.2	70.7	1138	202
483510003954	937	Aldridge Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Pleasant Valley Ln	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0000	444	34	13.2	21.8%	179 (40.3%)	45 (10.1%)	80 (18.0%)	99 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.0%)	$9,519			$703			$8,816	75.1	81	728	209
481428000915	938	Educational H White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1708 Les Talley Dr	El Lago	77586	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-4300	613	37	16.5	30.8%	370 (60.4%)	34 (5.5%)	150 (24.5%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	$8,814			$464			$8,350	75.1	82.9	647	291
482679003026	939	Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4300	687	41	16.7	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	686 (99.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,266			$1,400			$8,866	75	67.3	1277	338
480141013465	940	Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4301 32nd St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	642	33	19.2	88.6%	5 (0.8%)	31 (4.8%)	597 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,537			$1,336			$7,201	75	76.9	882	58

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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.