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)
484380009308	971	Wilbur E Lucas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N McColl Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1700	543	29	18.4	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	542 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,840			$841			$11,999	74.1	82	688	283
481396000880	972	China Spring Elementary	Public	2-4	11495 Wortham Bend Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 836-5600	657	47	14.1	39.3%	426 (64.8%)	31 (4.7%)	162 (24.7%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$9,327			$950			$8,376	74.1	78.5	825	147
482034006553	973	Herfurth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Miller Rd	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 475-7994	562	36	15.5	46.1%	141 (25.1%)	87 (15.5%)	230 (40.9%)	50 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.7%)	$10,046			$1,254			$8,792	74.1	67	1293	320
481428000904	974	Clear Lake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Fairwind Rd	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4200	489	36	13.5	53.2%	197 (40.3%)	43 (8.8%)	187 (38.2%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.0%)	$10,985			$765			$10,219	74.1	82.6	667	307
482001012599	975	Sonntag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Reagan Dr	McKinney	75072	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-3850	516	39	13.2	34.5%	172 (33.3%)	123 (23.8%)	74 (14.3%)	103 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	$10,593			$498			$10,095	74.1	71.5	1103	128
483480003901	976	Pewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 County Rd 4318	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2404	408	35	11.6	78.9%	235 (57.6%)	49 (12.0%)	70 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	$11,042			$1,282			$9,760	74.1	57.6	1719	743
481377000867	977	Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Yellowjacket Dr	Chester	75936	Tyler County	Chester Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 969-2211	71	9	8	62.0%	62 (87.3%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$12,002			$1,613			$10,389	74.1	56	1820	843
480005809070	978	Nyos Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12333 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 275-1593	941	71	13.2	31.1%	327 (34.8%)	119 (12.6%)	277 (29.4%)	177 (18.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)	$8,969			$1,525			$7,444	74	72.9	1042	64
482850010917	979	Honey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3615 86th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5900	424	28	15.1	49.3%	207 (48.8%)	30 (7.1%)	162 (38.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	$10,573			$1,658			$8,915	73.9	84.2	603	376
481428010682	980	G W Robinson	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Kirby	Seabrook	77586	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-6500	541	36	15	33.8%	341 (63.0%)	31 (5.7%)	128 (23.7%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.2%)	$9,669			$264			$9,405	73.9	72.2	1069	89

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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.