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)
481854007588	2531	Jack Lummus Intermediate	Public	4-5	501 N Clay St	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-7060	466	30	15.4	68.5%	150 (32.2%)	71 (15.2%)	227 (48.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,119			$1,345			$7,774	44.2	43.9	2543	12
483039014212	2532	Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Park Vista Dr	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 288-6411	707	45	15.7	95.5%	39 (5.5%)	150 (21.2%)	495 (70.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)								44.2			(n/a)
481515001021	2533	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 SW 8th St	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	469	29	16.3	73.8%	322 (68.7%)	30 (6.4%)	86 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$9,623			$2,097			$7,525	44.2	37.4	2960	427
481611021033	2534	Bang Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Rio Grande	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4760	958	65	14.7	81.3%	130 (13.6%)	253 (26.4%)	495 (51.7%)	42 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$10,318			$1,570			$8,749	44.2	35.4	3064	530
481623001268	2535	Hall Personalized Learning Academy At Oak Cliff	Public	PK, KG-5	2120 Keats Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5400	424	32	13.2	96.7%	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	409 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,033			$1,623			$11,411	44.2	66.9	1301	1234
481065000534	2536	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	310 S Ave F	Blum	76627	Hill County	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 874-5231	331	31	10.5	53.2%	282 (85.2%)	6 (1.8%)	34 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,576			$1,279			$9,296	44.2	38.7	2882	346
484590005226	2537	Parmley Elementary	Public	K-5	600 N Campbell St	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 856-1231	616	41	14.9	75.2%	338 (54.9%)	53 (8.6%)	195 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$9,530			$1,202			$8,328	44.2	44.1	2529	8
481818008289	2538	Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4014 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2377	571	38	14.9	96.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	569 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,130			$853			$10,277	44.2	23.9	3775	1237
481460000949	2539	Colmesneil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 W Elder	Colmesneil	75938	Tyler County	Colmesneil Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 837-5757	221	16	13.6	74.7%	200 (90.5%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	$9,387			$965			$8,421	44.2	40.9	2737	198
480771013764	2540	Reed Academy	Public, Magnet	1-5	1616 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6670	664	42	15.8	92.2%	20 (3.0%)	74 (11.1%)	560 (84.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$10,462			$1,520			$8,942	44.2	21.2	3929	1389

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.