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)
483510000434	1551	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Briargrove Ln	Dallas	75287	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2800	674	55	12.3	60.2%	105 (15.6%)	177 (26.3%)	332 (49.3%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	$10,818			$712			$10,106	60.8	57.5	1725	174
483312012627	1552	Mireles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12260 Rockwall Mill	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1500	928	59	15.8	37.0%	253 (27.3%)	107 (11.5%)	423 (45.6%)	73 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.5%)	$8,275			$548			$7,727	60.8	66.7	1316	236
481473000970	1553	Goodwin Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 221-2225	633	44	14.3	58.6%	293 (46.3%)	11 (1.7%)	299 (47.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$9,453			$981			$8,472	60.8	71.2	1115	438
480809000136	1554	E C Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7220 School Rd	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2832	806	51	15.9	61.3%	210 (26.1%)	144 (17.9%)	387 (48.0%)	39 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$11,047			$480			$10,567	60.8	62.4	1483	71
483318011207	1555	Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tierra Vista Way	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1950	516	39	13.3	32.8%	227 (44.0%)	99 (19.2%)	128 (24.8%)	34 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$9,399			$518			$8,881	60.8	59.6	1620	65
481440000930	1556	Clifton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Key Ave	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1875	471	37	12.6	65.2%	265 (56.3%)	7 (1.5%)	167 (35.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.7%)	$10,596			$1,292			$9,303	60.7	46.8	2362	806
481017000472	1557	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9180 Fm 1276	Dallardsville	77332	Polk County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 563-1000	512	41	12.3	62.5%	337 (65.8%)	7 (1.4%)	42 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$12,686			$1,511			$11,176	60.7	58.6	1679	122
481278000874	1558	Jose H Damian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Strahan	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-6800	515	37	14	66.4%	24 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	484 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,182			$568			$11,614	60.7	73.6	1019	539
483666006164	1559	Wooden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-2977	504	35	14.5	63.5%	132 (26.2%)	40 (7.9%)	312 (61.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$10,206			$1,037			$9,169	60.7	62.3	1495	64
482598006736	1560	Blanche Dodd Elementary	Public	2-5	915 E McCart	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 482-2603	312	28	11.2	42.9%	192 (61.5%)	12 (3.8%)	86 (27.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$10,903			$655			$10,248	60.6	67.2	1283	277

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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.