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)
483483012957	1711	Dearing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78660	Williamson County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4500	531	40	13.3	52.2%	146 (27.5%)	117 (22.0%)	208 (39.2%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.0%)	$10,431			$1,169			$9,262	57.4	65.7	1354	357
482001008730	1712	Shawnee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10701 Preston Vineyard Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2500	532	45	11.9	33.8%	89 (16.7%)	97 (18.2%)	95 (17.9%)	214 (40.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.4%)	$11,068			$457			$10,611	57.4	49.3	2226	514
484092004654	1713	W M Pearce Pri	Public	1-5	19190 Hwy 281 S 3	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1605	453	32	14.1	87.9%	25 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	422 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,994			$1,930			$10,065	57.4	54.2	1932	219
483444003862	1714	C J Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2314 Schleider Dr	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 485-4024	593	37	15.8	49.7%	173 (29.2%)	111 (18.7%)	250 (42.2%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$10,271			$1,057			$9,213	57.4	79.6	779	935
480894008391	1715	Casey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9400 Texas Oaks Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-6900	519	40	12.9	55.7%	105 (20.2%)	34 (6.6%)	344 (66.3%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,742			$458			$11,284	57.4	61.2	1549	166
481970001892	1716	North High Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 W Seventh St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1500	350	25	14.1	56.6%	92 (26.3%)	45 (12.9%)	197 (56.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$10,289			$1,435			$8,854	57.3	38.3	2908	1192
480023711465	1717	Golden Rule	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	622 Sunnyside Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	101	9	11.5	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	98 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,926			$1,282			$10,644	57.2	67.5	1267	450
480744000018	1718	Dyess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6733 Jennings Dr	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3795	592	36	16.5	62.5%	248 (41.9%)	69 (11.7%)	201 (34.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.3%)	$9,830			$1,714			$8,115	57.2	53.2	1998	280
481485000986	1719	McClendon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Fm 1138 N	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 843-6800	493	40	12.4	55.8%	209 (42.4%)	6 (1.2%)	261 (52.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,096			$656			$8,440	57.2	49.4	2216	497
483486003923	1720	Alfred Sorensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Sam Houston	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2910	606	35	17.1	84.2%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	600 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,219			$2,375			$8,844	57.2	58.4	1688	32

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.