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)
481527001046	2541	Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2200	547	36	15.1	94.5%	25 (4.6%)	11 (2.0%)	500 (91.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,676			$1,908			$8,768	44.2	44.7	2488	53
483486012605	2542	Marcia R Garza	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E El Gato	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2780	664	32	20.9	98.8%	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	648 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,906			$2,763			$9,142	44.1	46.6	2377	165
481770006095	2543	Bryson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Old Decatur Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 237-8306	547	39	14.1	63.3%	187 (34.2%)	104 (19.0%)	222 (40.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	$9,761			$1,351			$8,410	44.1	38.2	2916	373
483057003452	2544	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 W Dakota Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8100	607	31	19.4	85.8%	28 (4.6%)	37 (6.1%)	538 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,610			$995			$9,615	44.1	24.5	3730	1186
481611021299	2545	Reed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 Tami Renee Ln	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-5035	815	59	13.7	80.4%	51 (6.3%)	55 (6.7%)	608 (74.6%)	85 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$10,283			$1,648			$8,635	44.1	44	2533	12
482517013805	2546	Leonard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2602 Winchester Ranch Trail	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 396-4600	1,190	90	13.1	66.7%	153 (12.9%)	450 (37.8%)	435 (36.6%)	89 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.0%)	$10,586			$848			$9,738	44.1	50.5	2151	395
482391002644	2547	Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Trailwood Village Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1400	559	43	12.9	50.4%	246 (44.0%)	53 (9.5%)	211 (37.7%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$10,958			$482			$10,476	44.1	59.1	1646	901
480021112928	2548	Idea Montopolis Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	694	31	22	93.4%	31 (4.5%)	45 (6.5%)	609 (87.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,904			$943			$7,961	44.1	57.4	1732	816
483039003405	2549	Galloway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Clary Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5101	439	28	15.4	86.6%	48 (10.9%)	60 (13.7%)	315 (71.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$9,893			$922			$8,971	44.1	47.2	2336	213
481623010566	2550	Larry G Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5299 Gus Thomasson Rd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4800	740	49	15.1	92.8%	27 (3.6%)	122 (16.5%)	573 (77.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,666			$1,381			$10,285	44.1	56.3	1807	743

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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.
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