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)
482391013308	1861	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15130 Timber Forest Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-8058	959	62	15.5	41.5%	159 (16.6%)	325 (33.9%)	386 (40.3%)	33 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.8%)	$10,128			$512			$9,616	55.1	58.1	1697	164
482142008523	1862	Ervin C Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S Edelweiss	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-5024	458	34	13.5	76.4%	44 (9.6%)	80 (17.5%)	314 (68.6%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,644			$1,276			$7,368	55.1	49.4	2220	358
482967003336	1863	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Harvey	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4277	566	40	14.3	91.0%	29 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	535 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,974			$1,110			$9,864	55.1	60.9	1558	305
481128000602	1864	Alton Elementary	Public	K-4	1210 S Market St	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3870	461	34	13.4	60.3%	196 (42.5%)	83 (18.0%)	154 (33.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$9,751			$1,768			$7,983	55.1	56.4	1795	69
483585012208	1865	Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Cr 398	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	696	44	15.7	59.6%	138 (19.8%)	107 (15.4%)	357 (51.3%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	$9,354			$900			$8,454	55.1	74.3	996	869
481611011909	1866	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4321 Westfield Village Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 855-1240	877	65	13.5	80.8%	48 (5.5%)	243 (27.7%)	489 (55.8%)	71 (8.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$9,138			$1,306			$7,832	55.1	52.1	2053	187
481473011919	1867	Clear Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Avery Pkwy	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 837-7300	674	44	15.3	53.1%	223 (33.1%)	20 (3.0%)	400 (59.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,624			$1,284			$7,340	55.1	56.3	1806	61
481970009037	1868	Daggett Montessori	Public	K-8	801 W Jessamine	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6300	547	37	14.8	46.1%	179 (32.7%)	29 (5.3%)	314 (57.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$11,636			$1,303			$10,333	55	42.2	2652	784
484365008406	1869	Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	603	39	15.5	82.9%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	596 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,375			$1,474			$8,901	55	61.7	1531	338
480894000361	1870	Travis Hts Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2010 Alameda Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4495	460	40	11.6	62.2%	138 (30.0%)	33 (7.2%)	201 (43.7%)	56 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	$10,999			$679			$10,319	55	59.6	1619	251

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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.