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)
481611011956	3051	Hemmenway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20400 W Little York	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-9870	974	63	15.5	87.3%	37 (3.8%)	267 (27.4%)	595 (61.1%)	27 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	41 (4.2%)	$9,593			$1,338			$8,255	36.2	36.7	2992	59
483039009574	3052	Gentry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Twin Oaks Dr	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4140	600	44	13.6	80.0%	35 (5.8%)	283 (47.2%)	258 (43.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$8,776			$783			$7,992	36.2	38.1	2924	128
483666013243	3053	Russell P Schupmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Ovilla Rd	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-2941	706	47	15	72.5%	55 (7.8%)	354 (50.1%)	269 (38.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$9,506			$862			$8,645	36.2	48.7	2254	799
480144012955	3054	Iltexas Garland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	941	60	15.7	72.8%	75 (8.0%)	151 (16.0%)	594 (63.1%)	76 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.3%)	$7,455			$672			$6,783	36.2	24.8	3706	652
481392000879	3055	Chilton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	905 Durango Ave	Chilton	76632	Falls County	Chilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 546-1200	572	41	13.8	91.8%	76 (13.3%)	122 (21.3%)	349 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$12,119			$1,813			$10,305	36.2	27	3568	513
482850010929	3056	Rush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4702 15th St	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6700	314	24	13	74.8%	81 (25.8%)	33 (10.5%)	181 (57.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$11,335			$1,663			$9,671	36.1	51.9	2069	987
484089004650	3057	Southland School	Public, Alternative	K-12	190 Eighth St	Southland	79364	Lubbock County	Southland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 996-5339	127	18	7.2	68.5%	61 (48.0%)	2 (1.6%)	63 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,707			$705			$16,002	36.1	33.4	3195	138
483879012468	3058	Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33356 Fm 732	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 276-5055	356	23	15.3	96.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,792			$1,596			$9,196	36.1	32.1	3262	204
480003011186	3059	Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1835 Young St	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	706	33	21.1	89.7%	7 (1.0%)	85 (12.0%)	585 (82.9%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$9,762			$1,287			$8,474	36.1	25.3	3676	617
481626001391	3060	Damon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1211 Mulcahy St Cr 264	Damon	77430	Brazoria County	Damon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 742-3457	102	16	6.3	72.5%	26 (25.5%)	5 (4.9%)	64 (62.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$15,082			$2,943			$12,138	36.1	24.7	3717	657

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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