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)
482604011160	1571	David G Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 S Main St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8550	352	24	14.8	91.8%	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,000			$962			$10,038	60.3	42.7	2618	1047
482874010969	1572	Tom R Ellisor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	33040 Egypt Ln	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-7400	494	36	13.8	40.7%	319 (64.6%)	27 (5.5%)	126 (25.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$10,467			$820			$9,646	60.3	74.3	995	577
482967005897	1573	Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4554	445	31	14.5	74.8%	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (92.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,646			$1,006			$10,640	60.3	65.7	1356	217
483750004212	1574	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	161	18	8.7	56.5%	107 (66.5%)	1 (0.6%)	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,744			$471			$12,272	60.3	79.6	777	797
482874007078	1575	Willie E Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	18101 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-6866	871	58	15	67.9%	389 (44.7%)	28 (3.2%)	428 (49.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	$10,725			$1,671			$9,054	60.3	74.9	963	612
483666005800	1576	Shields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 W Ovilla Rd	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-4799	595	38	15.5	61.5%	121 (20.3%)	235 (39.5%)	206 (34.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$9,824			$868			$8,956	60.3	67.4	1273	303
481623001214	1577	Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	657	46	14.2	97.4%	17 (2.6%)	61 (9.3%)	572 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,536			$1,654			$11,883	60.3	62.3	1500	77
483852004286	1578	Saint Jo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2541	200	14	13.8	40.0%	171 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$9,930			$1,139			$8,791	60.2	75.6	934	644
480813000153	1579	Eastridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Evergreen	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4300	550	44	12.4	94.7%	35 (6.4%)	161 (29.3%)	119 (21.6%)	218 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,767			$2,624			$9,143	60.2	56.4	1796	217
481965006541	1580	Pecan Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Old S Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4800	725	42	17	31.4%	358 (49.4%)	79 (10.9%)	199 (27.4%)	52 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$11,058			$1,081			$9,977	60.2	61.3	1544	36

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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.