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)
482166002182	2301	Dove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1932 Dove Rd	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 251-5700	399	39	10.2	49.9%	173 (43.4%)	48 (12.0%)	121 (30.3%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$11,824			$1,176			$10,648	47.7	54.9	1895	406
482115002121	2302	Stephen F Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 Massey Tompkins	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4620	817	53	15.4	68.8%	187 (22.9%)	77 (9.4%)	528 (64.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$11,918			$2,349			$9,569	47.7	48.6	2257	45
483574004045	2303	Blossom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 High St	Blossom	75416	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 982-5230	429	30	14.4	56.2%	351 (81.8%)	3 (0.7%)	56 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$7,081			$694			$6,387	47.7	62.5	1478	825
482133002133	2304	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	330	38	8.7	49.4%	257 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$12,807			$1,051			$11,756	47.7	39.3	2847	543
481218000719	2305	Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	619 Evelyn Ln	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3400	470	35	13.4	61.5%	267 (56.8%)	34 (7.2%)	130 (27.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	$10,514			$993			$9,521	47.6	48.3	2278	27
481623001238	2306	Dr Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1817 Warren Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8100	468	45	10.4	92.1%	3 (0.6%)	295 (63.0%)	163 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,461			$1,824			$14,637	47.6	52.2	2052	254
482436002714	2307	Iredell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 McLain St	Iredell	76649	Bosque County	Iredell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 364-2411	135	18	7.4	67.4%	87 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,311			$1,265			$12,046	47.6	43.4	2574	267
484071013106	2308	Purple Heart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Gr Campuzano	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2200	946	42	22.7	75.1%	80 (8.5%)	40 (4.2%)	796 (84.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.6%)	$9,289			$1,578			$7,711	47.6	30.6	3368	1060
484428005048	2309	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4225 Pine Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-4286	433	29	15.1	66.7%	107 (24.7%)	61 (14.1%)	243 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$10,658			$1,395			$9,263	47.6	51.3	2104	205
481965001824	2310	Quail Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Quail Village Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5040	590	43	13.7	59.5%	95 (16.1%)	240 (40.7%)	182 (30.8%)	40 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	$16,032			$815			$15,218	47.5	40.2	2783	473

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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.