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)
484008014113	4201	Dillingham Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 E Gallagher Dr	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	834	57	14.6	81.1%	198 (23.7%)	87 (10.4%)	490 (58.8%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)								16.7	21	3944	257
480007309645	4202	The Varnett School - Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8305 Mesa Dr	Houston	77028	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-4396	369	27	13.6	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	99 (26.8%)	268 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,795			$1,925			$9,869	16.7	16.6	4210	8
483870004296	4203	Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 N Garfield St	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 947-3914	201	18	11.2	84.6%	43 (21.4%)	7 (3.5%)	143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	$10,240			$1,415			$8,825	16.7	30	3400	803
480018711537	4204	North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	968 Raldon St	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 221-3564	270	16	17	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	24 (8.9%)	233 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$7,693			$874			$6,819	16.7	14.1	4325	121
482403012936	4205	Texas Online Preparatory Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-5	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6306	1,026			70.3%	253 (24.7%)	210 (20.5%)	468 (45.6%)	50 (4.9%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)								16.7	19.6	4036	169
480870000263	4206	South Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 S Davis Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3800	686	45	15.1	91.8%	53 (7.7%)	146 (21.3%)	473 (69.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,338			$928			$9,410	16.7	23.4	3804	402
483873004335	4207	Collins Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Harriman Pl	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3310	413	25	16.5	94.7%	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	400 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,935			$2,102			$8,834	16.6	27.7	3529	678
481970001905	4208	Sam Rosen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Roosevelt Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4800	385	27	14.1	94.8%	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	370 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,011			$1,686			$9,326	16.6	18.8	4079	129
481191000699	4209	Buena Vista School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 W Hwy 11	Imperial	79743	Pecos County	Buena Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 536-2225	255	17	14.9	58.8%	52 (20.4%)	4 (1.6%)	196 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,053			$1,552			$10,501	16.6	48.6	2263	1946
481623001281	4210	Lida Hooe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2419 Gladstone Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6700	340	28	12.1	94.7%	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	329 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,020			$1,474			$11,547	16.6	50.1	2169	2041

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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