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)
483774004231	21	Florence J Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Pfc Angel J Moreno St	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1175	510	33	15.3	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,896			$2,056			$8,840	99	98.9	31	10
482364002608	22	West University Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3756 University Blvd	Houston	77005	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5215	1,131	61	18.5	6.7%	667 (59.0%)	20 (1.8%)	174 (15.4%)	189 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (7.0%)	$8,856			$716			$8,140	99	98.6	40	18
482325002355	23	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3600 Cornell Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3100	415	32	12.8		332 (80.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.0%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$12,385			$363			$12,022	99	97.5	76	53
481302007122	24	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	2520 N White Chapel Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4400	613	45	13.6		325 (53.0%)	12 (2.0%)	67 (10.9%)	164 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.0%)	$10,148			$141			$10,007	99	99.3	16	8
481965013166	25	Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17828 Winding Waters Ln	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-2860	1,066	59	18	12.0%	88 (8.3%)	75 (7.0%)	62 (5.8%)	775 (72.7%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.3%)	$8,666			$597			$8,068	99	97.9	64	39
481965007606	26	Commonwealth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4909 Commonwealth Blvd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5120	652	47	13.9	10.6%	105 (16.1%)	34 (5.2%)	51 (7.8%)	430 (66.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$8,485			$599			$7,886	98.9	99.2	19	7
480789012461	27	Beverly Cheatham Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hopewell Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 396-3016	671	40	16.5	12.1%	196 (29.2%)	44 (6.6%)	60 (8.9%)	344 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$9,104			$583			$8,521	98.9	97.2	86	59
481623001300	28	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 Hillbrook St	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7300	960	65	14.7	8.0%	733 (76.4%)	13 (1.4%)	138 (14.4%)	19 (2.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.0%)	$10,624			$808			$9,816	98.9	98.9	30	2
482325002358	29	Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	498	37	13.5		419 (84.1%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.6%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$11,129			$254			$10,875	98.9	99	28	1
483444009143	30	Silvercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3003 Southwyck Pkwy	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 436-2245	653	39	16.5	11.5%	180 (27.6%)	78 (11.9%)	100 (15.3%)	251 (38.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$9,008			$922			$8,086	98.9	99.1	24	6

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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