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)
483312011863	3781	Carnahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6839 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5850	577	45	12.8	75.2%	99 (17.2%)	28 (4.9%)	271 (47.0%)	100 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.3%)	$10,852			$684			$10,168	24.5	45.4	2452	1329
480016313327	3782	Founders Classical Academy Of Mesquite	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1 11	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	511	40	12.9	77.7%	52 (10.2%)	64 (12.5%)	370 (72.4%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,651			$1,089			$9,562	24.5	21.5	3907	125
482343008875	3783	Newell E Woolls Intermediate	Public	3-5	2802 Ave Q	Hondo	78861	Medina County	Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 426-7666	388	27	14.5	74.2%	205 (52.8%)	5 (1.3%)	169 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,245			$1,217			$8,028	24.5	33.1	3207	576
482850010914	3784	Harwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Ave D	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5700	385	29	13.3	89.1%	8 (2.1%)	27 (7.0%)	346 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,264			$2,199			$9,064	24.5	15.1	4278	494
482364002472	3785	Grissom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5660	470	31	15.1	93.8%	3 (0.6%)	110 (23.4%)	352 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,569			$1,060			$8,509	24.5	17.7	4134	349
481830009230	3786	Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11155 Whitey Ford St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5075	365	29	12.7	82.5%	17 (4.7%)	25 (6.8%)	309 (84.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,170			$2,752			$10,419	24.4	44.2	2521	1265
482115002108	3787	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 S Pruett	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4600	593	38	15.5	91.4%	44 (7.4%)	139 (23.4%)	395 (66.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,529			$2,345			$9,184	24.4	19.6	4028	241
480021114275	3788	Idea Lake Houston Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	705	28	24.8	87.7%	16 (2.3%)	156 (22.1%)	525 (74.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)								24.4			(n/a)
481623001306	3789	H I Holland Elementary At Lisbon	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 S Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1900	346	30	11.5	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	112 (32.4%)	224 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,154			$1,346			$11,808	24.4	36.1	3027	762
481635001399	3790	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	132	13	9.8	78.0%	29 (22.0%)	1 (0.8%)	102 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,325			$955			$12,370	24.4	30.3	3386	404

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