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)
481623001264	2981	Charles A Gill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10910 Ferguson Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8400	612	38	16	93.5%	25 (4.1%)	128 (20.9%)	404 (66.0%)	37 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$11,654			$1,546			$10,108	37.2	38	2929	52
484473005092	2982	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4610	497	35	14.2	66.4%	199 (40.0%)	101 (20.3%)	171 (34.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,674			$514			$11,160	37.2	34	3161	179
484632005277	2983	Woden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2386	460	39	11.7	67.4%	329 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	108 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,403			$1,868			$8,535	37.2	44.5	2505	478
484496006054	2984	Dr R E Margo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Bridge Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6800	1,058	57	18.6	87.1%	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1,047 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,909			$1,397			$9,512	37.2	49.6	2209	775
481770011034	2985	Chisholm Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	8301 Running River	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 232-0715	676	46	14.5	64.2%	144 (21.3%)	165 (24.4%)	195 (28.8%)	127 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	$9,787			$1,093			$8,694	37.1	40.4	2760	225
483189003546	2986	Mary Deshazo Elementary	Public	3-5	300 W 3rd	Muleshoe	79347	Bailey County	Muleshoe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 272-7364	291	24	12	87.6%	37 (12.7%)	2 (0.7%)	250 (85.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,545			$1,513			$11,033	37.1	30.7	3358	372
483025009298	2987	Ruben Hinojosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Rio Rico Rd	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 512-2227	487	36	13.5	89.3%	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	468 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,922			$3,137			$8,785	37.1	51.1	2114	873
481623001335	2988	Bishop Arts Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Adams Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8200	327	29	11.3	92.0%	12 (3.7%)	7 (2.1%)	304 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,978			$1,540			$13,438	37.1	49.3	2227	761
483312005789	2989	Northwest Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10255 Dover Rdg	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0600	412	33	12.6	63.8%	69 (16.7%)	17 (4.1%)	288 (69.9%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$13,025			$1,135			$11,890	37.1	44.8	2479	510
481830021236	2990	Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 Loma Roja	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 849-5700	576	37	15.4	70.7%	71 (12.3%)	55 (9.5%)	409 (71.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.6%)	$11,778			$2,541			$9,237	37.1	36.6	3000	10

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.