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)
481168000662	1881	Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Stanford Ave	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2730	438	29	15	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	434 (99.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,210			$1,754			$10,456	54.8	62	1510	371
483702004147	1882	O Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4100 Tynes Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8200	471	38	12.3	89.6%	34 (7.2%)	60 (12.7%)	253 (53.7%)	115 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,052			$1,062			$8,990	54.8	56.2	1811	71
481623001339	1883	Charles Rice Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Pine St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1100	433	32	13.5	97.9%	6 (1.4%)	350 (80.8%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,271			$1,842			$11,429	54.7	44.7	2482	599
480018711443	1884	North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4601 Ih 35 N	Denton	76207	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 383-1972	231	12	19.5	95.7%	83 (35.9%)	79 (34.2%)	52 (22.5%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$8,056			$1,007			$7,049	54.7	57.5	1729	155
481611001190	1885	Millsap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12424 Huffmeister Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4470	866	59	14.7	62.6%	256 (29.6%)	92 (10.6%)	442 (51.0%)	32 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$10,115			$1,552			$8,563	54.7	56.6	1785	100
484542005168	1886	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	387	42	9.3	65.9%	161 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,721			$1,070			$9,651	54.7	66.7	1314	572
480021112684	1887	Idea Brownsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	700	31	22.2	84.0%	25 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	669 (95.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,561			$1,659			$7,902	54.6	72.8	1050	837
480771000071	1888	Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	442	25	17.7	94.6%	6 (1.4%)	58 (13.1%)	370 (83.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,073			$1,963			$11,110	54.6	47.5	2322	434
484443005072	1889	I T Holleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19455 Stokes Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9196	688	46	14.9	69.8%	206 (29.9%)	68 (9.9%)	390 (56.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$10,592			$1,796			$8,796	54.6	44.7	2485	596
483534008011	1890	Poolville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16025 Fm 920	Poolville	76487	Parker County	Poolville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 594-4452	380	30	12.8	52.4%	266 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,384			$1,054			$9,330	54.6	41.6	2690	800

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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.