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)
480783021293	4421	Best Elementary	Public	K-4	10000 Centre Pkwy	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-6445	638	53	12	92.5%	6 (0.9%)	77 (12.1%)	540 (84.6%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,294			$2,324			$9,970	12.3	5.3	4599	178
484122012227	4422	Ralph Eickenroht Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15252 Grand Point Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8840	583	42	13.8	95.5%	13 (2.2%)	240 (41.2%)	321 (55.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,807			$2,344			$10,463	12.3	27.5	3540	882
482364001389	4423	Benavidez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6262 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3350	838	55	15.3	100.0%	27 (3.2%)	35 (4.2%)	587 (70.0%)	183 (21.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,109			$1,184			$8,925	12.3	10.4	4456	33
481623001346	4424	John W Runyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 Cradlerock Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6100	436	33	13.2	95.2%	8 (1.8%)	138 (31.7%)	281 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,936			$1,501			$10,434	12.2	25.4	3671	753
481623001213	4425	W A Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7720 Gayglen Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1600	403	30	13.4	97.0%	9 (2.2%)	97 (24.1%)	291 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,629			$1,507			$10,123	12.2	31.3	3316	1109
481970001869	4426	Hubbard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 W Spurgeon St	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7500	520	31	16.5	95.0%	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	504 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,130			$1,877			$9,253	12.2	21.4	3916	510
482364002593	4427	Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Lamonte Ln	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2546	574	34	16.9	87.5%	64 (11.1%)	53 (9.2%)	446 (77.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,887			$1,373			$9,513	12.2	14.1	4324	103
483873004358	4428	Highland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Glamis Ave	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6860	536	32	16.6	95.1%	16 (3.0%)	35 (6.5%)	484 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,210			$2,033			$8,177	12.1	18.7	4088	340
480006907916	4429	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12121 Veterans Memorial Dr St	Houston	77067	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 440-8853	167	10	16.9	94.0%	1 (0.6%)	163 (97.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,964			$2,817			$9,147	12.1	14.9	4287	142
480026413170	4430	KIPP Esperanza Pri	Public, Charter	K-4	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-6601	502	25	20	90.2%	12 (2.4%)	36 (7.2%)	445 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$10,149			$1,156			$8,994	12.1	10.7	4447	17

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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