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)
481970001833	2101	Riverside Applied Learning Center	Public	K-5	3600 Fossil Dr	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5800	215	16	13.8	76.7%	19 (8.8%)	28 (13.0%)	160 (74.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,110			$1,484			$10,626	50.9	51.9	2067	34
484143004739	2102	Stanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Gray St	Stanton	79782	Martin County	Stanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 607-3700	492	37	13.1	61.6%	126 (25.6%)	6 (1.2%)	352 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,798			$1,181			$10,617	50.9	60.7	1571	531
481524001032	2103	Hettie Halstead Elementary	Public	K-5	910 N Main St	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 547-3440	399	32	12.3	68.2%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.1%)	114 (28.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	58 (14.5%)	$10,477			$1,712			$8,764	50.9	45.4	2446	343
481623001370	2104	Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5640 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3500	426	33	12.9	91.8%	1 (0.2%)	313 (73.5%)	108 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,168			$1,505			$11,662	50.9	46.1	2407	303
484212009012	2105	Rivercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4220 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 632-5205	339	30	11.2	76.4%	244 (72.0%)	6 (1.8%)	61 (18.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$10,587			$1,470			$9,117	50.9	47.8	2311	206
481533011315	2106	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1213 W 4th Ave	Corsicana	75110	Navarro County	Corsicana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 874-6971	427	26	16.5	82.0%	52 (12.2%)	7 (1.6%)	358 (83.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,858			$1,766			$8,092	50.8	69.6	1183	923
483630004077	2107	Quitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	586	42	14	67.9%	460 (78.5%)	15 (2.6%)	89 (15.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$9,197			$1,513			$7,684	50.8	62.3	1497	610
482679003029	2108	Santa Maria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Santa Maria	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4600	522	37	14.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,007			$1,710			$9,296	50.8	39.2	2850	742
481653001417	2109	Jp Dabbs Elementary	Public	K-5	302 E Lambuth	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8100	621	42	14.6	57.5%	234 (37.7%)	10 (1.6%)	345 (55.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$12,166			$1,552			$10,614	50.8	50.4	2157	48
481785013840	2110	Oak Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7806 New Sulphur Springs Rd	San Antonio	78263	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-9484	678	44	15.3	78.6%	128 (18.9%)	14 (2.1%)	526 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$9,764			$1,088			$8,677	50.8	54.8	1899	211

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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.
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