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)
483237013532	1451	Voss Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Pahmeyer Rd	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 608-5800	788	52	15.2	44.0%	239 (30.3%)	11 (1.4%)	505 (64.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$7,796			$516			$7,280	62.8	63.9	1428	23
480813000172	1452	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4413 River Dr	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5000	199	16	12.2	92.0%	79 (39.7%)	8 (4.0%)	100 (50.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$12,081			$2,221			$9,859	62.8	50.9	2132	680
483039003412	1453	Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3719 Moon Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5080	237	20	11.6	91.6%	21 (8.9%)	11 (4.6%)	199 (84.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,897			$1,172			$10,725	62.8	72.9	1043	410
483702004161	1454	Springridge Elementary	Public	K-6	1801 E Spring Vly Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8600	274	24	11.5	66.1%	70 (25.5%)	88 (32.1%)	53 (19.3%)	50 (18.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,539			$1,158			$10,381	62.8	60.8	1563	109
481674005696	1455	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Teasley	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2900	527	41	12.7	44.4%	251 (47.6%)	81 (15.4%)	126 (23.9%)	38 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	$11,215			$1,316			$9,899	62.6	74.8	965	490
481623007252	1456	Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Duncanville Rd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1300	538	38	14.2	88.5%	15 (2.8%)	18 (3.3%)	497 (92.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,021			$1,560			$10,461	62.6	61.5	1536	80
482874003255	1457	J L Lyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	27035 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-8115	738	51	14.4	66.3%	310 (42.0%)	1 (0.1%)	415 (56.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$10,615			$1,708			$8,907	62.6	51.9	2071	614
484071013501	1458	Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14900 Tierra Mirage	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2400	1,054	44	23.8	66.2%	142 (13.5%)	43 (4.1%)	839 (79.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.7%)	$9,307			$1,348			$7,959	62.6	76.8	888	570
483486012660	1459	Berta S Palacios Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E Thomas Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2000	495	33	15.1	99.2%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,078			$2,430			$9,648	62.6	47.8	2313	854
483294008448	1460	Wetmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Thousand Oaks	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-8800	472	35	13.4	52.3%	118 (25.0%)	27 (5.7%)	291 (61.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$9,748			$802			$8,946	62.6	66.5	1324	136

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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