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)
480005512794	3911	Life School Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	5525 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 623-0012	348	21	16.6	78.7%	8 (2.3%)	60 (17.2%)	275 (79.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,074			$1,167			$10,907	22.2	21.9	3884	27
483873004397	3912	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	823 S Gevers St	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3360	285	18	15.7	94.7%	7 (2.5%)	20 (7.0%)	257 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,761			$2,736			$11,025	22.2	24.4	3739	173
482172002187	3913	Carver Elementary	Public	K-4	2110 College St	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-0777	538	38	14.3	94.2%	55 (10.2%)	78 (14.5%)	387 (71.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$9,057			$878			$8,179	22.2	9.4	4478	565
482142012066	3914	Hobbs Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 S E 14th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-2700	623	38	16.3	86.4%	36 (5.8%)	76 (12.2%)	479 (76.9%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,164			$1,225			$7,940	22.2	22.1	3878	36
481965007286	3915	Walter Moses Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Hunter Green Ln	Fresno	77545	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-5080	636	46	13.8	78.6%	10 (1.6%)	274 (43.1%)	308 (48.4%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$14,124			$1,396			$12,728	22.2	16.6	4212	297
481830001679	3916	Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Wheeling Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8675	452	30	15.1	90.3%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,433			$2,316			$9,117	22.2	29.1	3450	466
483429005567	3917	Aikin Elementary	Public	K-4	3100 Pine Mill Rd	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7443	924	65	14.3	75.4%	378 (40.9%)	242 (26.2%)	161 (17.4%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (13.7%)	$9,895			$1,422			$8,473	22.2	31.7	3290	627
481623007254	3918	Thomas Tolbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Blue Rdg Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5900	302	24	12.5	95.7%	9 (3.0%)	87 (28.8%)	196 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,943			$1,794			$11,149	22.2	25.9	3631	287
483312006151	3919	Knowlton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Timber Path	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2600	614	48	12.7	78.3%	44 (7.2%)	17 (2.8%)	535 (87.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,059			$1,405			$8,654	22.1	32.8	3231	688
483540004000	3920	Port Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Jade Ave	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4960	514	31	16.4	88.5%	35 (6.8%)	235 (45.7%)	215 (41.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$11,443			$1,534			$9,909	22.1	28	3510	410

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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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