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)
481281014093	1951	Heritage Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8200 Crestline Dr	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 510-2000	402	24	16.7	30.8%	223 (55.5%)	16 (4.0%)	137 (34.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								53.3	76	919	1032
481623007571	1952	Anne Frank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Celestial Rd	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5900	1,088	66	16.4	82.4%	73 (6.7%)	322 (29.6%)	628 (57.7%)	28 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.9%)	$10,931			$1,291			$9,641	53.3	64.8	1381	571
480920006359	1953	Silver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10300 S F M 730	Azle	76020	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 444-0257	509	33	15.4	41.8%	367 (72.1%)	6 (1.2%)	98 (19.3%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	$10,088			$1,211			$8,877	53.3	62.5	1475	478
481970001831	1954	Benbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Mercedes St	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6400	447	33	13.5	58.2%	233 (52.1%)	33 (7.4%)	150 (33.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$11,576			$1,482			$10,094	53.3	52.9	2019	65
481168006518	1955	Southmost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5245 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8870	339	23	14.4	92.0%	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	327 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,311			$1,895			$11,415	53.3	78.8	809	1146
482364002429	1956	Cornelius Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7475 Westover St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7405	756	46	16.4	92.5%	9 (1.2%)	87 (11.5%)	648 (85.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,436			$1,190			$8,245	53.3	71.1	1125	831
481818006249	1957	San Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S 83rd St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2370	406	27	15.3	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,612			$1,060			$10,552	53.2	70.4	1148	809
482115005731	1958	Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Barkaloo Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4645	628	43	14.6	75.0%	91 (14.5%)	83 (13.2%)	430 (68.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,993			$2,195			$8,798	53.2	63.7	1435	523
482892011026	1959	Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 Fm 1187	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6600	455	35	12.8	61.3%	169 (37.1%)	103 (22.6%)	140 (30.8%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$11,142			$1,078			$10,064	53.2	44.8	2476	517
480744000012	1960	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	724	46	15.8	59.5%	394 (54.4%)	52 (7.2%)	231 (31.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.1%)	$10,027			$1,728			$8,299	53.2	49	2239	279

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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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