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)
483585010512	3301	Godwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1019 N 6th St	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	662	43	15.2	71.9%	153 (23.1%)	208 (31.4%)	248 (37.5%)	28 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$9,567			$817			$8,750	32.2	41.2	2712	589
483510003968	3302	Mendenhall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 19th St	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2600	598	51	11.6	85.6%	71 (11.9%)	85 (14.2%)	403 (67.4%)	17 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$12,398			$1,410			$10,988	32.2	40.9	2738	564
480005313163	3303	Anne Frank Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11216 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5900	621	31	19.8	42.2%	219 (35.3%)	29 (4.7%)	340 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$12,271			$1,512			$10,759	32.2	40.7	2747	556
480894008392	3304	Rodriguez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Franklin Park Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-7200	388	33	11.7	95.9%	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	355 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$15,798			$2,033			$13,765	32.2	14.1	4318	1014
480849000215	3305	Apple Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9120 Fm 2501	Apple Springs	75926	Trinity County	Apple Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 831-2241	109	8	13.8	72.5%	93 (85.3%)	5 (4.6%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,266			$1,587			$9,679	32.2	47.2	2340	965
481338000839	3306	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10327 N St Hwy 94	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1597	155	15	10.1	43.9%	153 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,521			$1,228			$13,293	32.1	30.4	3379	73
481623010573	3307	Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9990 Webb Chapel Rd	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2900	548	44	12.4	98.4%	12 (2.2%)	8 (1.5%)	518 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,630			$2,004			$11,626	32.1	45.1	2466	841
480140912357	3308	Texas Leadership Of San Angelo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5687 Melrose	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 703-6005	1,451	89	16.3	52.2%	408 (28.1%)	45 (3.1%)	924 (63.7%)	24 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.2%)	$9,067			$801			$8,266	32.1	35	3088	220
482364002396	3309	Bell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12323 Shaftsbury Dr	Houston	77031	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-2800	564	36	15.7	93.3%	14 (2.5%)	125 (22.2%)	410 (72.7%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,435			$1,180			$10,254	32.1	25.7	3646	337
481970001890	3310	Charles Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Samuels Ave	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9400	226	16	14.1	88.1%	12 (5.3%)	70 (31.0%)	133 (58.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$12,270			$1,774			$10,496	32.1	22.7	3839	529

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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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