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)
482316002351	2151	High Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2113 6th St	High Island	77623	Galveston County	High Island Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 257-5276	159	14	11	59.7%	131 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	$15,960			$1,767			$14,192	50.1	36.7	2996	845
484110004699	2152	Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rothbury	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7200	387	26	14.6	75.2%	70 (18.1%)	22 (5.7%)	264 (68.2%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$13,163			$1,719			$11,444	50	43.8	2547	395
482850010921	2153	Maedgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Nashville	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6200	331	25	13.2	88.5%	67 (20.2%)	29 (8.8%)	223 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,857			$1,981			$7,876	50	83.7	618	1535
481638001397	2154	Dawson Pk-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	199 N School Ave	Dawson	76639	Navarro County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 578-1031	581	45	12.9	65.4%	336 (57.8%)	46 (7.9%)	175 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$14,391			$1,661			$12,730	50			(n/a)
483006013658	2155	Luckey Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12045 Luckey River	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	1,010	65	15.6	65.5%	137 (13.6%)	98 (9.7%)	704 (69.7%)	26 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.9%)	$9,076			$1,037			$8,039	50	71.4	1111	1044
481500001001	2156	Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	904 Gladstell St	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2700	598	46	13	66.1%	184 (30.8%)	86 (14.4%)	292 (48.8%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,071			$1,127			$8,944	50	49.4	2221	65
484095004655	2157	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11914 Dragon Ln	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4420	804	45	17.7	73.8%	56 (7.0%)	31 (3.9%)	694 (86.3%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$11,564			$1,623			$9,941	50	56.6	1786	371
481623001285	2158	Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 N Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4900	443	36	12.3	97.1%	6 (1.4%)	33 (7.4%)	396 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,483			$1,588			$11,895	50	43.1	2603	445
481152000624	2159	Brookeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Wildcat Walk	Brookeland	75931	Jasper County	Brookeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 698-2413	197	19	10.2	56.9%	182 (92.4%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$13,274			$1,383			$11,891	50	43.8	2545	386
483697004117	2160	Garwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7827 Hwy 71 S	Garwood	77442	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	105	8	13.3	60.0%	35 (33.3%)	7 (6.7%)	61 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$13,139			$1,358			$11,781	49.9	77.8	849	1311

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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