Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
483879004420	1741	La Encantada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35001 Fm 1577	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6760	481	27	17.5	90.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	479 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,843	$1,560	$9,284	57	62.1	1508	233
483993004528	1742	John H Shary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Glasscock Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5282	649	40	16.3	63.9%	49 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	589 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,901	$1,687	$8,214	57	66.4	1325	417
483822009370	1743	Anita Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Erby Campbell Blvd	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-3300	712	52	13.6	47.2%	339 (47.6%)	106 (14.9%)	221 (31.0%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,512	$775	$7,737	57	60.4	1586	157
483486008293	1744	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Thomas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2720	405	29	13.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	400 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,590	$2,654	$9,936	57	71.5	1102	642
483176003537	1745	Vivian Fowler Elementary	Public	K-4	503 N O Tyson	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 575-2070	404	31	13	89.9%	30 (7.4%)	68 (16.8%)	292 (72.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,290	$1,473	$8,817	57	56.6	1784	39
483060006304	1746	Irvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 5th St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6000	650	44	14.7	54.0%	309 (47.5%)	93 (14.3%)	193 (29.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	$10,222	$804	$9,419	57	52.8	2024	278
480016323066	1747	Plainview Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 S Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()				56.9			(n/a)
483897004451	1748	Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Stagecoach Trl	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6100	525	45	11.6	64.8%	150 (28.6%)	14 (2.7%)	340 (64.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,055	$1,351	$9,705	56.9	56.8	1773	25
484122010792	1749	Donna Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8720	662	53	12.4	91.2%	8 (1.2%)	103 (15.6%)	527 (79.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,531	$1,509	$9,022	56.9	56.4	1797	48
481671001440	1750	Mayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Jennie Ln	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7500	471	34	13.7	63.7%	205 (43.5%)	32 (6.8%)	182 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$10,070	$1,881	$8,189	56.8	72.6	1054	696

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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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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)
483879004420	1741	La Encantada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35001 Fm 1577	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6760	481	27	17.5	90.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	479 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,843			$1,560			$9,284	57	62.1	1508	233
483993004528	1742	John H Shary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Glasscock Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5282	649	40	16.3	63.9%	49 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	589 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,901			$1,687			$8,214	57	66.4	1325	417
483822009370	1743	Anita Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Erby Campbell Blvd	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-3300	712	52	13.6	47.2%	339 (47.6%)	106 (14.9%)	221 (31.0%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,512			$775			$7,737	57	60.4	1586	157
483486008293	1744	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Thomas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2720	405	29	13.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	400 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,590			$2,654			$9,936	57	71.5	1102	642
483176003537	1745	Vivian Fowler Elementary	Public	K-4	503 N O Tyson	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 575-2070	404	31	13	89.9%	30 (7.4%)	68 (16.8%)	292 (72.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,290			$1,473			$8,817	57	56.6	1784	39
483060006304	1746	Irvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 5th St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6000	650	44	14.7	54.0%	309 (47.5%)	93 (14.3%)	193 (29.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	$10,222			$804			$9,419	57	52.8	2024	278
480016323066	1747	Plainview Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 S Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								56.9			(n/a)
483897004451	1748	Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Stagecoach Trl	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6100	525	45	11.6	64.8%	150 (28.6%)	14 (2.7%)	340 (64.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,055			$1,351			$9,705	56.9	56.8	1773	25
484122010792	1749	Donna Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8720	662	53	12.4	91.2%	8 (1.2%)	103 (15.6%)	527 (79.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,531			$1,509			$9,022	56.9	56.4	1797	48
481671001440	1750	Mayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Jennie Ln	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7500	471	34	13.7	63.7%	205 (43.5%)	32 (6.8%)	182 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$10,070			$1,881			$8,189	56.8	72.6	1054	696