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)
483870006317	2461	Bonham Elementary	Public	K-5	4630 Southland	San Angelo	76904	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 947-3917	564	30	18.7	42.6%	254 (45.0%)	13 (2.3%)	259 (45.9%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	$8,059			$486			$7,572	45.4	58.1	1698	763
482985009166	2462	Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary	Public	K-5	2511 Cattleman Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5100	473	42	11.2	73.4%	83 (17.5%)	76 (16.1%)	256 (54.1%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$12,059			$1,248			$10,811	45.3	47.4	2326	136
482118002125	2463	Gordon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Rusk	Gordon	76453	Palo Pinto County	Gordon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 693-5342	233	22	10.7	51.9%	180 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$11,577			$1,215			$10,362	45.3	23	3826	1363
484376004976	2464	Valley Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 W Ave C	Valley Mills	76689	Bosque County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5526	328	25	12.9	59.1%	211 (64.3%)	3 (0.9%)	97 (29.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$9,457			$1,161			$8,296	45.3	37.8	2944	480
484233004826	2465	Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	465	28	16.8	78.7%	106 (22.8%)	68 (14.6%)	243 (52.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.1%)	$8,966			$1,362			$7,604	45.3	41.9	2667	202
482364002524	2466	Looscan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Robertson St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2760	238	22	10.9	95.8%	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.6%)	216 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,054			$1,136			$10,918	45.3	12.5	4382	1916
481770011880	2467	Lake Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Park Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 236-8801	768	45	17.2	49.1%	269 (35.0%)	156 (20.3%)	251 (32.7%)	39 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	$8,667			$608			$8,058	45.3	65.5	1361	1106
482892009050	2468	Kenneth Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Eden Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7840	357	34	10.4	75.1%	66 (18.5%)	152 (42.6%)	95 (26.6%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	$11,483			$1,225			$10,258	45.3	31.7	3287	819
483432003853	2469	Stuchbery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11210 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0752	603	48	12.6	85.4%	59 (9.8%)	135 (22.4%)	368 (61.0%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	$10,908			$1,417			$9,491	45.3	42.2	2655	186
483039005898	2470	Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 Purple Sage Trl	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7060	516	37	13.9	82.4%	57 (11.0%)	149 (28.9%)	281 (54.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$8,961			$1,076			$7,886	45.2	38.9	2867	397

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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