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)
481623001302	2171	Geneva Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 Ridgecrest Rd	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7400	299	28	10.8	52.5%	94 (31.4%)	55 (18.4%)	125 (41.8%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,638			$1,358			$11,280	49.6	64	1424	747
483104011386	2172	Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 N Trosper Rd	Mission	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-8400	363	25	14.2	84.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,426			$1,037			$10,389	49.6	38	2927	755
482277002307	2173	Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0536	370	28	13	65.1%	295 (79.7%)	29 (7.8%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$11,811			$1,627			$10,185	49.6	61.4	1538	635
481317000815	2174	A V Cato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Barbara Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2400	601	45	13.4	91.8%	67 (11.1%)	7 (1.2%)	515 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$9,899			$801			$9,097	49.5	41.6	2691	517
480753000043	2175	Agua Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2335	169	14	12	82.2%	30 (17.8%)	1 (0.6%)	138 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,276			$891			$10,384	49.5	30.7	3359	1184
481359000855	2176	McGhee Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 452-2880	781	56	13.9	91.8%	40 (5.1%)	63 (8.1%)	659 (84.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$12,653			$1,131			$11,522	49.5	42.5	2633	457
481773006096	2177	Ray H Darr Elementary	Public	1-6	841 Memo Robinson Rd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7060	376	23	16.3	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,940			$2,108			$6,832	49.5	46.2	2402	225
480887000279	2178	Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Willowbrook Dr	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6980	411	32	13	84.2%	131 (31.9%)	41 (10.0%)	215 (52.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$10,318			$1,440			$8,878	49.5	49.8	2186	8
482919003300	2179	Mart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2762	362	23	15.4	73.8%	185 (51.1%)	69 (19.1%)	72 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	$10,403			$1,778			$8,625	49.5	55.4	1861	318
483501003938	2180	Pittsburg Elementary	Public	2-4	110 Fulton St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6472	503	36	13.9	78.7%	162 (32.2%)	70 (13.9%)	235 (46.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	$9,512			$1,811			$7,701	49.4	24	3769	1589

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About our rankings:

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:

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

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

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