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)
482442002729	3801	Keyes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 N Britain Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3400	707	43	16.5	92.5%	43 (6.1%)	29 (4.1%)	608 (86.0%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$10,683			$1,559			$9,123	24.2	29.1	3451	350
481800001593	3802	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	300 E 37th St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1139	412	22	18.3	88.6%	26 (6.3%)	17 (4.1%)	353 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	8 (1.9%)	$11,254			$2,234			$9,020	24.2	15.4	4266	464
482566002877	3803	Peebles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 N W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2120	526	39	13.3	88.4%	42 (8.0%)	133 (25.3%)	301 (57.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.2%)	$9,613			$1,437			$8,176	24.1	12.1	4393	590
481222000721	3804	Bertram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Main	Bertram	78605	Burnet County	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 355-2111	459	29	15.8	62.7%	269 (58.6%)	5 (1.1%)	163 (35.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$11,231			$2,202			$9,029	24.1	24.4	3745	59
484002008013	3805	Shepherd Intermediate	Public	3-5	420 Railroad Ave	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 628-6764	401	23	17.3	85.3%	205 (51.1%)	13 (3.2%)	158 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$10,121			$2,027			$8,095	24.1	24.4	3740	65
482499012236	3806	James L Masters	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 Woodlake Pkwy	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-1150	653	40	16.4	65.4%	50 (7.7%)	193 (29.6%)	354 (54.2%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	$8,558			$797			$7,761	24.1	20.8	3961	155
483432003825	3807	Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1107 Harris Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0576	425	39	10.9	95.1%	23 (5.4%)	22 (5.2%)	378 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,868			$1,812			$11,056	24.1	23.5	3796	11
481023000500	3808	Cheney Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Dreeben Dr	Haltom City	76118	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2300	684	47	14.7	88.5%	85 (12.4%)	49 (7.2%)	508 (74.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	22 (3.2%)	$10,729			$1,299			$9,430	24.1	19.1	4064	256
483879004427	3809	Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Elizabeth St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6880	386	23	16.5	94.3%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,806			$1,674			$9,132	24.1	53	2013	1796
482514002802	3810	Roger E Sides Elementary	Public	2-5	221 N Esplanade St	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	289	24	11.8	64.7%	39 (13.5%)	8 (2.8%)	234 (81.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,559			$1,451			$13,108	24.1	35.3	3070	740

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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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