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)
481830010647	3071	Colin L Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ellerthorpe	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5375	517	39	13.2	82.8%	145 (28.0%)	80 (15.5%)	234 (45.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	$12,774			$2,596			$10,178	36	41.7	2682	389
482967003341	3072	Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 N 29th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4565	577	39	14.7	95.8%	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,785			$1,169			$10,616	36	49.2	2234	838
482400006715	3073	Huntington Intermediate	Public	4-5	950 Gibson	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-3432	228	18	12.7	66.7%	194 (85.1%)	9 (3.9%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,015			$1,619			$9,396	35.9	33.1	3212	139
480004412758	3074	Wayside Real Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 438-7325	563	28	20.3	90.4%	18 (3.2%)	33 (5.9%)	498 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$9,006			$1,109			$7,898	35.9	21	3941	867
482037002054	3075	Garner College And Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	2222 Garner School Rd	Weatherford	76088	Parker County	Garner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 682-4251	323	30	10.7	54.5%	225 (69.7%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	$11,503			$1,673			$9,830	35.9	39.6	2821	254
482050007232	3076	Gatesville Intermediate	Public	4-6	311 Hornet Way	Gatesville	76528	Coryell County	Gatesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 865-2526	585	41	14.3	58.3%	405 (69.2%)	13 (2.2%)	141 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$8,424			$1,388			$7,036	35.9	39.1	2855	221
481970001925	3077	Washington Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3215 N Houston St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0700	279	20	14.1	93.5%	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	268 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,625			$1,568			$10,057	35.9	29.4	3429	352
482142002146	3078	James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Alice Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-7348	591	38	15.3	93.2%	31 (5.2%)	41 (6.9%)	503 (85.1%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,732			$1,094			$8,638	35.9	27.1	3566	488
483486003922	3079	Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	560	32	17.6	93.8%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	554 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,067			$2,512			$8,555	35.8	36.9	2982	97
481881001759	3080	Hommel Elementary	Public	1-5	308 W Enon Ave	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3540	302	25	12	95.0%	15 (5.0%)	75 (24.8%)	208 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,978			$1,525			$11,453	35.8	36.8	2988	92

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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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