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)
483483008943	381	Murchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Kelly Ln	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-6000	698	46	15	10.2%	317 (45.4%)	40 (5.7%)	160 (22.9%)	123 (17.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.7%)	$8,950			$916			$8,033	89.9	89.6	391	10
483993009591	382	Ruben Hinojosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4205 Los Indios Pkwy	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-4990	462	29	15.7	63.2%	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	433 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,165			$1,319			$8,846	89.8	83.5	628	246
482985003482	383	Glen Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6100 Glen Oaks Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6400	511	34	14.8	10.0%	342 (66.9%)	28 (5.5%)	71 (13.9%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$10,013			$985			$9,027	89.8	95.9	136	247
484296005818	384	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15614 Gettysburg	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3260	746	53	13.9	25.7%	378 (50.7%)	56 (7.5%)	177 (23.7%)	83 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	$9,075			$608			$8,468	89.8	87	483	99
481965013453	385	Malala Yousafzai	Public	PK, KG-5	11770 W Aliana Trace Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-1000	1,127	64	17.6	26.9%	106 (9.4%)	110 (9.8%)	78 (6.9%)	801 (71.1%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$8,207			$585			$7,622	89.8	93.3	251	134
480024112787	386	Harmony School Of Endeavor Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13415 Fm 620 N	Austin	78717	Williamson County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 284-9880	961	57	16.9	32.0%	256 (26.6%)	108 (11.2%)	138 (14.4%)	428 (44.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	$8,337			$474			$7,863	89.7	86.4	513	127
482658012853	387	Judge James C Adolphus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7910 Winston Ranch Pkwy	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4700	996	55	18.1	32.2%	352 (35.3%)	222 (22.3%)	218 (21.9%)	146 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (5.4%)	$9,735			$755			$8,980	89.7	93.5	239	148
481644001404	388	De Leon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 E Pecan	De Leon	76444	Comanche County	De Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 893-8220	333	24	13.8	65.2%	203 (61.0%)	2 (0.6%)	124 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,328			$2,794			$8,534	89.6	88.2	445	57
481168010473	389	Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1100	533	33	16.1	92.5%	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	525 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,752			$1,396			$11,356	89.6	93.9	222	167
480778011935	390	McCall Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Scenic Trl	Willow Park	76087	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 441-4500	633	43	14.7	14.8%	410 (64.8%)	19 (3.0%)	137 (21.6%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.2%)	$8,797			$678			$8,119	89.6	89.3	408	18

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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:

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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.