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)
484578005204	3691	Cunningham School	Public	PK, KG-5	4107 Phillips Dr	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1144	455	39	11.8	68.6%	218 (47.9%)	30 (6.6%)	164 (36.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	$12,065			$1,043			$11,022	26	14.5	4302	611
480870012797	3692	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2130	790	51	15.6	91.9%	38 (4.8%)	315 (39.9%)	348 (44.1%)	80 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$9,208			$830			$8,378	26	25.6	3653	39
483540012209	3693	Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5701 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4100	628	39	15.9	87.9%	23 (3.7%)	378 (60.2%)	185 (29.5%)	9 (1.4%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,009			$1,275			$9,733	25.9	16.6	4211	518
481970001899	3694	Carroll Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Jefferson Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0700	477	31	15.4	93.9%	13 (2.7%)	124 (26.0%)	310 (65.0%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,330			$1,746			$9,584	25.9	26.8	3576	118
480813000166	3695	Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Beaver	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4800	383	28	13.4	96.9%	105 (27.4%)	138 (36.0%)	82 (21.4%)	37 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$11,567			$2,297			$9,270	25.9	29.2	3447	248
481818007352	3696	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Russell Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2540	651	39	16.7	91.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	648 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,719			$720			$9,999	25.8	37.8	2940	756
481623001208	3697	Gabe P Allen New Technical Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5220 Nomas St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5100	375	35	10.7	98.9%	6 (1.6%)	77 (20.5%)	288 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,456			$1,677			$11,779	25.8	25.8	3640	57
483273003614	3698	Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	416 E St	Newton	75966	Newton County	Newton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 420-6600	352	31	11.2	81.3%	211 (59.9%)	100 (28.4%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	$12,355			$2,689			$9,666	25.8	43.8	2548	1150
480771000081	3699	Orange Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	4514 Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6540	539	36	14.9	92.8%	7 (1.3%)	13 (2.4%)	517 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,081			$1,907			$9,174	25.8	19.8	4017	318
482373002625	3700	Hubbard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 W Hwy 31	Hubbard	76648	Hill County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 576-2359	222	16	14.1	65.3%	133 (59.9%)	23 (10.4%)	49 (22.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	$10,656			$1,084			$9,572	25.8	35	3085	615

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