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)
480028813864	3241	Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	394	20	19.3	92.4%	9 (2.3%)	76 (19.3%)	302 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,309			$2,380			$8,929	33.1	21.8	3894	653
480795000123	3242	Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Ave A	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7730	360	30	12	53.3%	128 (35.6%)	4 (1.1%)	217 (60.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,769			$1,963			$9,806	33	26.7	3586	344
481650001406	3243	Rann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Deer Park Rd	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 393-7600	502	38	13.1	62.9%	199 (39.6%)	1 (0.2%)	290 (57.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,821			$867			$8,954	33	28.8	3476	233
482517008627	3244	Robert King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Charlton House Ln	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6850	967	73	13.2	72.7%	125 (12.9%)	173 (17.9%)	565 (58.4%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.6%)	$11,819			$1,063			$10,756	33	49.3	2224	1020
480771000085	3245	Stephens Elementary	Public	1-5	2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6560	508	31	16.5	94.1%	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	482 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,848			$1,955			$9,893	33	34.5	3123	122
482769003109	3246	Mauriceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20040 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 745-1615	538	47	11.4	74.7%	405 (75.3%)	8 (1.5%)	98 (18.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$10,107			$1,434			$8,673	33	27.6	3531	285
481970001908	3247	David K Sellars Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Dorsey St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-6430	415	25	16.3	92.3%	6 (1.4%)	107 (25.8%)	297 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,162			$1,780			$10,382	33	38.4	2901	346
483039003418	3248	Shands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4836 Shands Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4020	554	43	12.8	89.7%	30 (5.4%)	80 (14.4%)	426 (76.9%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,574			$1,014			$7,560	33	37.6	2948	300
481611011260	3249	McFee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19315 Plantation Cove Ln	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5380	1,068	71	15	84.6%	53 (5.0%)	322 (30.1%)	606 (56.7%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	$9,875			$1,663			$8,211	33	37.8	2943	306
484644006058	3250	Woodville Intermediate	Public	3-5	401 N Charlton St	Woodville	75979	Tyler County	Woodville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 283-2549	276	20	14	71.0%	162 (58.7%)	49 (17.8%)	40 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,379			$2,272			$11,108	33	22.5	3854	604

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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.