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)
481710001482	4571	Dilley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harriman St	Dilley	78017	Frio County	Dilley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 965-1313	435	35	12.5	82.8%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	416 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,135			$1,471			$9,664	7.7	12.7	4370	201
480144013416	4572	Iltexas Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	717	49	14.5	83.1%	18 (2.5%)	323 (45.0%)	341 (47.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.8%)	$7,505			$910			$6,595	7.6	5.6	4590	18
482823003160	4573	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1003 4th St	Lorenzo	79343	Crosby County	Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 634-5591	215	27	7.9	88.8%	30 (14.0%)	12 (5.6%)	173 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,759			$3,749			$16,010	7.6	17.8	4130	443
481623005442	4574	J N Ervin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3722 Black Oak Dr	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3700	693	47	14.7	97.4%	17 (2.5%)	434 (62.6%)	205 (29.6%)	19 (2.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,853			$1,448			$10,405	7.6	12.4	4385	189
481437014089	4575	Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7499 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	866	59	14.7	97.9%	33 (3.8%)	8 (0.9%)	820 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)								7.5			(n/a)
481970001931	4576	Western Hills Elementary	Public	2-5	2805 Laredo Dr	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6800	551	34	16.2	90.4%	21 (3.8%)	257 (46.6%)	242 (43.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	$10,472			$1,700			$8,772	7.5	4.7	4616	40
481665001429	4577	Dell City School	Public, Alternative	K-12	110 N Main	Dell City	79837	Hudspeth County	Dell City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 964-2663	72	10	6.8	84.7%	19 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$26,940			$2,143			$24,797	7.4	27.3	3556	1021
484428005028	4578	Alta Vista Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3637 Alta Vista Dr	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3050	528	36	14.6	93.2%	46 (8.7%)	115 (21.8%)	344 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$13,445			$1,969			$11,476	7.4	7.4	4540	38
484431005063	4579	Waelder School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Us Hwy 90 W	Waelder	78959	Gonzales County	Waelder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-5602	297	28	10.6	98.0%	16 (5.4%)	14 (4.7%)	262 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,540			$790			$12,749	7.4	7.6	4526	53
481970001896	4580	Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Hardeman St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-9100	431	24	17.9	97.0%	8 (1.9%)	51 (11.8%)	370 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,534			$1,616			$7,918	7.4	5	4608	28

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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