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)
483714004180	3831	Roque Guerra Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1600 W Main St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4773	626	44	14.1	98.2%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	622 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,584			$1,570			$9,014	23.6	20.9	3945	114
484554005177	3832	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7976 Whitney Dr	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1312	546	35	15.6	81.7%	104 (19.0%)	53 (9.7%)	356 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$10,770			$1,683			$9,087	23.6	40.9	2735	1097
481323000826	3833	Plummer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1203 S Clark Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-4058	411	27	15.3	85.2%	15 (3.6%)	301 (73.2%)	78 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,590			$1,502			$8,088	23.6	17.5	4152	319
483897006322	3834	Dezavala Elementary	Public	K-5	150 E Dezavala Dr	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-6890	591	47	12.6	86.3%	52 (8.8%)	10 (1.7%)	521 (88.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,469			$1,316			$9,153	23.6	21.9	3890	56
484590005934	3835	C C Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Gerald St	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 856-1241	788	49	16	85.0%	247 (31.3%)	82 (10.4%)	419 (53.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	$9,351			$926			$8,425	23.5	17.2	4170	335
480783000113	3836	Chambers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10700 Carvel	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8313	556	50	11.1	95.0%	25 (4.5%)	61 (11.0%)	421 (75.7%)	43 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,037			$2,236			$10,802	23.5	29.3	3441	395
483432003848	3837	South Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0736	432	33	13.2	91.4%	13 (3.0%)	8 (1.9%)	406 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,053			$1,771			$10,283	23.5	21.9	3885	48
481591011419	3838	Sue Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8036 Cedar Lake Ln	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5670	423	34	12.5	83.2%	43 (10.2%)	260 (61.5%)	84 (19.9%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$12,363			$679			$11,685	23.5	30.6	3366	472
481970009378	3839	Cesar Chavez Pri	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Deen Rd	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 378-5000	472	31	15.2	92.2%	21 (4.4%)	38 (8.1%)	388 (82.2%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,326			$1,944			$9,382	23.4	17.4	4154	315
480744000014	3840	Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	478	35	13.7	91.0%	162 (33.9%)	39 (8.2%)	251 (52.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$10,644			$3,271			$7,373	23.4	28.9	3470	370

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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