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)
483312010442	4601	Mead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3803 Mid Horizon Dr	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1750	859	58	14.8	89.8%	94 (10.9%)	100 (11.6%)	336 (39.1%)	208 (24.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (13.5%)	$10,944			$1,838			$9,106	6.8	9.9	4468	133
483312012341	4602	Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Canterbury Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 398-1400	523	44	12	91.4%	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.1%)	498 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,079			$1,634			$9,445	6.8	12.2	4392	210
480894000366	4603	Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	454	34	13.3	85.7%	16 (3.5%)	26 (5.7%)	406 (89.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,896			$1,086			$11,810	6.7	6.2	4578	25
481623012062	4604	Jose 'joe' May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9818 Brockbank Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4800	756	52	14.5	94.7%	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.9%)	690 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$11,961			$1,671			$10,290	6.7	20.8	3959	645
483873004327	4605	Bowden Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Willow St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9770	436	33	13.4	93.6%	18 (4.1%)	23 (5.3%)	384 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,884			$3,266			$10,618	6.7	11.9	4401	204
480813000158	4606	Hamlet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Sycamore	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4500	290	23	12.6	92.4%	34 (11.7%)	163 (56.2%)	60 (20.7%)	24 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$14,563			$2,468			$12,095	6.7	3.9	4629	23
481623013548	4607	H S Thompson Learning Center	Public	K-5	5700 Bexar St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1700	483	37	13	98.6%	10 (2.1%)	264 (54.7%)	203 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								6.6	8.2	4511	96
480001407174	4608	George Gervin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6944 S Sunbelt Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	830	45	18.5	100.0%	37 (4.5%)	315 (38.0%)	458 (55.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,903			$1,092			$12,810	6.6	7.6	4528	80
480957002476	4609	Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5582 Fm 535	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7600	748	48	15.6	87.2%	32 (4.3%)	8 (1.1%)	701 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$10,268			$1,223			$9,045	6.6	6.5	4564	45
481970012322	4610	Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7421 Trail Lake Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8800	420	27	15.5	85.7%	38 (9.0%)	231 (55.0%)	103 (24.5%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$11,318			$1,854			$9,464	6.6	4.9	4610

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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.