Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484044004581	3431	Cathelene Thomas Elementary	Public	1-5	615 W Lubbock St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-5805	440	31	14.3	69.8%	128 (29.1%)	27 (6.1%)	274 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,043			$1,179			$10,864	30.1	33	3220	211
480771014250	3432	Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-7	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	221	18	12	88.2%	4 (1.8%)	98 (44.3%)	116 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								30			(n/a)
482364002537	3433	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8050 Springtime Ln	Houston	77075	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 991-8190	565	30	18.8	99.1%	15 (2.7%)	152 (26.9%)	380 (67.3%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,982			$1,059			$8,923	30	14.9	4283	850
481982005366	3434	Norman M Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1404 S Norton	Freer	78357	Duval County	Freer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 394-6025	355	22	16.4	85.1%	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,519			$2,491			$10,029	30	42	2662	772
482566009457	3435	Iduma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Foster Ln	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2590	808	56	14.4	79.5%	79 (9.8%)	358 (44.3%)	239 (29.6%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	95 (11.8%)	$9,777			$1,287			$8,489	30	33.7	3177	258
484329004914	3436	Westwood Elementary	Public	3-6	2305 Salt Works Rd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Westwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 729-1771	375	27	14	79.7%	195 (52.0%)	68 (18.1%)	93 (24.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$11,253			$2,013			$9,240	30	23.5	3800	364
481611005685	3437	Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	659	52	12.5	92.1%	28 (4.2%)	49 (7.4%)	521 (79.1%)	44 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,785			$1,971			$10,814	30	28.8	3472	35
483873004353	3438	Gates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 Morningview Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7980	158	12	13.1	98.7%	3 (1.9%)	35 (22.2%)	120 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,140			$5,363			$16,777	30	35	3084	354
483519003983	3439	Pleasanton Elementary	Public	2-5	101 Grant St	Pleasanton	78064	Atascosa County	Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 569-1340	954	71	13.3	68.4%	227 (23.8%)	5 (0.5%)	704 (73.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	$11,207			$2,497			$8,711	30	34.4	3128	311
482034002035	3440	Montclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Broadmoor Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 279-4041	526	38	13.7	84.8%	28 (5.3%)	79 (15.0%)	389 (74.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,226			$1,393			$8,832	30	46.7	2369	1071

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About our rankings:

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:

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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.