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)
482364002560	3561	Port Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 McCarty St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3890	269	21	12.8	100.0%	7 (2.6%)	4 (1.5%)	257 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,177			$997			$11,180	27.9	18.2	4111	550
482115002112	3562	Highlands Elementary	Public	1-5	200 E Wallisville Rd	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4900	895	55	16.2	81.8%	195 (21.8%)	83 (9.3%)	583 (65.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	$10,560			$2,136			$8,424	27.9	28.3	3496	66
482459002753	3563	West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1105 College Ave	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5165	400	26	15.2	93.3%	94 (23.5%)	60 (15.0%)	226 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$10,869			$2,466			$8,403	27.9	30.5	3371	192
482034002053	3564	Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Old Gate Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2610	245	19	12.8	88.6%	15 (6.1%)	14 (5.7%)	208 (84.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,241			$1,840			$10,401	27.9	36.7	2995	569
482667006743	3565	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	428	26	16.4	89.0%	1 (0.2%)	371 (86.7%)	38 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,310			$921			$9,389	27.9	23	3819	254
481179007533	3566	Neal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 W M L K St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3860	365	32	11.5	94.2%	13 (3.6%)	69 (18.9%)	271 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,758			$1,777			$10,981	27.9	39.8	2807	759
483999012497	3567	Garrett Elementary	Public	1-5	12017 Garrett Rd	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4200	612	38	16.2	90.0%	19 (3.1%)	188 (30.7%)	393 (64.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$11,658			$1,801			$9,857	27.9	23	3824	257
480870013242	3568	Patrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	755 Timber Oaks	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0600	568	44	12.8	94.7%	14 (2.5%)	173 (30.5%)	354 (62.3%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,690			$1,111			$9,580	27.8	17.2	4171	603
482214002225	3569	Hallsburg School	Public	PK, KG-6	2313 Hallsburg Rd	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 875-2331	145	12	12.1	62.1%	96 (66.2%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,785			$1,077			$10,708	27.8	44.1	2527	1042
482142005734	3570	Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1902 Palmer Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 641-1664	429	26	16.4	81.1%	56 (13.1%)	82 (19.1%)	251 (58.5%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$13,153			$3,806			$9,346	27.8	27.4	3543	27

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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