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)
484050005640	1241	Slocum Pk - 8	Public	PK, KG-8	5765 E State Hwy 294	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Slocum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 478-3624	250	22	11.2	42.0%	217 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,810			$1,176			$9,634	67.1	53.8	1964	723
483510021016	1242	Daffron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Preston Meadow Dr	Plano	75093	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-0900	607	42	14.2	54.9%	96 (15.8%)	82 (13.5%)	299 (49.3%)	91 (15.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$10,403			$716			$9,687	67.1	85.9	534	708
480780000101	1243	Schallert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jim Wells St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-6361	563	32	17.6	79.9%	65 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,282			$1,801			$7,481	67.1	54.9	1894	651
481527007706	1244	Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6821 Sanders Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0140	517	31	16.8	64.2%	69 (13.3%)	17 (3.3%)	420 (81.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,389			$1,534			$8,855	67	60	1602	358
483294010431	1245	Steubing Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Knoll Creek	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-7600	844	55	15.2	51.4%	139 (16.5%)	48 (5.7%)	634 (75.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,697			$797			$7,900	66.9	72.4	1060	185
484323004909	1246	Troup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Bryant St	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3071	498	40	12.4	55.2%	362 (72.7%)	41 (8.2%)	60 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)	$10,414			$1,440			$8,974	66.9	65.1	1372	126
483312009136	1247	Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9560 Braun Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4050	343	28	12.2	40.2%	79 (23.0%)	8 (2.3%)	228 (66.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,122			$1,215			$10,907	66.9	63.5	1443	196
483432001444	1248	Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4333 Lily St	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0768	522	39	13.4	67.8%	102 (19.5%)	27 (5.2%)	372 (71.3%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,916			$1,537			$10,379	66.9	50.6	2142	894
482139007659	1249	Mambrino School	Public	PK, KG-5	3835 Mambrino Hwy	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 408-4900	830	54	15.2	50.5%	614 (74.0%)	8 (1.0%)	169 (20.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (4.0%)	$9,788			$1,767			$8,022	66.8	62.6	1474	225
481830007591	1250	Kohlberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 Nardo Goodman	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 833-9405	460	37	12.4	64.6%	42 (9.1%)	6 (1.3%)	399 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,404			$2,685			$9,719	66.8	63.4	1447	197

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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:

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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.