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)
483663004103	321	Red Lick Elementary	Public	K-4	3511 N F M 2148	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Red Lick Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8230	297	26	11.4		258 (86.9%)	8 (2.7%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$8,128			$509			$7,619	91.4	98.2	49	272
482994003368	322	McMullen County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 River St	Tilden	78072	McMullen County	McMullen County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 274-2000	271	27	10		154 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,225			$158			$22,067	91.3	93.3	254	68
481776005699	323	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Loop 360 S	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 732-9140	290	30	9.5		192 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.9%)	26 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$13,346			$534			$12,812	91.3	89.5	397	74
482703011991	324	River Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	12900 Tierra Grande Trl	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7300	423	35	12	1.9%	257 (60.8%)	11 (2.6%)	50 (11.8%)	65 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.5%)	$10,130			$244			$9,886	91.3	96	132	192
480894000369	325	Zilker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Bluebonnet Ln	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2327	495	36	13.7	25.7%	286 (57.8%)	17 (3.4%)	132 (26.7%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.3%)	$11,735			$529			$11,207	91.3	94.6	187	138
484554023064	326	Virtual Academy Of North Texas	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-10	401 S Cherry Ln	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(817) 935-2300	147	16	9.2	46.9%	41 (27.9%)	25 (17.0%)	60 (40.8%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)								91.2			(n/a)
483294009131	327	Roan Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22710 Roan Park	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-6800	879	59	14.9	36.6%	157 (17.9%)	32 (3.6%)	580 (66.0%)	75 (8.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$8,661			$600			$8,061	91.2	94.1	207	120
483765011499	328	Celia Hays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Tannerson Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 698-2800	585	36	16.1	9.4%	353 (60.3%)	52 (8.9%)	98 (16.8%)	45 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.6%)	$10,816			$543			$10,273	91.2	93.5	241	87
482142007577	329	Colin Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5009 S Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 642-3961	559	33	16.7	48.3%	77 (13.8%)	186 (33.3%)	191 (34.2%)	78 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$9,126			$1,003			$8,123	91.2	89.4	405	76
481521021215	330	Mockingbird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mockingbird	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8200	474	37	12.7	8.2%	172 (36.3%)	18 (3.8%)	64 (13.5%)	192 (40.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$9,472			$433			$9,039	91.1	90.2	370	40

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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