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)
480028313400	3711	The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-9797	205	18	11.3	84.9%	14 (6.8%)	160 (78.0%)	26 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,731			$2,384			$13,346	25.6	26.3	3615	96
480771013680	3712	Stehlik Elementary	Public	1-5	400 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 878-0300	462	32	14.5	97.6%	7 (1.5%)	116 (25.1%)	327 (70.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,020			$2,056			$9,964	25.6	13.8	4331	619
484428005030	3713	Bell's Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Ross	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-4171	781	50	15.5	96.4%	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.5%)	728 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,740			$1,666			$10,073	25.6	44.5	2503	1210
482142012613	3714	Delmas F Morton Elementary	Public	K-5	401 E Grand Prairie Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-6785	417	32	13	85.9%	25 (6.0%)	34 (8.2%)	347 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,093			$1,250			$10,843	25.5	25.3	3675	39
482613011458	3715	Evangelina Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8731 N Doffing Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2350	416	29	14.5	98.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,438			$1,279			$10,158	25.5	19.8	4020	305
483873004376	3716	Maverick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Raleigh Pl	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6550	478	34	14.2	94.4%	20 (4.2%)	15 (3.1%)	438 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,628			$2,695			$8,933	25.5	21.8	3892	176
483471007214	3717	Petrolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 S Prairie Ave	Petrolia	76377	Clay County	Petrolia Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 524-3433	260	21	12.3	58.1%	200 (76.9%)	5 (1.9%)	36 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	$10,715			$1,661			$9,054	25.5	17.7	4136	419
481764001523	3718	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2600	457	27	17.1	88.0%	9 (2.0%)	101 (22.1%)	339 (74.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,167			$1,678			$10,489	25.5	33.8	3169	549
483873004331	3719	Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Belgium Ln	San Antonio	78219	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7960	287	19	15.3	99.0%	8 (2.8%)	138 (48.1%)	123 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.6%)	$16,117			$3,129			$12,988	25.5	34	3160	559
482364002539	3720	Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5640	423	27	15.6	98.1%	2 (0.5%)	142 (33.6%)	274 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,224			$1,057			$9,167	25.5	26.6	3589	131

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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