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)
483510003972	3321	Sigler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Janwood Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-3200	461	39	11.7	82.4%	62 (13.4%)	88 (19.1%)	273 (59.2%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,017			$1,385			$12,632	31.9	34.5	3121	200
482410011368	3322	Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Limmer Loop	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5430	812	53	15.2	49.0%	236 (29.1%)	84 (10.3%)	417 (51.4%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	$10,837			$617			$10,221	31.9	50.1	2174	1148
484092010449	3323	Julian C Gallardo Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Del Lago Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1609	589	37	15.9	88.6%	46 (7.8%)	17 (2.9%)	522 (88.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,840			$1,893			$9,946	31.9	32.7	3243	80
483209010976	3324	Thomas J Rusk Elementary	Public	K-5	411 N Mound St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-3100	466	39	11.9	88.8%	58 (12.4%)	66 (14.2%)	335 (71.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,203			$2,176			$8,027	31.9	33	3219	105
484233004817	3325	Cater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Lark Trl	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-7444	309	22	13.8	78.3%	79 (25.6%)	67 (21.7%)	134 (43.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (7.1%)	$10,978			$1,706			$9,273	31.9	24.3	3748	423
482268002302	3326	Hartley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Johnson St	Hartley	79044	Hartley County	Hartley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 365-4458	243	20	11.9	59.3%	81 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,658			$1,026			$10,631	31.9	48.9	2242	1084
480972000439	3327	R A Hall Elementary	Public	1-5	1100 W Huntington	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6060	493	27	18	87.0%	46 (9.3%)	10 (2.0%)	430 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,921			$1,731			$8,190	31.9	40.8	2745	582
480007007850	3328	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2616 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 255-1800	619	54	11.4	80.8%	6 (1.0%)	167 (27.0%)	393 (63.5%)	37 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,338			$1,217			$9,121	31.9	33.5	3188	140
481970001914	3329	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 Hollis St	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9600	403	23	17.5	93.3%	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	385 (95.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,038			$1,670			$9,368	31.9	26.1	3622	293
482247002259	3330	H W Schulze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9131 Yett Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3250	687	39	17.6	86.6%	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	657 (95.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,677			$954			$10,723	31.8	35.8	3045	285

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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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