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)
482730008198	571	Homestead Elementary	Public	K-5	1830 E Branch Hollow Dr	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5181	459	35	13.1	23.7%	199 (43.4%)	48 (10.5%)	106 (23.1%)	65 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$10,035			$1,013			$9,022	84.9	83.6	625	54
480759000050	572	Woodridge Elementary	Public	1-5	100 Woodridge	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Alamo Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 826-8021	873	70	12.5	19.1%	491 (56.2%)	12 (1.4%)	313 (35.9%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$9,626			$921			$8,706	84.9	92.2	296	276
483294003640	573	Hidden Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Silver Spruce	San Antonio	78232	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-4000	528	36	14.6	20.1%	271 (51.3%)	29 (5.5%)	201 (38.1%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$9,009			$802			$8,207	84.9	81.7	701	128
480867000230	574	Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Harrison Ln	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 464-0564	689	52	13.3	9.7%	534 (77.5%)	8 (1.2%)	91 (13.2%)	27 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.2%)	$10,424			$524			$9,900	84.9	90.5	356	218
481473009178	575	Mh Specht Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25815 Overlook Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1500	775	53	14.5	27.5%	329 (42.5%)	30 (3.9%)	321 (41.4%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.0%)	$9,034			$593			$8,441	84.8	83.5	629	54
482259006560	576	Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N School St	Harper	78631	Gillespie County	Harper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 864-4044	244	15	15.8	50.0%	173 (70.9%)	1 (0.4%)	65 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,366			$881			$9,485	84.8	85.8	540	36
482850012803	577	Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6705 Joliet Dr	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8100	652	40	16.3	37.6%	362 (55.5%)	24 (3.7%)	242 (37.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$9,184			$1,137			$8,047	84.8	86.9	492	85
480027213391	578	Harmony School Of Excellence - El Paso	Public, Charter	K-5	9435 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 307-4412	660	35	18.6	79.2%	32 (4.8%)	13 (2.0%)	607 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,597			$1,167			$8,431	84.7	74.2	999	421
481428021028	579	Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Compass Rose Blvd	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-5500	688	42	16.3	32.8%	421 (61.2%)	65 (9.4%)	142 (20.6%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.5%)	$9,313			$474			$8,838	84.7	75.8	927	348
480789012329	580	David And Lynda Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1751 E Exchange Pkwy	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 562-1800	724	48	14.9	21.1%	331 (45.7%)	81 (11.2%)	105 (14.5%)	129 (17.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.9%)	$10,452			$539			$9,913	84.7	91.2	334	246

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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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