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)
480771000073	4501	Smith Elementary	Public	1-5	5815 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-7650	531	35	15.2	91.7%	9 (1.7%)	97 (18.3%)	419 (78.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,889			$1,752			$9,137	10	9	4491	10
481800001571	4502	Burleson Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Golder Ave	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1039	381	23	16.2	82.4%	28 (7.3%)	11 (2.9%)	328 (86.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,956			$1,821			$8,136	10	4.7	4617	115
481419000895	4503	Cheatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 Clarence Nix Jr Dr	Clarksville	75426	Red River County	Clarksville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 427-3891	263	19	13.7	100.0%	48 (18.3%)	121 (46.0%)	68 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.9%)	$12,379			$2,807			$9,572	10	8.6	4501	2
483873004381	4504	Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	595	40	14.9	96.3%	15 (2.5%)	40 (6.7%)	531 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,924			$2,685			$11,240	9.9	12.6	4373	131
484122004710	4505	Bammel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17309 Red Oak Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8150	679	47	14.4	96.2%	23 (3.4%)	402 (59.2%)	222 (32.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$11,806			$1,955			$9,851	9.8	9.3	4485	20
480004207989	4506	Audre And Bernard Rapoport Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2000 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 799-4191	399	34	11.7	81.2%	47 (11.8%)	166 (41.6%)	162 (40.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,877			$2,335			$9,543	9.8	7.5	4534	28
480771013692	4507	Ogden Elementary	Public	1-5	21919 Rayford Rd	Houston	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-8901	595	39	15.1	91.4%	10 (1.7%)	298 (50.1%)	270 (45.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,511			$1,748			$9,763	9.7	16.9	4186	321
482364002401	4508	Blackshear Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Holman Ave	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1481	302	29	10.4	99.3%	3 (1.0%)	259 (85.8%)	33 (10.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,409			$1,577			$11,833	9.7	13.5	4347	161
480009510550	4509	Genesis Campus Pre-K Thru 5	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5701 Red Bird Ctr Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	A W Brown Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 709-4700	343	16	21	84.0%	0 (0.0%)	309 (90.1%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,145			$2,584			$6,561	9.7	25.5	3664	845
483209022895	4510	Mike Moses Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Park St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 569-5001	506	36	14	95.5%	37 (7.3%)	162 (32.0%)	275 (54.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)								9.7	20	4000	510

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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