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)
482364010748	4321	Cook Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7115 Lockwood	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6040	467	40	11.6	98.3%	3 (0.6%)	236 (50.5%)	225 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,524			$1,310			$10,214	14.3	26.6	3588	733
481593001160	4322	Benito Juarez Elementary	Public	4-5	1301 N Javalina Dr	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-3486	268	17	15.8	84.3%	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	262 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,835			$2,341			$8,494	14.2	13.7	4337	15
480145722783	4323	Compass Rose Harvest	Public, Charter	K-7	118 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 540-9265	462	27	17.1	48.9%	222 (48.1%)	30 (6.5%)	184 (39.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)								14.2	15.6	4253	70
482364002402	4324	Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8302 Braes River Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3480	992	69	14.3	99.2%	33 (3.3%)	134 (13.5%)	688 (69.4%)	129 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$10,463			$1,286			$9,177	14.2	13.9	4329	5
484068004609	4325	Five Palms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7138 Five Palms Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3850	470	27	17.1	95.5%	20 (4.3%)	10 (2.1%)	427 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,421			$2,231			$9,190	14.2	19.6	4033	292
482730003065	4326	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High School Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5976	542	48	11.3	96.7%	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.5%)	462 (85.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$12,792			$862			$11,930	14.1	15.5	4260	66
481611001179	4327	Bane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Kaiser St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 460-6140	887	61	14.4	96.2%	20 (2.3%)	163 (18.4%)	673 (75.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$11,342			$1,722			$9,620	14.1	18.1	4114	213
483294003633	4328	Colonial Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2627 Kerrybrook Ct	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2400	620	61	10.2	88.9%	45 (7.3%)	38 (6.1%)	441 (71.1%)	82 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$11,373			$1,597			$9,776	14	10.7	4444	116
483873004364	4329	Huppertz Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	247 Bangor Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6580	302	19	15.8	94.7%	8 (2.6%)	12 (4.0%)	275 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,360			$5,481			$9,879	14	16.7	4201	128
481623001390	4330	Whitney M Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2000	368	26	14.3	91.8%	6 (1.6%)	147 (39.9%)	208 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,940			$1,619			$10,321	14	10.8	4441	111

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.