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)
482364002464	3351	Garden Villas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7185 Santa Fe	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7484	360	25	14.4	90.0%	10 (2.8%)	89 (24.7%)	261 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,144			$1,034			$9,110	31.3	31.6	3296	55
482442002715	3352	Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2931 Conflans Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4100	865	53	16.2	89.4%	40 (4.6%)	22 (2.5%)	782 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$10,586			$1,451			$9,135	31.3	15.5	4255	903
482625002960	3353	La Pryor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Miller St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4009	249	22	11.4	95.2%	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,015			$1,320			$10,695	31.3	32.5	3247	106
481611006085	3354	Emmott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11750 Steepleway Blvd	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4500	592	43	13.8	80.9%	68 (11.5%)	216 (36.5%)	229 (38.7%)	30 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	40 (6.8%)	$10,766			$1,698			$9,068	31.3	30.8	3354
481970008913	3355	Lowery Road	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Lowery Rd	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4700	450	30	15	81.1%	31 (6.9%)	188 (41.8%)	193 (42.9%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,372			$1,866			$9,506	31.3	18.6	4090	735
482034002026	3356	Handley Elementary	Public	3-5	3725 Broadway Blvd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2540	180	15	11.8	90.0%	5 (2.8%)	57 (31.7%)	106 (58.9%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$13,584			$2,086			$11,499	31.3	40.2	2778	578
482985003362	3357	Webb Elementary	Public	K-5	810 E Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6000	388	38	10.1	61.6%	104 (26.8%)	33 (8.5%)	225 (58.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,546			$1,799			$10,747	31.3	25	3697	340
483240013442	3358	Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dogwood	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2960	846	58	14.4	86.5%	139 (16.4%)	18 (2.1%)	676 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$10,891			$1,874			$9,017	31.2	26	3627	269
483123003511	3359	Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	359	21	17	92.8%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,617			$1,701			$8,916	31.2	42.8	2611	748
482364002404	3360	Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	399	36	11	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	164 (41.1%)	232 (58.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,620			$1,085			$9,535	31.2	4.7	4615	1255

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