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)
484071006481	1671	O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Leroy Bonse Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7200	706	36	19.7	80.5%	26 (3.7%)	12 (1.7%)	658 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$10,342			$1,682			$8,659	58.4	51.8	2073	402
480813000168	1672	Oak Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 S Hill	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4850	339	24	14	85.8%	71 (20.9%)	23 (6.8%)	232 (68.4%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,670			$1,671			$9,000	58.4	41.4	2699	1027
482364002407	1673	Briscoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Forest Hill	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1740	227	15	15.1	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,868			$1,193			$11,674	58.3	39	2859	1186
482637002970	1674	Lackland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 357-5053	626	50	12.5	16.3%	272 (43.5%)	93 (14.9%)	173 (27.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.7%)	$16,926			$947			$15,979	58.3	46.1	2408	734
483836009506	1675	Rusk Intermediate	Public	4-5	1143 Loop 343 W	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-1726	268	24	11.3	72.4%	162 (60.4%)	27 (10.1%)	58 (21.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	$12,068			$2,444			$9,624	58.3	43.9	2540	865
482613004781	1676	Jose De Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 N Schuebach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2410	669	41	16.4	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	668 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,312			$1,133			$10,179	58.3	58.6	1678	2
482598002924	1677	Dyer Elementary	Public	2-5	304 N 3rd St	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 482-2604	374	27	13.6	43.0%	200 (53.5%)	7 (1.9%)	149 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$11,259			$1,176			$10,083	58.3	53.6	1968	291
480870002049	1678	Little Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3721 Little Rd	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3300	736	44	16.5	46.3%	341 (46.3%)	118 (16.0%)	194 (26.4%)	33 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.7%)	$8,825			$718			$8,107	58.3	69.6	1182	496
482025005477	1679	Tice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14120 Wallisville	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4050	679	44	15.5	92.5%	13 (1.9%)	176 (25.9%)	475 (70.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$12,780			$1,885			$10,895	58.2	55.5	1855	176
483369003761	1680	Onalaska Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	391 Old Trinity	Onalaska	77360	Polk County	Onalaska Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 646-1010	713	49	14.6	73.1%	536 (75.2%)	25 (3.5%)	104 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$10,376			$1,628			$8,748	58.2	54.7	1905	225

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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.