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)
483890005542	3681	Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Hwy 90 E	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4620	627	36	17.4	90.9%	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	609 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,955			$1,255			$7,700	26.1	35.7	3051	630
484473008206	3682	Wedgeworth Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Solon Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4640	684	46	14.9	69.6%	194 (28.4%)	105 (15.4%)	344 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$9,979			$529			$9,450	26.1	25.7	3641	41
480870013241	3683	McNutt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3609 S Center St	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-9100	638	43	14.7	87.3%	30 (4.7%)	217 (34.0%)	311 (48.7%)	60 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$9,850			$997			$8,853	26.1	27.7	3527	156
480957010390	3684	Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Fm 1209	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7680	751	51	14.8	82.4%	104 (13.8%)	17 (2.3%)	618 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$11,264			$1,136			$10,129	26.1	41	2725	959
480003012646	3685	Uplift Meridian School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 S Beach St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-1700	455	27	17	93.0%	10 (2.2%)	145 (31.9%)	291 (64.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,873			$1,239			$9,633	26.1	16.2	4226	541
482364002410	3686	Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Northwood St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5140	408	26	15.7	90.4%	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	387 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,883			$1,125			$9,758	26.1	19.4	4045	359
482142002148	3687	David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math	Public	PK, KG-5	801 M L King Jr Blvd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-7803	400	28	14	91.3%	12 (3.0%)	115 (28.8%)	257 (64.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,506			$1,365			$9,142	26	17.7	4138	451
480967007977	3688	Dishman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3475 Champions Dr	Beaumont	77707	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6250	515	28	18.1	90.9%	39 (7.6%)	307 (59.6%)	129 (25.0%)	21 (4.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$9,883			$1,587			$8,296	26	26.2	3616	72
480783005637	3689	Heflin Elementary	Public	K-4	3303 Synott Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1144	550	48	11.4	88.7%	33 (6.0%)	336 (61.1%)	149 (27.1%)	28 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,202			$1,977			$9,225	26	33.4	3193	496
482730008197	3690	Southridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	495 W Corporate Dr	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5187	613	50	12.1	84.3%	38 (6.2%)	147 (24.0%)	344 (56.1%)	48 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$11,422			$885			$10,537	26	13.7	4339	649

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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