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)
480780014283	2251	Dubose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Cameron St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 664-7512	525	31	17.2	93.0%	37 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	482 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								48.4	20.5	3976	1725
480831000203	2252	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ridgecrest Dr	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8006	501	34	14.8	68.5%	182 (36.3%)	72 (14.4%)	217 (43.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$12,513			$1,765			$10,747	48.4	59.1	1650	602
483003003372	2253	Medina School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	One Bobcat Ln	Medina	78055	Bandera County	Medina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 589-2851	239	29	8.1	59.8%	165 (69.0%)	9 (3.8%)	62 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,965			$4,082			$13,883	48.4	54.9	1892	361
481623001305	2254	William Lipscomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Worth St	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7300	410	35	11.5	70.5%	63 (15.4%)	50 (12.2%)	274 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$13,884			$1,459			$12,425	48.4	36.5	3003	749
482364002478	2255	Harris J R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Broadway St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1860	312	26	12	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	297 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,481			$1,179			$10,302	48.4	32.9	3224	969
483873004369	2256	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Parland Pl	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9800	315	21	14.8	69.8%	59 (18.7%)	9 (2.9%)	231 (73.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$14,174			$2,092			$12,081	48.4	59.1	1648	608
481168000655	2257	Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Lima St	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8800	472	31	15.2	97.5%	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	456 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,449			$2,048			$10,401	48.3	44.3	2513	256
484032004566	2258	James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	221	17	13.2	56.6%	202 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$10,341			$964			$9,377	48.3	43.5	2570	312
481623013873	2259	Downtown Montessori At Ida B Wells Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1901 Main St	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2500	312	25	12.3	59.3%	55 (17.6%)	77 (24.7%)	153 (49.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$5,092			$568			$4,524	48.3	57.3	1735	524
482613010831	2260	William J Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	39202 Mile 7 Rd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2740	504	34	14.9	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	504 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,175			$1,001			$10,174	48.3	51.4	2098	162

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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