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)
484296007956	161	Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	18302 N Eldridge Pkwy	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3080	727	50	14.4	38.5%	316 (43.5%)	66 (9.1%)	168 (23.1%)	153 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$8,918			$617			$8,302	95.6	93.5	243	82
480025409511	162	Westlake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 J T Ottinger Rd	Westlake	76262	Denton County	Westlake Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 490-5757	888	64	13.7		431 (48.5%)	58 (6.5%)	124 (14.0%)	205 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$10,194			$231			$9,963	95.6	97.2	87	75
482364002494	163	Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Holly St	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5264	753	41	18.3	17.4%	232 (30.8%)	62 (8.2%)	121 (16.1%)	256 (34.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.2%)	$8,889			$723			$8,166	95.5	98.1	58	105
484653010519	164	Cheri Cox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7009 Woodbridge Pkwy	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2500	650	48	13.6	30.5%	266 (40.9%)	84 (12.9%)	208 (32.0%)	63 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,417			$534			$10,883	95.5	94.4	194	30
482517012499	165	Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Ranch Point Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-1906	1,044	76	13.7	25.9%	296 (28.4%)	123 (11.8%)	174 (16.7%)	383 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (6.0%)	$9,035			$566			$8,470	95.5	96.1	130	35
480894000314	166	Doss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7005 Northledge Dr	Austin	78731	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2365	917	62	14.7	18.8%	515 (56.2%)	18 (2.0%)	196 (21.4%)	114 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.0%)	$10,776			$465			$10,311	95.4	94.6	192	26
482892011851	167	Nancy Neal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	280 Nelson Wyatt Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-1270	423	32	13	45.2%	167 (39.5%)	78 (18.4%)	119 (28.1%)	32 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$10,176			$695			$9,482	95.4	90.2	369	202
480945014027	168	Barbers Hill Intermediate North	Public	4-6	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 576-2221	862	66	12.9	27.6%	546 (63.3%)	43 (5.0%)	209 (24.2%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)								95.4			(n/a)
482985008734	169	Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary	Public	K-5	6951 Berkshire Rd	McKinney	75072	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4700	412	29	14.3	18.9%	233 (56.6%)	44 (10.7%)	73 (17.7%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$11,640			$677			$10,963	95.4	93.7	231	62
481500007404	170	Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7420 Crownridge Dr	The Woodlands	77382	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1600	895	55	16.2	21.3%	498 (55.6%)	43 (4.8%)	230 (25.7%)	72 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$7,951			$579			$7,372	95.3	92	308	138

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.