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)
480870000245	3601	Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 High Point Rd	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5350	510	38	13.4	88.8%	23 (4.5%)	99 (19.4%)	360 (70.6%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,375			$827			$9,549	27.3	23.2	3812	211
484071008779	3602	Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	11471 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4800	787	40	19.5	86.7%	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	771 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,743			$1,842			$9,901	27.3	40.3	2772	830
484500005126	3603	West Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	280	22	12.8	76.4%	249 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$10,363			$1,138			$9,225	27.3	38.2	2920	683
482238002244	3604	Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11285 Hwy 146n	Hardin	77561	Liberty County	Hardin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 298-2114	568	36	15.8	71.1%	409 (72.0%)	17 (3.0%)	124 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$11,284			$1,194			$10,090	27.3	39.5	2828	776
482391002649	3605	Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rustic Timbers Dr	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-1200	863	74	11.6	89.9%	32 (3.7%)	292 (33.8%)	503 (58.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$11,668			$1,397			$10,271	27.3	16.5	4217	612
481881001760	3606	E Ray Elementary	Public	1-5	7309 Sheridan Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3545	357	27	13.1	93.8%	11 (3.1%)	104 (29.1%)	213 (59.7%)	14 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$12,551			$1,525			$11,026	27.3	24.7	3714	108
482364002500	3607	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	334	25	13.2	95.5%	3 (0.9%)	39 (11.7%)	287 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,928			$1,032			$9,896	27.3	26	3624	17
481551013390	3608	Hollis T Dietz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2080 Sunnybrook Dr	Heartland	75126	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6050	502	33	15.1	63.7%	77 (15.3%)	241 (48.0%)	169 (33.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,293			$1,141			$8,153	27.3	31.1	3329	279
481800013189	3609	G E 'buddy' West Elementary	Public	K-5	2225 W Sycamore Dr	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1329	683	41	16.8	82.4%	79 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	588 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$8,570			$1,591			$6,979	27.3	25	3693	84
481953001808	3610	Forestburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16346 Fm Hwy 455	Forestburg	76239	Montague County	Forestburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 964-2323	184	18	10	51.6%	144 (78.3%)	1 (0.5%)	35 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,027			$1,508			$13,519	27.2	27.4	3545	65

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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