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)
484392011810	1891	Van Middle	Public	2-6	14300 State Hwy 110	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 963-1461	833	57	14.5	64.8%	542 (65.1%)	26 (3.1%)	217 (26.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$8,385			$958			$7,426	54.6	64.1	1420	471
481500000997	1892	Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25460 Richard Rd	Spring	77386	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 592-5700	868	60	14.3	70.4%	177 (20.4%)	167 (19.2%)	472 (54.4%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.6%)	$9,553			$1,016			$8,537	54.5	56.4	1803	89
482364002548	1893	Park Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8235 Park Pl Blvd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7458	705	42	16.7	95.3%	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.1%)	555 (78.7%)	111 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,476			$1,029			$8,448	54.5	48.8	2248	355
481518013525	1894	Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 134th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2342	802	56	14.3	52.1%	373 (46.5%)	23 (2.9%)	356 (44.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.2%)	$8,374			$877			$7,497	54.5	57.3	1736	158
484365007150	1895	Kennedy Zapata Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 S Espejo Molina Rd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4100	340	27	12.7	96.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,182			$1,852			$10,330	54.5	53	2009	114
481149000623	1896	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 S Jefferson St	Bronte	76933	Coke County	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 473-2521	224	28	7.9	54.5%	175 (78.1%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,945			$1,630			$11,316	54.5	41.7	2681	785
480143814145	1897	Basis San Antonio Pri - Northeast Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	11550 I 35 Frontage Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 742-6310	282	17	16.1		63 (22.3%)	29 (10.3%)	139 (49.3%)	30 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$12,102			$346			$11,757	54.4	55.5	1856	41
481168005416	1898	Vermillion Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6895 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6060	643	42	15.2	98.6%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	635 (98.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,161			$1,639			$9,523	54.4	64.6	1390	508
483783004235	1899	Ropes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Ranch	Ropesville	79358	Hockley County	Ropes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 562-4031	576	54	10.7	34.5%	417 (72.4%)	3 (0.5%)	155 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,403			$1,090			$10,314	54.4	59.2	1641	258
483432003835	1900	Meador Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10701 Seaford Dr	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0648	451	36	12.5	90.0%	24 (5.3%)	116 (25.7%)	277 (61.4%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,554			$1,502			$10,052	54.4	41.6	2687	787

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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.
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