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)
483510003966	2781	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 18th St	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2400	364	37	9.9	89.6%	28 (7.7%)	32 (8.8%)	287 (78.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,508			$1,908			$12,600	40.5	48.3	2276	505
481611001185	2782	Holbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6402 Langfield Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 460-6165	757	59	12.9	91.8%	22 (2.9%)	212 (28.0%)	495 (65.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$11,453			$1,766			$9,687	40.5	31.5	3298	516
482850010934	2783	Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 78th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7000	483	34	14.2	71.0%	119 (24.6%)	48 (9.9%)	290 (60.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$9,367			$1,480			$7,887	40.5	65.5	1363	1420
480001008840	2784	Hemphill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3995 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-4688	615	42	14.7	68.0%	83 (13.5%)	39 (6.3%)	480 (78.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,821			$1,886			$9,934	40.4	34.5	3122	338
484140004735	2785	Oliver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Oliver	Stamford	79553	Jones County	Stamford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 773-5713	302	23	12.9	74.5%	97 (32.1%)	12 (4.0%)	177 (58.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,181			$3,645			$10,536	40.4	39.7	2820	35
482364004598	2786	Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	352	19	18.5	86.4%	13 (3.7%)	7 (2.0%)	331 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,465			$1,043			$10,422	40.4	57.6	1720	1066
480894000347	2787	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Cir S Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4453	381	33	11.5	87.1%	27 (7.1%)	29 (7.6%)	310 (81.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,807			$866			$11,940	40.4	39.7	2818	31
482364002431	2788	Crockett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2112 Crockett St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4780	551	29	19	64.1%	65 (11.8%)	69 (12.5%)	384 (69.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$9,154			$1,118			$8,036	40.4	32.9	3225	437
482196002212	2789	Gunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Elm	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 433-5315	408	29	14	22.8%	287 (70.3%)	6 (1.5%)	91 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$15,915			$3,294			$12,621	40.4	68.1	1243	1546
481830014071	2790	Don Haskins Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Mulberry	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3400	1,507	97	15.4	69.1%	157 (10.4%)	11 (0.7%)	1,300 (86.3%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)								40.4	42.1	2657	133

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