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)
480021114016	1601	Idea Los Encinos Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5400 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4150	769	31	24.5	89.6%	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	721 (93.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,265			$1,726			$8,539	59.7	60.4	1587	14
480017912747	1602	Jubilee Living Way	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	350 W Ruben M Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 708-2020	385	22	17.3	77.1%	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,170			$1,023			$8,147	59.7	54.3	1928	326
482406002683	1603	Trinity Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2520 S Precinct Line Rd	Fort Worth	76118	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 399-3480	647	42	15.4	65.4%	199 (30.8%)	119 (18.4%)	161 (24.9%)	109 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (7.9%)	$10,622			$1,332			$9,290	59.7	69.2	1204	399
480870021052	1604	Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5500 Park Springs Blvd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8900	905	58	15.5	53.1%	367 (40.6%)	175 (19.3%)	266 (29.4%)	27 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.6%)	$8,917			$507			$8,410	59.6	51.6	2094	490
483582004057	1605	Priddy School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1375 Sh 16 N	Priddy	76442	Mills County	Priddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 966-3323	118	15	7.9	49.2%	93 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,466			$1,938			$15,528	59.6	32.7	3239	1634
483486011905	1606	Allen & William Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 W El Dora Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2710	641	38	16.8	84.9%	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	628 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,628			$2,541			$9,087	59.6	66.2	1338	268
480986011412	1607	Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	486	33	14.7	33.3%	175 (36.0%)	80 (16.5%)	165 (34.0%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.6%)	$9,486			$953			$8,533	59.6	56.7	1777	170
482658010666	1608	Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Williams Way	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1700	568	33	17.1	56.7%	66 (11.6%)	177 (31.2%)	161 (28.3%)	137 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	$9,210			$971			$8,239	59.6	66.3	1335	273
480142513490	1609	Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	253	16	16	48.6%	74 (29.2%)	47 (18.6%)	113 (44.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$7,423			$183			$7,240	59.6	50.9	2126	517
482364005999	1610	Cage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4528 Leeland St	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	365	31	11.7	89.0%	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	347 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,331			$1,029			$9,301	59.6	37.9	2936	1326

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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