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)
480744002241	3331	Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	1240 Lakeside Dr	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4995	389	28	13.9	80.2%	83 (21.3%)	126 (32.4%)	162 (41.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$11,567			$2,251			$9,316	31.8	46.7	2368	963
480001010807	3332	Science Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Bebee Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8502	665	46	14.4	72.3%	59 (8.9%)	35 (5.3%)	543 (81.7%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,039			$1,006			$10,033	31.7	26.8	3580	248
481623001236	3333	Clinton P Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 S Beckley Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8300	526	38	13.8	94.1%	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.5%)	455 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,339			$2,042			$10,297	31.7	29.9	3406	73
482448002742	3334	Itasca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Files	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	283	24	12	75.6%	97 (34.3%)	13 (4.6%)	164 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$10,650			$1,416			$9,234	31.7	26.7	3584	250
480016312800	3335	Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	84	10	8.8	89.3%	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	78 (92.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$11,720			$1,324			$10,397	31.6	58.6	1682	1653
480809000135	3336	Bill Hasse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 E House St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-3397	619	44	14	75.8%	214 (34.6%)	34 (5.5%)	338 (54.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	$10,033			$571			$9,463	31.6	34.7	3107	229
481671005453	3337	Terrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	230 W Martin Luther King St	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7550	356	26	13.6	79.2%	159 (44.7%)	45 (12.6%)	89 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	57 (16.0%)	$12,001			$2,473			$9,529	31.6	38.9	2873	464
482364008612	3338	Gross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12583 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8450	422	26	16.3	98.1%	9 (2.1%)	165 (39.1%)	231 (54.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,446			$1,280			$9,166	31.6	22.4	3860	522
480986012875	3339	Chisholm Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1082 S Wheat Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 316-5100	913	59	15.4	60.1%	329 (36.0%)	65 (7.1%)	437 (47.9%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	65 (7.1%)	$9,688			$1,412			$8,276	31.6	23.8	3778	439
484110004672	3340	Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Kempwood Dr	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5600	489	36	13.6	91.6%	18 (3.7%)	14 (2.9%)	437 (89.4%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,537			$1,502			$10,035	31.6	31.7	3288	52

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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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