Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481611011256	2911	Andre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8111 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5500	1,112	62	17.9	62.9%	129 (11.6%)	343 (30.8%)	488 (43.9%)	93 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.1%)	$10,037	$1,426	$8,611	38.3	42.7	2614	297
482566007785	2912	Trimmier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Success Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2270	690	49	14.1	81.4%	48 (7.0%)	111 (16.1%)	472 (68.4%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	36 (5.2%)	$10,260	$1,408	$8,852	38.3	22.1	3875	963
481674006092	2913	Evers Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Evers Pkwy	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2600	689	52	13.1	73.1%	159 (23.1%)	162 (23.5%)	303 (44.0%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	$12,079	$1,586	$10,493	38.3	37.4	2958	45
483717004183	2914	Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 N Reynolds St	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1050	555	38	14.6	89.0%	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,936	$667	$9,268	38.2	33.3	3204	290
482142002160	2915	Sam Rayburn Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Reforma Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-8900	489	33	14.8	86.9%	23 (4.7%)	41 (8.4%)	401 (82.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,481	$1,205	$8,276	38.2	38.4	2900	15
481739007038	2916	Capt D Salinas II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	477	36	13.1	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	474 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,185	$2,541	$8,644	38.2	43.3	2583	333
484278004880	2917	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 College St	Throckmorton	76483	Throckmorton County	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 849-2421	131	19	6.9	57.3%	109 (83.2%)	4 (3.1%)	18 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,141	$3,899	$14,243	38.2	26	3626	709
483873004325	2918	Beacon Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1411 W Ashby Pl	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9765	371	24	15.7	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)	353 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,204	$2,278	$9,926	38.2	39.4	2838	80
480006210418	2919	Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13632 Old Fm 471	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	604	39	15.4	50.8%	116 (19.2%)	72 (11.9%)	333 (55.1%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.8%)	$15,008	$3,449	$11,559	38.1	10.9	4435	1516
482364009272	2920	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12425 Woodforest Blvd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7108	453	34	13.3	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	70 (15.5%)	376 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,899	$1,151	$8,747	38.1	20.6	3970	1050

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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.

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)
481611011256	2911	Andre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8111 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5500	1,112	62	17.9	62.9%	129 (11.6%)	343 (30.8%)	488 (43.9%)	93 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.1%)	$10,037			$1,426			$8,611	38.3	42.7	2614	297
482566007785	2912	Trimmier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Success Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2270	690	49	14.1	81.4%	48 (7.0%)	111 (16.1%)	472 (68.4%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	36 (5.2%)	$10,260			$1,408			$8,852	38.3	22.1	3875	963
481674006092	2913	Evers Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Evers Pkwy	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2600	689	52	13.1	73.1%	159 (23.1%)	162 (23.5%)	303 (44.0%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	$12,079			$1,586			$10,493	38.3	37.4	2958	45
483717004183	2914	Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 N Reynolds St	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1050	555	38	14.6	89.0%	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,936			$667			$9,268	38.2	33.3	3204	290
482142002160	2915	Sam Rayburn Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Reforma Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-8900	489	33	14.8	86.9%	23 (4.7%)	41 (8.4%)	401 (82.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,481			$1,205			$8,276	38.2	38.4	2900	15
481739007038	2916	Capt D Salinas II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	477	36	13.1	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	474 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,185			$2,541			$8,644	38.2	43.3	2583	333
484278004880	2917	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 College St	Throckmorton	76483	Throckmorton County	Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 849-2421	131	19	6.9	57.3%	109 (83.2%)	4 (3.1%)	18 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,141			$3,899			$14,243	38.2	26	3626	709
483873004325	2918	Beacon Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1411 W Ashby Pl	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9765	371	24	15.7	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)	353 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,204			$2,278			$9,926	38.2	39.4	2838	80
480006210418	2919	Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13632 Old Fm 471	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	604	39	15.4	50.8%	116 (19.2%)	72 (11.9%)	333 (55.1%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.8%)	$15,008			$3,449			$11,559	38.1	10.9	4435	1516
482364009272	2920	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12425 Woodforest Blvd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7108	453	34	13.3	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	70 (15.5%)	376 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,899			$1,151			$8,747	38.1	20.6	3970	1050