Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
482364009278	1681	Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5905 Waltrip	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5600	350	30	11.7	96.3%	6 (1.7%)	22 (6.3%)	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,874			$1,093			$9,781	58.2	46.4	2394	713
482364002525	1682	Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 W 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-0840	345	26	13.2	68.4%	48 (13.9%)	21 (6.1%)	260 (75.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$12,030			$832			$11,198	58.2	29.6	3421	1739
481629001392	1683	Danbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Hoskins Mound Rd	Danbury	77534	Brazoria County	Danbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 922-8787	293	23	12.7	41.3%	215 (73.4%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,620			$458			$11,162	58.1	71.8	1089	594
483039005551	1684	McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Stephens Green	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5140	413	31	13.3	90.8%	17 (4.1%)	104 (25.2%)	270 (65.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,909			$1,200			$8,709	58.1	55.5	1859	175
482859003238	1685	Leonard Shanklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	122 E Houston	Luling	78648	Caldwell County	Luling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 875-2515	711	52	13.7	79.3%	166 (23.3%)	42 (5.9%)	478 (67.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	$9,023			$663			$8,360	58	48.6	2258	573
481623012781	1686	Rosemont Upper	Public	3-8	719 N Montclair Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5000	445	35	12.5	69.0%	46 (10.3%)	12 (2.7%)	379 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,294			$1,959			$13,335	58			(n/a)
481788001560	1687	East Chambers Elementary	Public	3-5	2045 State Hwy 124	Winnie	77665	Chambers County	East Chambers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 296-2980	308	27	11.5	56.5%	135 (43.8%)	23 (7.5%)	139 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$10,886			$1,229			$9,657	58	66.8	1307	380
483574004047	1688	Deport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Church	Deport	75435	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 652-3325	149	13	11	77.2%	124 (83.2%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$11,279			$1,543			$9,736	58	71.7	1090	598
483006014060	1689	Ladera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14750 W Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	880	58	15.2	50.8%	167 (19.0%)	85 (9.7%)	540 (61.4%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.3%)								57.9	59.7	1613	76
484110004686	1690	Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Ridgecrest	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6600	715	46	15.5	95.2%	26 (3.6%)	20 (2.8%)	654 (91.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,308			$1,382			$9,926	57.8	55.6	1852	162

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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