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)
481428000912	2081	Lavace Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Hwy 2094	Kemah	77565	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4700	713	46	15.5	65.2%	230 (32.3%)	17 (2.4%)	428 (60.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$10,694			$932			$9,762	51.3	55.8	1832	249
482364010752	2082	Ray Daily Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12909 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2111	841	44	19.1	66.8%	107 (12.7%)	292 (34.7%)	291 (34.6%)	107 (12.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$9,431			$898			$8,533	51.3	52	2062	20
480870007723	2083	West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Kingswood Blvd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0100	622	41	15	73.0%	76 (12.2%)	218 (35.0%)	163 (26.2%)	138 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.5%)	$9,323			$655			$8,668	51.2	53.6	1971	112
483261003608	2084	New Summerfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13307 Hwy 110 S	New Summerfield	75780	Cherokee County	New Summerfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 726-3306	511	46	11	84.5%	62 (12.1%)	9 (1.8%)	435 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,260			$695			$11,565	51.2	48.8	2249	165
484545005170	2085	White Deer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	603 S Main	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	158	15	10.3	51.9%	123 (77.8%)	2 (1.3%)	32 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,601			$1,080			$8,521	51.2	58.8	1665	420
482850010931	2086	Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4815 46th St	Lubbock	79414	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6900	392	26	15.1	88.5%	52 (13.3%)	35 (8.9%)	286 (73.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$9,768			$1,842			$7,926	51.1	57.7	1717	369
480735000004	2087	South Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1220 Boswell St	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 764-5580	613	47	12.9	66.9%	153 (25.0%)	85 (13.9%)	333 (54.3%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,876			$1,539			$9,338	51.1	49.5	2215	128
480894014106	2088	Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	291	27	10.8	49.8%	102 (35.1%)	11 (3.8%)	144 (49.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	$16,115			$1,719			$14,396	51.1	58.2	1693	395
481476000975	2089	Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Fm 3381	Comanche	76442	Comanche County	Comanche Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 356-3900	641	48	13.3	64.9%	274 (42.7%)	1 (0.2%)	354 (55.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,966			$1,478			$8,487	51.1	57.8	1710	379
484095006485	2090	Big Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Pue Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7560	584	41	14.1	72.4%	26 (4.5%)	37 (6.3%)	501 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	$10,314			$1,436			$8,878	51.1	61.3	1546	544

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.