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)
483873004354	1821	George E Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1026 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3350	224	16	13.9	91.1%	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,710			$2,413			$13,298	55.7	59.8	1612	209
480783000114	1822	Mahanay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	13215 High Star	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8355	576	50	11.4	91.5%	33 (5.7%)	198 (34.4%)	188 (32.6%)	152 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,026			$1,962			$10,064	55.7	59.3	1637	185
482385002636	1823	Hughes Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3880	525	45	11.5	61.9%	355 (67.6%)	73 (13.9%)	70 (13.3%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,624			$1,368			$9,255	55.7	64.6	1394	429
482850010920	1824	McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 First	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6100	532	39	13.5	91.0%	16 (3.0%)	16 (3.0%)	482 (90.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,157			$1,878			$8,279	55.7	37.1	2973	1149
482517006725	1825	Loraine T Golbow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5350	695	60	11.6	68.9%	119 (17.1%)	188 (27.1%)	275 (39.6%)	72 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	$10,650			$1,005			$9,645	55.7	42.4	2640	815
481611001178	1826	Adam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11303 Honeygrove Ln	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4485	986	73	13.4	70.8%	217 (22.0%)	142 (14.4%)	517 (52.4%)	64 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.3%)	$10,976			$1,437			$9,539	55.7	38.9	2871	1045
480987000462	1827	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Whitney Dr	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9568	260	20	12.8	88.1%	29 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	230 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,370			$752			$8,618	55.7	48.1	2289	462
480894011063	1828	Guerrero Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	102 E Rundberg	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-8400	511	39	13.1	96.9%	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.9%)	461 (90.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,547			$1,713			$10,834	55.6	50.2	2167	339
480141413853	1829	Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	3102 Baldwin Blvd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 400-8293	391	21	18.7	85.4%	18 (4.6%)	5 (1.3%)	365 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,574			$1,723			$5,851	55.6	33.6	3186	1357
481611010732	1830	Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 W Little York Rd	Houston	77041	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 849-8281	799	58	13.7	78.7%	65 (8.1%)	129 (16.1%)	509 (63.7%)	74 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$9,807			$1,568			$8,240	55.6	45.6	2435	605

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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