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)
480016311503	1701	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	475	29	16.3	33.3%	287 (60.4%)	11 (2.3%)	148 (31.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$7,486			$194			$7,292	57.6	62.6	1473	228
482025001987	1702	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4630	583	41	14.1	89.9%	15 (2.6%)	24 (4.1%)	539 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,754			$1,747			$11,006	57.6	55.6	1850	148
482778012990	1703	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	819 W Church St	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-4000	530	31	17.2	68.7%	319 (60.2%)	36 (6.8%)	153 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$10,576			$1,537			$9,038	57.6	56.5	1791	88
482526006003	1704	Whitley Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7600 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-5800	374	33	11.4	61.2%	189 (50.5%)	32 (8.6%)	109 (29.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	23 (6.1%)	$12,953			$1,610			$11,343	57.6	57.3	1739	35
481242022896	1705	Wilma Magee Intermediate	Public	3-5	4201 Calallen Dr	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Calallen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 242-5900	437	31	14	68.2%	103 (23.6%)	7 (1.6%)	314 (71.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)								57.6	49.6	2206	501
483064006452	1706	Hewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Panther Way	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5750	498	35	14.3	59.8%	172 (34.5%)	76 (15.3%)	195 (39.2%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	$9,810			$1,049			$8,761	57.5	72.8	1049	657
482850010941	1707	Wolffarth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 Erskine	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7600	299	22	13.3	91.0%	16 (5.4%)	42 (14.0%)	229 (76.6%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,127			$2,331			$8,797	57.5	59.8	1611	96
482613007656	1708	Tabasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 S Leo Ave	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2440	579	35	16.5	95.5%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,209			$1,145			$10,064	57.5	57.8	1713	5
482391010755	1709	Summerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 Summerwood Lakes Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3000	625	44	14.2	42.2%	151 (24.2%)	197 (31.5%)	231 (37.0%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$10,419			$666			$9,754	57.4	52.9	2016	307
481818012046	1710	R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2445	554	35	15.6	79.6%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	545 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,934			$957			$10,977	57.4	56	1822	112

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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