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)
481212000711	1501	John G Tower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Hooper Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 855-3221	437	34	13	52.4%	220 (50.3%)	53 (12.1%)	96 (22.0%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	51 (11.7%)	$9,287			$1,080			$8,207	61.7	67.2	1288	213
480019513037	1502	Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,209	76	15.8	94.2%	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,195 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,782			$3,227			$8,555	61.7	61.6	1534	32
482406002668	1503	Donna Park	Public	PK, KG-6	1125 Scott Dr	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3285	464	32	14.6	73.3%	134 (28.9%)	166 (35.8%)	127 (27.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$10,479			$1,355			$9,124	61.7	71.1	1124	379
482034007257	1504	Norma Dorsey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Dexham Rd	Rowlett	75089	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-5595	573	38	15	58.8%	127 (22.2%)	103 (18.0%)	249 (43.5%)	65 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$9,241			$1,298			$7,943	61.7	57.5	1730	226
481944001801	1505	A B Duncan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1101 S 8th St	Floydada	79235	Floyd County	Floydada Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 983-5332	309	29	10.7	76.4%	77 (24.9%)	10 (3.2%)	219 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,932			$1,814			$11,118	61.7	72.1	1071	434
480011812310	1506	Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	926	41	22.5	88.0%	8 (0.9%)	8 (0.9%)	907 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								61.6	79.6	775	731
484365000036	1507	Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3300	733	44	16.8	86.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	730 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,000			$1,521			$8,479	61.6	50	2179	672
481983013345	1508	Upland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10020 Upland Ave	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 698-6611	883	49	17.9	46.4%	411 (46.5%)	25 (2.8%)	384 (43.5%)	29 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$7,477			$585			$6,892	61.6	74.4	990	518
481473011910	1509	Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 Morningside Dr	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 837-7100	646	41	15.6	56.7%	228 (35.3%)	24 (3.7%)	339 (52.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.9%)	$9,173			$1,328			$7,846	61.6	51.7	2079	570
480900000372	1510	Austwell-Tivoli Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Redfish St	Tivoli	77990	Refugio County	Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 286-3212	71	8	9.2	50.7%	32 (45.1%)	1 (1.4%)	38 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,394			$2,449			$14,945	61.6	58.1	1700	190

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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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