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)
484110004700	2111	Thornwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7300	393	26	14.8	88.0%	60 (15.3%)	114 (29.0%)	183 (46.6%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$12,397			$1,816			$10,581	50.7	44.9	2472	361
481800001585	2112	El Magnet At Milam Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 S Dixie Blvd	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1169	605	36	16.8	57.9%	49 (8.1%)	8 (1.3%)	542 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,318			$1,385			$7,933	50.7	52.5	2037	75
482142008522	2113	Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	3150 Waterwood Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 660-2261	608	43	14.2	72.9%	42 (6.9%)	200 (32.9%)	316 (52.0%)	29 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$9,423			$1,110			$8,313	50.7	54.2	1937	176
483486009301	2114	Augusto Guerra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 Fm495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2810	700	39	17.7	96.6%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	699 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,545			$2,560			$8,985	50.7	53.9	1955	159
481739007347	2115	T Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 E Roberts	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1303	425	26	16	96.0%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,365			$1,816			$8,550	50.7	32.7	3241	1126
480016313964	2116	Westchase Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10570 Westpark Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	458	26	17.3	90.8%	28 (6.1%)	126 (27.5%)	279 (60.9%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,265			$1,422			$9,843	50.7	68.4	1235	881
481818007351	2117	Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Rogers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2555	709	43	16.3	86.5%	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	688 (97.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,909			$671			$10,238	50.7	50.9	2129	12
482481002774	2118	Joaquin Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10901 Hwy 84 E	Joaquin	75954	Shelby County	Joaquin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 269-3128	712	58	12.3	60.7%	564 (79.2%)	28 (3.9%)	90 (12.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$16,883			$1,548			$15,335	50.6			(n/a)
484029004565	2119	Silverton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Loretta St	Silverton	79257	Briscoe County	Silverton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 823-2476	223	19	11.8	55.6%	129 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (39.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,184			$1,902			$11,282	50.6	60.1	1600	519
482346002379	2120	Honey Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 N Seventeenth St	Honey Grove	75446	Fannin County	Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 378-2264	258	16	15.9	62.4%	169 (65.5%)	13 (5.0%)	58 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	$11,566			$2,755			$8,811	50.6	80.5	748	1372

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