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)
482526006432	2881	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Thompson Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-4900	576	39	14.6	59.2%	152 (26.4%)	145 (25.2%)	166 (28.8%)	65 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.6%)	$10,586			$1,196			$9,391	38.9	43.2	2585	296
480003013275	2882	Uplift Gradus Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	121 Seahawk Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 451-5551	535	29	18.6	83.2%	4 (0.7%)	337 (63.0%)	165 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$9,109			$844			$8,265	38.8	42.2	2649	233
482493010859	2883	Caddo Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Fm 1902	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	629	38	16.5	70.1%	260 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	340 (54.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,625			$1,489			$8,136	38.8	26.8	3575	692
484428005035	2884	Lake Air Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4601 Cobbs Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1910	711	53	13.4	71.3%	121 (17.0%)	87 (12.2%)	471 (66.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$11,110			$1,349			$9,760	38.7	47.1	2346	538
483921004470	2885	Santa Anna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Bowie St	Santa Anna	76878	Coleman County	Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 348-3138	146	12	12.3	100.0%	95 (65.1%)	8 (5.5%)	39 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$11,503			$2,557			$8,945	38.7	34.1	3147	262
481623001290	2886	Cedar Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Mouser St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7400	373	34	11	99.2%	2 (0.5%)	159 (42.6%)	199 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$15,777			$2,196			$13,581	38.7	33.4	3197	311
481623022814	2887	Ilearn Virtual Academy At Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Virtual	3-8	408 N Haskell	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	52	9	5.7	82.7%	6 (11.5%)	13 (25.0%)	32 (61.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								38.7	22	3880	993
483432003817	2888	Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9602 Kingspoint Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0520	481	38	12.6	84.0%	20 (4.2%)	31 (6.4%)	387 (80.5%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$12,177			$1,408			$10,770	38.7	45.7	2425	463
481800005705	2889	Murry Fly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11688 Westview	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1269	1,089	51	21.2	86.1%	58 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1,014 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$8,634			$1,519			$7,114	38.6	41.1	2719	170
480809007527	2890	Hood-Case Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Hts Rd	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-5786	688	46	14.9	70.2%	212 (30.8%)	10 (1.5%)	447 (65.0%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,338			$533			$9,804	38.6	47.9	2300	590

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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.