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)
484452012079	4351	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	174	19	9.3	90.8%	65 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,592			$1,759			$10,833	13.6	6.2	4576	225
480026412954	4352	KIPP Austin Obras	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5107 Ih 35 S Ste A	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2069	389	20	19	92.3%	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.9%)	348 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,107			$1,187			$9,920	13.6	9.3	4481	129
482292002320	4353	Hempstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 13th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2452	812	45	18.1	87.8%	62 (7.6%)	187 (23.0%)	538 (66.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	$10,515			$1,099			$9,416	13.6	9	4492	139
481785005701	4354	Sinclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6126 Sinclair Rd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-4620	714	42	16.9	77.9%	54 (7.6%)	128 (17.9%)	511 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.2%)	$9,228			$933			$8,295	13.6	14.5	4304	50
483990007751	4355	Shamrock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Illinois St	Shamrock	79079	Wheeler County	Shamrock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 256-3492	175	15	11.8	68.6%	100 (57.1%)	3 (1.7%)	58 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$13,074			$3,257			$9,817	13.5	36.4	3012	1343
482511002799	4356	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	655 Fason St	Karnack	75661	Harrison County	Karnack Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 679-3113	125	13	9.6	89.6%	55 (44.0%)	48 (38.4%)	14 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	$15,074			$3,518			$11,556	13.4	26.1	3621	735
480894011067	4357	Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 S Pleasant Vly Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9100	448	35	12.8	91.5%	15 (3.3%)	12 (2.7%)	406 (90.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,626			$1,182			$12,444	13.4	16.1	4231	126
483831004271	4358	Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	114	11	10.8	84.2%	14 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,726			$1,824			$10,901	13.4	11.1	4424	66
480967012447	4359	Charlton-Pollard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1695 Irving St	Beaumont	77701	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6150	507	31	16.4	96.6%	4 (0.8%)	343 (67.7%)	146 (28.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,270			$2,187			$9,084	13.4	15.7	4248	111
480010808213	4360	Odyssey Academy - Galveston	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2412 61st St	Galveston	77551	Galveston County	Odyssey Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 750-9289	829	54	15.4	84.8%	133 (16.0%)	82 (9.9%)	571 (68.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	$10,002			$1,495			$8,508	13.4	12.2	4390	30

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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