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)
484158021373	1331	West Texas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Stewart	Stinnett	79083	Hutchinson County	Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School D	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 878-2103	253	23	11.2	48.6%	170 (67.2%)	3 (1.2%)	65 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	$10,628			$1,909			$8,720	65	56	1817	486
482364001373	1332	Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Harrisburg Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1830	365	23	15.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	357 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,321			$1,048			$10,273	65	42.4	2636	1304
480735013808	1333	River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4070 Holleman Dr S	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 694-5841	553	44	12.5	56.2%	270 (48.8%)	92 (16.6%)	123 (22.2%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.6%)	$9,547			$1,380			$8,168	65	55.1	1875	542
481623010578	1334	Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S Marsalis	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4600	538	37	14.5	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	15 (2.8%)	513 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,196			$1,854			$9,342	65	70	1165	169
483288003624	1335	Nordheim School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 N Broadway	Nordheim	78141	DeWitt County	Nordheim Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 938-5211	126	17	7.4	61.1%	64 (50.8%)	3 (2.4%)	56 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$16,051			$1,226			$14,826	65	66.2	1336	1
482613006875	1336	E B Reyna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 E Veterans Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2390	550	37	14.9	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	549 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,379			$1,406			$10,973	65	75.3	951	385
481168012238	1337	Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	563	36	15.8	86.0%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	560 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,994			$1,450			$9,544	65	74.6	978	359
483714004178	1338	Ringgold Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1 S Fort Ringgold	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4421	474	31	15.5	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (99.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,410			$1,956			$9,454	65	54.9	1887	549
484365005608	1339	Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Alta Vista	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3800	383	29	13.1	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,538			$1,447			$9,091	65	63.4	1449	110
482574005524	1340	Lemm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19034 Joanleigh Dr	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6300	583	39	14.9	45.6%	171 (29.3%)	110 (18.9%)	230 (39.5%)	52 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$9,920			$648			$9,272	65	56.9	1759	419

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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