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)
483702004137	311	Lake Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9501 Ferndale Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-2100	727	54	13.3	27.0%	444 (61.1%)	28 (3.9%)	219 (30.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$9,964			$707			$9,257	91.6	86.8	499	188
481305005969	312	Rosemeade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 Kimberly	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3000	461	32	14.5	45.8%	137 (29.7%)	41 (8.9%)	188 (40.8%)	60 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	$11,298			$1,421			$9,877	91.6	83.1	645	333
482679003018	313	Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Market	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3600	534	31	17.3	97.6%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	531 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,010			$1,505			$8,505	91.6	77.8	853	540
484653009176	314	R V Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 McCreary Rd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3460	669	48	13.9	44.7%	226 (33.8%)	110 (16.4%)	212 (31.7%)	91 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	$11,831			$691			$11,140	91.6	84.8	583	269
484668005316	315	Eastwood Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10530 Janway Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4600	552	38	14.5	62.9%	62 (11.2%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,138			$1,482			$8,656	91.6	82.8	651	336
483808004252	316	Kathy Caraway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11104 Oak View Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5500	486	36	13.6	14.0%	227 (46.7%)	12 (2.5%)	115 (23.7%)	90 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$10,217			$601			$9,616	91.5	88.3	444	128
482517005751	317	Nottingham Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20500 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5500	854	64	13.4	34.9%	441 (51.6%)	98 (11.5%)	209 (24.5%)	56 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.3%)	$11,057			$574			$10,482	91.5	90.4	363	46
482892011337	318	Cora Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3140 S Camino Lagos	Grand Prairie	75054	Dallas County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-6680	629	42	14.9	33.1%	114 (18.1%)	267 (42.4%)	113 (18.0%)	107 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$8,655			$832			$7,823	91.5	93.4	250	68
480894002776	319	Kiker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5913 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2584	789	41	19.2	7.2%	487 (61.7%)	16 (2.0%)	130 (16.5%)	101 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$10,198			$466			$9,732	91.4	90.4	364	45
482679003027	320	Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4400	809	46	17.7	86.2%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	801 (99.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,011			$1,296			$8,715	91.4	41.1	2720	2400

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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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