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)
481218009319	761	Richard Bransom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 S Hurst	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3600	584	41	14.2	34.1%	379 (64.9%)	30 (5.1%)	134 (22.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.5%)	$9,138			$596			$8,542	80	76.3	908	147
480894008393	762	Baranoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12009 Buckingham Gate Rd	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-7100	834	55	15.1	13.8%	491 (58.9%)	13 (1.6%)	242 (29.0%)	36 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.1%)	$9,751			$400			$9,351	79.9	88.2	449	313
480003413578	763	The Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6720 Oak Hill Blvd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 561-1002	293	31	9.3	23.9%	204 (69.6%)	14 (4.8%)	41 (14.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$7,412			$72			$7,339	79.9	69.5	1187	424
482001009163	764	Spears Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 Wade Blvd	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2900	687	48	14.3	23.7%	204 (29.7%)	55 (8.0%)	141 (20.5%)	221 (32.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.0%)	$8,316			$517			$7,798	79.8	86.7	500	264
482658013158	765	John Arredondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 August Green Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4800	687	40	17.3	55.3%	91 (13.2%)	210 (30.6%)	268 (39.0%)	93 (13.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$9,695			$965			$8,731	79.8	65.4	1365	600
480001010806	766	Laura B Negley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 McNaughton	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8501	1,016	66	15.3	26.4%	496 (48.8%)	35 (3.4%)	414 (40.7%)	36 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	$9,471			$694			$8,777	79.7	80.6	747	19
482679003019	767	J C Martin Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Monterrey Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4100	446	30	15	99.6%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,672			$1,781			$9,891	79.7	56.8	1774	1007
483294003628	768	Castle Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Lemonwood	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-1800	448	34	13.1	42.4%	95 (21.2%)	8 (1.8%)	329 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,353			$1,526			$9,827	79.7	85.2	571	197
482391002642	769	Bear Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Garden Lk	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1600	661	44	14.8	20.7%	399 (60.4%)	25 (3.8%)	202 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.7%)	$9,476			$610			$8,866	79.6	83.3	636	133
481224000725	770	Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12504 Cedar St	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 289-2175	366	25	14.5	44.0%	272 (74.3%)	23 (6.3%)	61 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,374			$1,590			$9,783	79.6	87.3	473	297

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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.