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)
481653001412	3471	Deepwater Elementary	Public	3-5	309 Glenmore	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8300	626	50	12.6	86.1%	42 (6.7%)	40 (6.4%)	532 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$13,314			$1,500			$11,814	29.4	28.9	3467	4
481611009630	3472	Tipps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5611 Queenston Blvd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3350	1,028	70	14.6	91.2%	30 (2.9%)	181 (17.6%)	741 (72.1%)	40 (3.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.5%)	$10,339			$1,656			$8,683	29.4	24.5	3726	254
482517005752	3473	Sundown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20100 Saums Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5400	752	66	11.3	88.6%	53 (7.0%)	129 (17.2%)	532 (70.7%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$12,817			$1,169			$11,648	29.4	30.5	3370	103
482658002984	3474	Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2304 Bamore Rd	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1200	428	27	15.9	84.3%	25 (5.8%)	24 (5.6%)	372 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,881			$1,317			$10,564	29.4	45.4	2449	1025
482364010750	3475	Neff Elementary	Public	2-5	8301 Neff St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9566	727	44	16.5	97.1%	16 (2.2%)	36 (5.0%)	625 (86.0%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,475			$965			$8,510	29.3	22.4	3859	384
482679006578	3476	Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	591	36	16.5	98.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	588 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,392			$1,603			$8,789	29.3	27.2	3561	85
480144013419	3477	Iltexas Saginaw Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	500 Old Decatur Rd	Saginaw	76179	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 250-3600	906	56	16.3	63.0%	91 (10.0%)	249 (27.5%)	453 (50.0%)	64 (7.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.9%)	$6,882			$852			$6,030	29.3	30	3399	78
481815001623	3478	L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6515 W Commerce St	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4240	297	21	14.2	96.0%	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.0%)	265 (89.2%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,173			$1,789			$9,384	29.3	26.5	3598	120
480894000317	3479	Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11211 Tom Adams Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2395	477	36	13.3	64.4%	27 (5.7%)	37 (7.8%)	404 (84.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,062			$1,011			$11,051	29.3	32.7	3242	237
481830001713	3480	Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Copia St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-0475	221	17	13	95.5%	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,543			$3,067			$12,475	29.3	32.8	3229	251

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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.