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)
482703007498	851	Steiner Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Quinlan Park Rd	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5700	481	37	12.9	13.3%	235 (48.9%)	26 (5.4%)	105 (21.8%)	75 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	$9,982			$241			$9,741	77.3	72.2	1068	217
481674006395	852	McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Hickory Creek Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3600	567	45	12.6	56.1%	217 (38.3%)	47 (8.3%)	266 (46.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$10,149			$1,481			$8,668	77.3	76.3	909	57
484554012161	853	Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-6	8301 Downe Dr	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-5396	318	21	15.4	43.7%	177 (55.7%)	10 (3.1%)	101 (31.8%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$10,059			$1,550			$8,510	77.3	86.6	504	349
481248000744	854	Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 N Commerce St	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 552-5253	692	46	14.9	72.5%	149 (21.5%)	12 (1.7%)	455 (65.8%)	68 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,873			$1,363			$8,510	77.3	78.7	810	44
481239012232	855	Kathryn Griffis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3639 Fm 1565	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 527-3525	625	47	13.2	39.0%	388 (62.1%)	32 (5.1%)	177 (28.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$9,042			$713			$8,330	77.3	80.8	737	118
481623001233	856	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Shady Ln	Seagoville	75159	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6800	557	39	14.2	89.9%	74 (13.3%)	76 (13.6%)	390 (70.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,020			$1,421			$10,599	77.3	87.1	482	374
482406002672	857	Hurst Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Billie Ruth Ln	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3295	508	37	13.8	64.6%	195 (38.4%)	81 (15.9%)	160 (31.5%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$10,235			$1,260			$8,975	77.2	81.3	709	148
482850011297	858	Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Ave P	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7900	513	38	13.5	79.3%	99 (19.3%)	48 (9.4%)	341 (66.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$9,202			$1,535			$7,667	77.2	83.6	627	231
480026411451	859	KIPP Shine Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	10711 KIPP Way	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0548	869	38	22.8	93.8%	6 (0.7%)	313 (36.0%)	464 (53.4%)	54 (6.2%)	17 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	$9,150			$998			$8,151	77.2	71.1	1122	263
483939004481	860	Santo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 Fm Rd 2201	Santo	76472	Palo Pinto County	Santo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 769-3215	278	19	14.4	41.0%	223 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$10,813			$2,017			$8,797	77.2	77.3	869	9

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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.