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)
483057012290	501	James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	805 Elk	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6100	508	31	16.5	27.2%	205 (40.4%)	12 (2.4%)	271 (53.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,548			$579			$8,968	86.9	85.6	544	43
483808004249	502	Deep Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 St Williams Dr	Round Rock	78681	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4400	338	33	10.2	27.5%	190 (56.2%)	10 (3.0%)	109 (32.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$13,528			$1,282			$12,246	86.9	82.7	663	161
481611009619	503	Birkes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 Queenston Blvd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 345-3300	1,006	66	15.2	52.3%	252 (25.0%)	186 (18.5%)	346 (34.4%)	146 (14.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.0%)	$8,755			$1,029			$7,726	86.9	82.9	650	147
482034002009	504	Beaver Technology Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3232 March Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8301	541	36	15.1	68.4%	64 (11.8%)	78 (14.4%)	243 (44.9%)	135 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$9,612			$1,369			$8,242	86.9	84.1	607	103
482985010504	505	J B Wilmeth Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Lacima Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7400	495	34	14.7	12.1%	279 (56.4%)	52 (10.5%)	57 (11.5%)	55 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.3%)	$9,030			$799			$8,231	86.9	89.7	389	116
482001011403	506	Carroll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4380 Throne Hall Dr	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3725	554	42	13.1	43.1%	94 (17.0%)	19 (3.4%)	326 (58.8%)	84 (15.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$9,846			$510			$9,337	86.8	81	725	219
482658013544	507	Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2431 Joan Collier Trce	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5400	1,204	61	19.8	19.4%	432 (35.9%)	190 (15.8%)	315 (26.2%)	218 (18.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.6%)	$10,926			$964			$9,962	86.8	86.8	495	12
482730006982	508	Prairie Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	5555 Timber Creek Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5980	651	49	13.3	26.6%	278 (42.7%)	23 (3.5%)	244 (37.5%)	63 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$9,765			$1,543			$8,222	86.8	79.7	774	266
484071009233	509	Loma Verde	Public	PK, KG-5	12150 Ted Houghton	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8600	675	32	20.7	64.4%	31 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	622 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$10,300			$1,356			$8,944	86.8	78.9	802	293
483294021108	510	Oak Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Hunters Green St	San Antonio	78231	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-5800	400	40	10	35.5%	143 (35.8%)	20 (5.0%)	198 (49.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$12,347			$965			$11,382	86.7	88.6	430	80

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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