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)
484668005346	1151	Ysleta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8624 Dorbandt Cir	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8900	345	24	14.5	90.1%	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	333 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,381			$1,746			$9,635	69.4	64.6	1393	242
484496007003	1152	Cleckler/Heald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Sugarcane	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6888	944	53	17.8	83.7%	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	908 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,780			$1,302			$8,478	69.4	67.5	1266	114
482781003120	1153	Llano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Oatman St	Llano	78643	Llano County	Llano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 247-5718	396	29	13.8	60.9%	297 (75.0%)	4 (1.0%)	84 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,253			$3,065			$9,188	69.4	79.5	784	369
482985012083	1154	Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary	Public	K-5	1753 N Ridge Rd	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-9450	608	38	15.9	16.1%	307 (50.5%)	82 (13.5%)	86 (14.1%)	72 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	$9,476			$677			$8,799	69.3	76.3	911	243
483309003728	1155	Northside School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18040 Hwy 283 N	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-2551	234	18	13.1	32.9%	150 (64.1%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (25.2%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	$9,674			$1,024			$8,650	69.3	52.5	2035	880
482703003044	1156	Whitestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7400	888	66	13.4	20.4%	418 (47.1%)	31 (3.5%)	284 (32.0%)	103 (11.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.4%)	$10,266			$331			$9,935	69.2	81	724	432
483993011430	1157	Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	672	42	15.9	65.8%	26 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	637 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,164			$1,548			$7,616	69.2	70.1	1162	5
480016313320	1158	Founders Classical Academy Corinth	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Point Vista Rd	Corinth	75065	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	537	32	16.6	19.4%	282 (52.5%)	61 (11.4%)	107 (19.9%)	63 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$7,842			$260			$7,582	69.2	75.7	930	228
481527008888	1159	Mireles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7658 Cimarron Blvd	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0120	652	39	16.8	45.4%	134 (20.6%)	7 (1.1%)	442 (67.8%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.4%)	$9,606			$1,414			$8,192	69.1	76.6	897	262
484578005208	1160	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2112 Speedway Ave	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1156	438	30	14.6	55.7%	202 (46.1%)	42 (9.6%)	142 (32.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.3%)	$9,524			$1,058			$8,466	69.1	51.3	2105	945

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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