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)
480023709189	2631	Golden Rule Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2602 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	532	41	13	96.2%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	523 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,819			$1,516			$7,303	43.1	28.2	3503	872
482526011970	2632	Basswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Clay Mountain Trail	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-6500	519	40	13	62.6%	103 (19.8%)	96 (18.5%)	242 (46.6%)	31 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.3%)	$11,994			$1,342			$10,652	43.1	48.7	2253	379
480001812493	2633	Services-Ninos Charter Elementary II	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5919 Dashwood Dr	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 432-9400	275	14	20.2	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	273 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,843			$1,480			$7,363	43.1	40.2	2785	152
482475002767	2634	Hebbronville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Lucille	Hebbronville	78361	Jim Hogg County	Jim Hogg County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 527-3203	460	37	12.4	81.3%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	442 (96.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,709			$1,452			$8,257	43.1	39.7	2816	182
482850010916	2635	Hodges Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5001 Ave P	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5800	267	26	10.3	95.1%	19 (7.1%)	48 (18.0%)	197 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,612			$2,171			$11,442	43.1	32.3	3255	620
481739006244	2636	J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy	Public	2-5	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1995	285	21	13.2	96.5%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	282 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,127			$2,475			$8,652	43.1	25.6	3651	1015
482892008037	2637	D P Morris Elementary	Public	K-4	7900 Tin Cup Dr	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7860	586	42	14	77.1%	47 (8.0%)	136 (23.2%)	366 (62.5%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,573			$1,050			$8,522	43.1	47.2	2339	298
483463003887	2638	Perrin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	216 N Benson	Perrin	76486	Jack County	Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 798-3845	322	29	11.2	55.6%	242 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,120			$849			$14,271	43.1			(n/a)
481500001000	2639	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	14796 Hwy 105 E	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-8400	1,031	68	15.1	82.6%	338 (32.8%)	30 (2.9%)	634 (61.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	$9,243			$1,297			$7,945	43.1	50.5	2148	491
483873010427	2640	Mission Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 S Presa St	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6880	481	38	12.8	80.0%	13 (2.7%)	23 (4.8%)	433 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,146			$2,060			$10,086	43.1	41	2733	93

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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:

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

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