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)
482364013165	301	Arabic Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4001 Stanford St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-8940	611	25	24.4	55.5%	330 (54.0%)	103 (16.9%)	93 (15.2%)	64 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$8,670			$848			$7,822	91.8	76.4	904	603
481965007886	302	Sienna Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Steep Bank Trace	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3680	1,048	61	17	18.3%	329 (31.4%)	196 (18.7%)	176 (16.8%)	265 (25.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (7.1%)	$9,408			$614			$8,794	91.8	93.8	225	77
482034009200	303	John W Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ben Davis Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7480	735	44	16.5	42.9%	244 (33.2%)	97 (13.2%)	172 (23.4%)	167 (22.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.1%)	$8,842			$1,170			$7,672	91.8	87.5	468	165
484560012233	304	Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	523	36	14.7	56.2%	343 (65.6%)	59 (11.3%)	87 (16.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	$9,564			$1,053			$8,512	91.8	93.7	233	71
482850010930	305	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8707 Dover	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6800	533	36	14.8	48.8%	248 (46.5%)	35 (6.6%)	219 (41.1%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$9,473			$1,880			$7,593	91.8	87.9	459	154
481428001107	306	Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16850 Middlebrook Dr	Houston	77059	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5600	817	43	18.9	44.4%	249 (30.5%)	23 (2.8%)	397 (48.6%)	110 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	$9,117			$652			$8,465	91.7	89.2	412	106
484266004871	307	Thrall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 S Bounds St	Thrall	76578	Williamson County	Thrall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 898-5293	326	22	15.1	48.2%	190 (58.3%)	5 (1.5%)	124 (38.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,426			$711			$9,715	91.7	77.7	856	549
482517004621	308	Edna Mae Fielder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Greenway Village Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6450	923	70	13.2	36.0%	353 (38.2%)	62 (6.7%)	351 (38.0%)	120 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	$10,333			$483			$9,850	91.7	94.9	175	133
482310005743	309	Jc Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4201	290	21	13.9	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,399			$1,916			$9,483	91.7	81.9	689	380
483222003573	310	Nazareth School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 S First St	Nazareth	79063	Castro County	Nazareth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 945-2231	247	21	11.5	20.6%	213 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,752			$1,187			$9,565	91.6	93	270	40

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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.