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)
482865003245	4101	Lytle Elementary	Public	2-5	11550 Laredo	Lytle	78052	Atascosa County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 709-5130	544	33	16.4	79.0%	68 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	463 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,126			$1,652			$8,475	18.8	15.6	4254	153
482649012068	4102	N A Howry Steam Academy	Public	1-5	4000 Dakota Trl	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4240	324	27	11.9	92.9%	75 (23.1%)	69 (21.3%)	156 (48.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$13,900			$6,330			$7,570	18.8	16.4	4219	117
483657004100	4103	Reagan County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 N Texas Ave	Big Lake	76932	Reagan County	Reagan County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 884-3705	443	38	11.6	68.2%	65 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	374 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,372			$1,403			$13,969	18.7	42.5	2631	1472
480026413278	4104	KIPP Climb Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	826	37	22.3	96.6%	18 (2.2%)	154 (18.6%)	645 (78.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$8,997			$1,133			$7,864	18.7	15	4281	177
484428005032	4105	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Meridian Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 756-1241	450	33	13.4	94.4%	39 (8.7%)	122 (27.1%)	276 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,532			$1,776			$9,756	18.7	13	4362	257
480771006638	4106	Gray Elementary	Public	1-5	700 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0660	495	37	13.4	95.8%	6 (1.2%)	103 (20.8%)	378 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,833			$1,936			$9,897	18.7	17.1	4173	67
480026411246	4107	KIPP Peace Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5400 Mlk Jr Blvd	Houston	77021	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0564	633	31	20.4	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	453 (71.6%)	151 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$9,320			$1,459			$7,861	18.7	11.3	4415	308
480870000246	4108	Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Rebecca Ln	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2200	456	40	11.5	91.7%	18 (3.9%)	51 (11.2%)	376 (82.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,032			$922			$10,110	18.6	14.5	4303	195
480870005364	4109	Webb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 N Cooper St	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4300	664	49	13.6	92.3%	47 (7.1%)	134 (20.2%)	453 (68.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$10,501			$1,072			$9,429	18.6	20.9	3947	162
481623001310	4110	B H Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holcomb Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1500	501	34	14.7	93.0%	12 (2.4%)	28 (5.6%)	455 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,879			$1,563			$11,316	18.6	25.8	3634	476

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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.