Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
482517013832	1351	McElwain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 Greenwood Orchard Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4800	885	69	12.9	45.4%	150 (16.9%)	233 (26.3%)	375 (42.4%)	81 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$9,683			$590			$9,093	64.9	50.5	2153	802
480021022856	1352	Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5435 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	77096	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-4400	239	18	13.4		39 (16.3%)	50 (20.9%)	72 (30.1%)	69 (28.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)								64.8	69.6	1181	171
481199004922	1353	Buffalo J H	Public	3-8	335 Bison Trl	Buffalo	75831	Leon County	Buffalo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 322-4340	438	33	13.2	63.9%	225 (51.4%)	25 (5.7%)	171 (39.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,883			$1,220			$9,663	64.8	62.2	1503	150
480019513536	1354	Vanguard Beethoven	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2215 S Veterans Blvd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 318-0211	1,714	106	16.1	89.7%	10 (0.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1,686 (98.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$10,472			$2,194			$8,278	64.8	72.6	1056	298
484473011560	1355	Felty Elementary	Public	K-5	231 Park Pl Blvd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4616	528	36	14.6	35.8%	265 (50.2%)	112 (21.2%)	119 (22.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$10,013			$323			$9,689	64.8	73	1039	316
482499005512	1356	Olympia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8439 Athenian	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5113	461	33	13.8	60.3%	114 (24.7%)	58 (12.6%)	261 (56.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.3%)	$9,449			$1,036			$8,412	64.7	67.2	1285	71
483702004152	1357	Richardson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4400	488	33	14.7	55.9%	176 (36.1%)	42 (8.6%)	239 (49.0%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	$11,527			$994			$10,533	64.7	64.2	1410	53
481500008993	1358	Houser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	27370 Oak Rdg School Rd	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 663-4000	619	51	12.1	65.1%	154 (24.9%)	102 (16.5%)	282 (45.6%)	44 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	$10,264			$1,199			$9,065	64.7	54	1947	589
482878011405	1359	Tool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S Tool Dr	Tool	75143	Kaufman County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 432-2637	246	24	10.2	79.3%	182 (74.0%)	6 (2.4%)	49 (19.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$11,398			$2,169			$9,229	64.7	69.3	1196	163
480813000157	1360	Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2407 S Houston	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4450	475	30	16	93.5%	36 (7.6%)	29 (6.1%)	397 (83.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,899			$2,010			$8,889	64.7	60.8	1562	202

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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.