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)
480021113839	911	Idea Edgemere Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	878	33	26.9	68.6%	70 (8.0%)	55 (6.3%)	732 (83.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	$8,384			$1,587			$6,797	75.7	66.9	1297	386
482016001966	912	Ft Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4351 Nursery Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 368-8800	823	66	12.4	24.7%	319 (38.8%)	144 (17.5%)	234 (28.4%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	86 (10.4%)	$14,697			$1,279			$13,418	75.7	78.5	823	89
483873013563	913	Mark Twain Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2411 San Pedro	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9745	672	41	16.4	58.9%	36 (5.4%)	9 (1.3%)	614 (91.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,936			$2,339			$8,597	75.7	68.7	1222	309
482967011407	914	Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	419	31	13.3	68.0%	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	397 (94.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,681			$1,247			$10,434	75.7	69.6	1177	263
480813000169	915	Olsen Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2409 Anna	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4900	384	23	16.8	53.9%	225 (58.6%)	23 (6.0%)	108 (28.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$8,972			$1,461			$7,511	75.7	70.5	1146	231
482820003157	916	Lorena Elementary	Public	3-5	420 N Houston	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 857-4613	459	30	15.4	27.9%	365 (79.5%)	12 (2.6%)	67 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,272			$806			$8,467	75.7	82.8	653	263
481581001149	917	Cross Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Main	Cross Plains	76443	Callahan County	Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 725-6123	212	19	11.2	65.6%	172 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,250			$1,521			$9,729	75.7	82.7	664	253
484101004663	918	Gus Birdwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 S Townsend St	Spearman	79081	Hansford County	Spearman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 659-2565	356	33	10.9	59.3%	119 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,744			$1,974			$9,770	75.6	57.2	1744	826
483318003729	919	Haslet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1188 Wisdom Way	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0850	633	46	13.8	15.0%	332 (52.4%)	54 (8.5%)	120 (19.0%)	77 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	$9,991			$537			$9,453	75.6	67.8	1257	338
484650022913	920	Wylie East Intermediate	Public	4-5	4709 Oldham Ln	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 437-2340	381	22	17.3	28.3%	236 (61.9%)	17 (4.5%)	93 (24.4%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)								75.5	71.5	1101	181

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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