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)
482679003011	2971	Don Jose Gallego	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3100	591	35	16.9	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,211			$1,316			$8,895	37.3	38.5	2894	77
483804004245	2972	Rotan K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 N McKinley Ave	Rotan	79546	Fisher County	Rotan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 735-3041	271	27	9.8	70.5%	120 (44.3%)	15 (5.5%)	131 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,428			$1,829			$14,599	37.3	45.1	2467	505
481591012636	2973	David L Walker Elt	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Hemphill St	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-2745	433	35	12.3	90.5%	20 (4.6%)	245 (56.6%)	155 (35.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,478			$1,237			$13,241	37.3	45.7	2424	549
480021111804	2974	Idea Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	767	32	23.9	97.8%	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	731 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,629			$1,826			$6,803	37.3	48.3	2281	693
481500000999	2975	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	110 Gladstell St	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-3400	633	45	13.9	97.0%	54 (8.5%)	79 (12.5%)	482 (76.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,587			$1,488			$9,099	37.3	29.6	3423	448
483000003370	2976	Meadow School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	604 4th St	Meadow	79345	Terry County	Meadow Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 539-2246	237	25	9.3	66.2%	59 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,721			$1,574			$13,147	37.3	29.2	3446	470
484233004831	2977	Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	448	30	14.8	76.3%	137 (30.6%)	102 (22.8%)	163 (36.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.8%)	$10,056			$1,601			$8,455	37.2	34	3158	181
481527001065	2978	Kostoryz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Panama Dr	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2540	388	26	14.9	89.4%	30 (7.7%)	15 (3.9%)	334 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,625			$1,640			$8,985	37.2	45	2470	508
481168000670	2979	Villa Nueva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Old Military Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 542-3957	337	25	13.7	90.2%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	333 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,398			$2,016			$9,382	37.2	41.6	2692	287
480021114276	2980	Idea Yukon Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7300 E Yukon Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 247-8700	717	34	21.1	50.2%	149 (20.8%)	56 (7.8%)	494 (68.9%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								37.2			(n/a)

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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