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)
480978000447	1141	Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Scott Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 965-3601	451	33	13.6	45.9%	357 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	59 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.8%)	$8,689			$779			$7,911	69.6	74.5	987	154
481956006253	1142	Criswell Elementary	Public	K-4	401 Hwy 740 N	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4310	891	53	16.8	53.3%	117 (13.1%)	155 (17.4%)	577 (64.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	$7,870			$494			$7,376	69.6	49.6	2205	1063
481818012033	1143	Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Davis Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2410	613	39	15.6	90.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	612 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,491			$753			$9,737	69.5	64.6	1395	252
481428000910	1144	James H Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4500	571	36	15.7	49.2%	265 (46.4%)	59 (10.3%)	195 (34.2%)	29 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$11,249			$639			$10,610	69.5	67.5	1270	126
481956014029	1145	Willett Elementary	Public	K-4	1896 S Gateway Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	671	42	15.9	34.3%	259 (38.6%)	199 (29.7%)	165 (24.6%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)								69.5			(n/a)
483126009353	1146	Stewart Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18990 Stewart Creek Rd	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 276-3500	748	49	15.1	43.0%	500 (66.8%)	37 (4.9%)	157 (21.0%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	$8,967			$928			$8,039	69.5	71.7	1095	51
480014808336	1147	Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	402	27	14.9	44.8%	152 (37.8%)	29 (7.2%)	211 (52.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,349			$908			$8,441	69.5	77.9	848	299
480894000359	1148	Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Jones Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2392	447	30	14.9	33.1%	161 (36.0%)	9 (2.0%)	256 (57.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$11,495			$432			$11,063	69.4	86.7	501	647
483006010960	1149	Potranco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Cr 381 S	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	892	60	14.8	46.7%	177 (19.8%)	57 (6.4%)	588 (65.9%)	21 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)	$9,332			$1,027			$8,304	69.4	75.1	957	192
481527001047	1150	Wynn Seale Metropolitan School Of Design	Public	PK, KG-6	1707 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2780	695	43	16.2	78.4%	59 (8.5%)	25 (3.6%)	603 (86.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$10,754			$1,467			$9,287	69.4	54.5	1917	767

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About our rankings:

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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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