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)
483999004537	2271	Royalwood Elementary	Public	1-5	7715 Royalwood Dr	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2700	554	34	16	88.6%	42 (7.6%)	57 (10.3%)	444 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$11,552			$1,804			$9,748	48.1	39.8	2811	540
481894012297	2272	Fairfield Intermediate	Public	3-5	605 N Fairway	Fairfield	75840	Freestone County	Fairfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 389-7095	373	26	14.5	66.8%	193 (51.7%)	52 (13.9%)	103 (27.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$11,964			$2,185			$9,779	48.1	51.3	2103	169
484496006626	2273	Airport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Airport Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6770	792	44	18	86.4%	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	777 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,024			$1,444			$10,580	48.1	50.2	2165	108
483057003442	2274	Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	469	31	15.2	63.5%	68 (14.5%)	43 (9.2%)	334 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$16,056			$3,199			$12,857	48.1	50.9	2125	149
484209004794	2275	Tahoka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Ave O	Tahoka	79373	Lynn County	Tahoka Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 561-4350	298	28	10.7	56.4%	110 (36.9%)	4 (1.3%)	172 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$11,942			$1,417			$10,525	48.1	48.7	2252	23
483948011556	2276	John A Sippel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Fairlawn	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4600	743	48	15.3	35.0%	270 (36.3%)	61 (8.2%)	334 (45.0%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (7.9%)	$7,996			$642			$7,354	48	27.4	3548	1272
482664007378	2277	Hanna Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 E Ave F	Lampasas	76550	Lampasas County	Lampasas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 556-2152	709	50	14.2	59.4%	408 (57.5%)	8 (1.1%)	257 (36.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)	$10,144			$1,274			$8,870	48	52	2058	219
481830010646	2278	William C Herrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Coates Dr	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 774-7700	571	42	13.6	79.5%	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	523 (91.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,237			$2,560			$9,677	48	57	1753	525
484095005598	2279	Sky Harbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5902 Fishers Bend	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6580	475	37	12.9	91.2%	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	454 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,302			$1,745			$10,556	48	49.7	2199	80
483274003617	2280	Nixon Smiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Anglin St	Smiley	78159	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	458	32	14.2	86.5%	110 (24.0%)	6 (1.3%)	330 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,359			$2,354			$11,005	48	57.2	1745	535

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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