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)
481611008810	2321	Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6424 Settlers Village	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3200	813	61	13.4	75.5%	65 (8.0%)	230 (28.3%)	445 (54.7%)	32 (3.9%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$10,653			$1,604			$9,050	47.4	45.3	2461	140
481890001766	2322	Johanna Odonnell Intermediate	Public	4-5	301 N E Camp	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2640	271	23	11.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,625			$1,584			$10,041	47.4	60.9	1561	761
481317000816	2323	Castleberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roberts Cut Off	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2300	758	51	14.9	87.5%	108 (14.2%)	24 (3.2%)	602 (79.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,503			$923			$8,580	47.4	30.4	3380	1057
482787006293	2324	Plum Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Flores St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0570	526	35	14.9	80.6%	41 (7.8%)	7 (1.3%)	473 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,754			$2,219			$8,535	47.3	43.9	2538	214
484263004869	2325	Thorndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Main St	Thorndale	76577	Milam County	Thorndale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 898-2912	253	21	12	54.5%	159 (62.8%)	1 (0.4%)	87 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,449			$1,622			$8,826	47.3	48	2297	28
483066003461	2326	Midway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12142 State Hwy 148 S	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 476-2222	137	17	8	60.6%	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,454			$1,708			$14,745	47.3	46.5	2386	60
481623001272	2327	Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	428	34	12.5	94.4%	11 (2.6%)	7 (1.6%)	407 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,729			$1,515			$12,215	47.3	56.5	1793	534
482034002012	2328	Bullock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Edgewood Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8308	537	36	15	89.9%	6 (1.1%)	58 (10.8%)	403 (75.0%)	55 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$9,591			$1,416			$8,175	47.3	43.9	2539	211
483312003709	2329	Locke Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 De Zavala Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1600	565	42	13.4	65.0%	112 (19.8%)	57 (10.1%)	292 (51.7%)	49 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	$10,268			$975			$9,294	47.3	48.8	2247	82
483312013050	2330	Mora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 American Lotus	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2400	567	40	14.3	57.1%	63 (11.1%)	31 (5.5%)	447 (78.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$9,831			$541			$9,290	47.3	36	3039	709

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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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