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)
483270011372	2711	Newcastle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Washington Ave	Newcastle	76372	Young County	Newcastle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 846-3531	225	23	9.9	44.4%	179 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,241			$1,628			$12,613	41.9	53.3	1990	721
484290007047	2712	Tolar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Hill City Hwy	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-4028	428	31	13.9	42.3%	379 (88.6%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	$8,675			$1,385			$7,290	41.9	36.8	2989	277
482364002614	2713	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10511 Lacrosse St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3810	327	24	13.7	85.9%	6 (1.8%)	17 (5.2%)	303 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,155			$975			$9,180	41.9	21.8	3895	1182
481830005985	2714	Sunrise Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7710 Pandora St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3560	416	32	12.9	95.2%	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	397 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,898			$2,558			$9,340	41.8	34.7	3106	392
482566008428	2715	Maxdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Westwood Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2460	534	38	13.9	74.7%	58 (10.9%)	235 (44.0%)	146 (27.3%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.8%)	69 (12.9%)	$10,022			$1,380			$8,642	41.8	36.5	3006	291
482364002595	2716	Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 Bellfort Ave	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3590	398	36	11.1	98.0%	5 (1.3%)	325 (81.7%)	53 (13.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,091			$1,454			$9,636	41.8	30.5	3373	657
483969004509	2717	McQueeney Elementary	Public	K-5	8860 F M 725	McQueeney	78123	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 401-8738	311	21	15	75.9%	91 (29.3%)	17 (5.5%)	189 (60.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$9,810			$755			$9,056	41.8	43.5	2563	154
484567005189	2718	Whitewright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Highland Dr	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2424	365	25	14.3	50.4%	271 (74.2%)	7 (1.9%)	59 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$10,784			$2,248			$8,536	41.7	40.2	2780	62
481485012184	2719	Nesmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Presidents Blvd	Lavon	75166	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 843-6100	590	39	15.2	51.9%	256 (43.4%)	185 (31.4%)	88 (14.9%)	26 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	$10,411			$826			$9,585	41.7	50.4	2154	565
483034003395	2720	Merkel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Sth 5th	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 928-4795	589	40	14.8	56.0%	408 (69.3%)	7 (1.2%)	151 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$8,590			$1,348			$7,242	41.7	46.5	2388	332

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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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