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)
481995006958	271	Zue S Bales Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 Stadium Ln	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 482-8255	677	43	15.9	18.6%	441 (65.1%)	9 (1.3%)	180 (26.6%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$10,399			$845			$9,555	92.7	88.9	418	147
480867013742	272	Argyle West	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Old Justin Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-4007	845	63	13.3	4.0%	565 (66.9%)	19 (2.2%)	120 (14.2%)	85 (10.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	$8,466			$357			$8,109	92.7	92.4	288	16
482730007585	273	Forest Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Forest Vista Dr	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5194	569	47	12.1	17.2%	291 (51.1%)	25 (4.4%)	79 (13.9%)	132 (23.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.9%)	$11,671			$928			$10,742	92.7	92.6	282	9
483312009471	274	Beard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8725 Sonoma Pkwy	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6600	590	36	16.3	14.6%	202 (34.2%)	17 (2.9%)	271 (45.9%)	79 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$8,829			$649			$8,180	92.7	92	304	30
482001022801	275	Minett Elementary	Public	K-5	16000 Peyton Abbey Rd	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 633-2375	465	31	14.7	5.4%	115 (24.7%)	50 (10.8%)	50 (10.8%)	224 (48.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)								92.7	94.9	177	98
483600013227	276	Windsong Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Copper Canyon Dr	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2220	888	60	14.7	5.6%	459 (51.7%)	57 (6.4%)	101 (11.4%)	183 (20.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.3%)	$8,398			$394			$8,004	92.5	91.7	317	41
480140513062	277	Harmony Science Academy-Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22400 Grand Corner Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 437-3926	1,289	79	16.3	52.8%	227 (17.6%)	532 (41.3%)	166 (12.9%)	345 (26.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,291			$879			$7,412	92.5	89.7	388	111
483702004128	278	Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Copper Rdg Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6500	283	24	11.7	10.6%	202 (71.4%)	11 (3.9%)	45 (15.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$11,648			$876			$10,772	92.4	92.2	299	21
483765013788	279	Sherry And Paul Hamm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Greenway Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 698-2854	651	38	16.9	12.3%	424 (65.1%)	43 (6.6%)	91 (14.0%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	$8,470			$614			$7,856	92.4	92.3	293	14
483294007182	280	Stone Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21045 Cresent Oak	San Antonio	78258	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-7800	849	58	14.7	31.1%	165 (19.4%)	28 (3.3%)	580 (68.3%)	32 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	$8,571			$702			$7,869	92.4	94.2	204	76

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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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