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)
481623001291	3701	Anson Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Meredith Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4700	526	34	15.4	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	500 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,409			$1,327			$10,082	25.8	38.8	2879	822
483312003696	3702	Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2902 White Tail Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5800	634	50	12.8	72.6%	36 (5.7%)	15 (2.4%)	514 (81.1%)	47 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$11,004			$1,629			$9,375	25.8	31.2	3322	380
483678004112	3703	Refugio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Crockett St	Refugio	78377	Refugio County	Refugio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 526-4844	316	22	14.3	75.0%	49 (15.5%)	19 (6.0%)	236 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,277			$3,895			$12,383	25.8	21.3	3924	221
482364002388	3704	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5727 Ludington Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3600	588	39	15.1	98.8%	10 (1.7%)	109 (18.5%)	461 (78.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,146			$1,127			$9,019	25.7	11.3	4419	715
482034002039	3705	Park Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2232 Park Crest Dr	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2570	344	23	14.9	91.3%	19 (5.5%)	22 (6.4%)	284 (82.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,802			$1,644			$10,158	25.7	38.3	2906	799
480870000262	3706	Short Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2000 California Ln	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5850	369	31	11.9	85.6%	64 (17.3%)	109 (29.5%)	170 (46.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$10,914			$915			$9,999	25.7	24.5	3731	25
482442002738	3707	Townley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 W Vilbig St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-6800	661	41	16.1	87.6%	91 (13.8%)	28 (4.2%)	523 (79.1%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,375			$1,546			$9,829	25.7	27.4	3549	158
480027412518	3708	Harmony Science Academy - Bryan	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2031 S Texas Ave	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 779-2100	383	31	12.2	85.1%	54 (14.1%)	73 (19.1%)	220 (57.4%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,217			$1,487			$10,729	25.7	22	3883	175
482568002892	3709	Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 E Ailsie	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-8511	377	26	14.6	84.4%	40 (10.6%)	9 (2.4%)	318 (84.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,775			$1,657			$8,118	25.6	19.4	4046	337
483312003712	3710	Meadow Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Meadow Way Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0650	378	40	9.4	84.9%	22 (5.8%)	37 (9.8%)	308 (81.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,554			$1,741			$10,813	25.6	24.6	3722	12

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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:

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

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.