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)
483507022849	3871	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3300 Lexington St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 293-6000	520	32	16.3	84.8%	40 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	467 (89.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)								23	24.1	3762	109
480003013157	3872	Uplift Education - Uplift Grand Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	717	37	19.4	89.0%	13 (1.8%)	118 (16.5%)	575 (80.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,506			$1,254			$8,252	22.9	33.1	3215	657
482034002016	3873	Club Hill Elementary	Public	3-5	1330 Colonel Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2520	196	18	11.1	81.6%	15 (7.7%)	40 (20.4%)	126 (64.3%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,457			$1,378			$9,079	22.9	28.3	3501	372
484122010788	3874	Chet Burchett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 James Leo Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8630	875	53	16.6	83.9%	73 (8.3%)	357 (40.8%)	376 (43.0%)	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	36 (4.1%)	$11,027			$1,637			$9,390	22.8	25.6	3652	222
484415014331	3875	Smith Stem Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Erwin	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9605	420	26	16.1	78.6%	83 (19.8%)	24 (5.7%)	297 (70.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)								22.8			(n/a)
481089000556	3876	Crockett Elementary	Public	3-4	400 Kaye St	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-1054	362	21	17.6	65.7%	157 (43.4%)	10 (2.8%)	173 (47.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$9,850			$1,048			$8,802	22.8	34	3163	713
483057003444	3877	Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3200 Kessler Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7300	397	32	12.4	82.9%	49 (12.3%)	41 (10.3%)	296 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,260			$831			$9,429	22.8	14.4	4305	428
484473012617	3878	Clift Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Parks School House Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4720	608	41	14.8	63.5%	177 (29.1%)	189 (31.1%)	212 (34.9%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$10,888			$577			$10,311	22.8	30.8	3357	521
480870011013	3879	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Timberlake Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7750	413	33	12.4	96.9%	9 (2.2%)	76 (18.4%)	311 (75.3%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,323			$760			$10,563	22.8	17.9	4127	248
483312008119	3880	Michael Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3155 Quiet Plain	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-3900	524	38	13.7	78.8%	32 (6.1%)	38 (7.3%)	426 (81.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,427			$1,396			$8,031	22.8	25.8	3636	244

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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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