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)
480144013264	2041	Iltexas Westpark Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	783	55	14.1	89.8%	9 (1.1%)	396 (50.6%)	344 (43.9%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$7,025			$877			$6,149	51.8	42.6	2622	581
482892009051	2042	Imogene Gideon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 Mansfield Webb Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7800	331	29	11.4	75.5%	41 (12.4%)	160 (48.3%)	75 (22.7%)	41 (12.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$11,660			$932			$10,728	51.8	56.5	1790	252
482559002848	2043	Daniels Elementary	Public	K-5	2002 Singing Wind Dr	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 257-2208	532	35	15.3	68.6%	228 (42.9%)	19 (3.6%)	265 (49.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$8,441			$1,283			$7,158	51.8	73.2	1036	1007
481569011990	2044	Ozona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Ave E	Ozona	76943	Crockett County	Crockett County Consolidated Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 392-5501	273	22	12.3	72.5%	52 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (79.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,735			$1,901			$10,834	51.8	62.7	1467	577
483240011438	2045	Bens Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24160 Briar Berry Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8700	775	51	15	53.4%	285 (36.8%)	71 (9.2%)	362 (46.7%)	28 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	$11,211			$1,755			$9,457	51.8	73.8	1016	1029
482703012568	2046	Officer Leonard A Reed Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 Little Elm Trail	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-7700	672	56	11.9	49.9%	140 (20.8%)	58 (8.6%)	399 (59.4%)	44 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$10,478			$463			$10,015	51.8	54.2	1934	112
483312011780	2047	Forester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10726 Rousseau	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0200	755	47	16	50.6%	68 (9.0%)	34 (4.5%)	616 (81.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.6%)	$9,084			$627			$8,457	51.8	44.9	2473	426
482364002558	2048	Pleasantville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1431 Gellhorn Dr	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3840	231	15	15.4	97.8%	1 (0.4%)	109 (47.2%)	118 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,308			$775			$11,533	51.8	49.8	2194	146
481623012474	2049	Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7475 J J Lemmon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2600	550	42	13	94.4%	13 (2.4%)	174 (31.6%)	350 (63.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$14,153			$1,804			$12,349	51.8	35.6	3057	1008
481014000469	2050	Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	326	25	13.3	79.4%	223 (68.4%)	30 (9.2%)	54 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$10,174			$1,804			$8,370	51.8	49.9	2184	134

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.