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)
482025001988	1421	North Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14310 Duncannon	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4660	891	59	15.2	87.3%	25 (2.8%)	80 (9.0%)	775 (87.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$11,004			$1,394			$9,611	63.6	59.7	1615	194
482364002485	1422	Henderson J Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Dismuke	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1730	539	29	18.5	98.1%	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.4%)	516 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,717			$1,111			$8,606	63.6	64.5	1396	26
482718003051	1423	Leon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12168 Hwy 79 W	Jewett	75846	Leon County	Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 626-1426	371	26	14.2	63.6%	208 (56.1%)	5 (1.3%)	134 (36.1%)	9 (2.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$10,439			$1,528			$8,910	63.6	51.8	2076	653
480026813397	1424	Somerset Academy Oaks	Public, Charter	K-6	6070 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 627-6013	182	14	13	59.3%	36 (19.8%)	25 (13.7%)	92 (50.5%)	22 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,040			$1,102			$9,937	63.5	59.1	1645	221
483312013245	1425	Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13185 Tillman Ridge	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2100	1,203	77	15.5	33.3%	200 (16.6%)	100 (8.3%)	801 (66.6%)	27 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	70 (5.8%)	$8,515			$514			$8,001	63.5	62.6	1470	45
480146123070	1426	Valor Leander	Public, Charter	K-8	906 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 729-0159	353	19	18.4	10.2%	190 (53.8%)	13 (3.7%)	105 (29.7%)	22 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)								63.5			(n/a)
480986000457	1427	Leon Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 N Main	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-3200	219	18	12.1	58.9%	111 (50.7%)	8 (3.7%)	87 (39.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$12,062			$1,361			$10,701	63.5	56.8	1775	348
484248013224	1428	Waggoner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6335 Gibson Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 255-3301	347	24	14.3	38.6%	209 (60.2%)	68 (19.6%)	34 (9.8%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$11,640			$1,351			$10,289	63.5	63.6	1440	12
480027212339	1429	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,361	87	15.5	78.3%	136 (10.0%)	71 (5.2%)	1,102 (81.0%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	28 (2.1%)	$9,132			$1,071			$8,061	63.4	60.2	1595	166
482364002399	1430	Berry Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2310 Berry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2700	755	59	12.7	98.7%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.6%)	717 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,045			$1,090			$8,955	63.4	43.8	2550	1120

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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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