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)
482262002298	3181	Harrold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18106 Stewart St	Harrold	76364	Wilbarger County	Harrold Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 886-2213	152	18	8.2	48.0%	97 (63.8%)	9 (5.9%)	37 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$18,009			$1,091			$16,918	34	38	2930	251
484251004862	3182	Kohfeldt Elementary	Public	K-4	1705 13th Ave N	Texas City	77590	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 916-0400	427	28	15	93.2%	66 (15.5%)	76 (17.8%)	263 (61.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$13,130			$1,821			$11,309	34	44.1	2531	651
480783000115	3183	Youens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12141 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8383	680	60	11.4	92.5%	16 (2.4%)	69 (10.1%)	533 (78.4%)	60 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,835			$2,199			$9,636	34	28.4	3493	310
483468003893	3184	Petersburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 W 4th	Petersburg	79250	Hale County	Petersburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 667-3585	274	28	9.7	77.7%	79 (28.8%)	2 (0.7%)	188 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,151			$1,025			$13,126	34	49.3	2228	956
482889013218	3185	Lagos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11817 Murchison St	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4360	575	35	16.4	73.6%	38 (6.6%)	138 (24.0%)	371 (64.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,528			$889			$8,639	34	34.9	3101	84
481800006687	3186	L B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Amber Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1289	510	29	17.5	68.0%	93 (18.2%)	33 (6.5%)	361 (70.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,152			$1,705			$7,448	34	23.3	3809	623
480870006507	3187	Bebensee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5900 Inks Lk Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5100	781	49	16	87.7%	32 (4.1%)	193 (24.7%)	499 (63.9%)	33 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$8,857			$729			$8,129	34	29.3	3435	248
482703008416	3188	Bagdad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Deer Creek Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-5900	855	62	13.8	48.4%	215 (25.1%)	34 (4.0%)	470 (55.0%)	91 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	$12,504			$1,005			$11,499	33.9	40.8	2744	444
481935012576	3189	Floresville South Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Tiger Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 393-5325	935	57	16.3	70.5%	246 (26.3%)	5 (0.5%)	658 (70.4%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	$9,413			$1,162			$8,251	33.9	32.8	3226	37
480146123071	3190	Valor San Antonio	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 Centerview Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 903-0383	218	17	12.9	44.5%	54 (24.8%)	18 (8.3%)	130 (59.6%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								33.9			(n/a)

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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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.