Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480967004635	2241	Curtis Elementary	Public	K-5	6225 N Circuit	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6050	555	31	17.9	63.8%	142 (25.6%)	258 (46.5%)	98 (17.7%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$10,127			$1,340			$8,787	48.6	54.8	1902	339
480016314322	2242	Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	498 Bethel Cannon Rd	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 395-6063	113	8	14	27.4%	82 (72.6%)	1 (0.9%)	27 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								48.5	55	1881	361
483510005572	2243	Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	2425 San Gabriel Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1100	353	30	11.6	47.9%	130 (36.8%)	44 (12.5%)	101 (28.6%)	48 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	$11,836			$770			$11,066	48.5	56.3	1808	435
481623001368	2244	T G Terry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6661 Greenspan Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3200	315	25	12.5	93.3%	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.2%)	240 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,388			$1,492			$10,896	48.5	43.9	2537	293
481908008728	2245	Farmersville Intermediate	Public	3-6	807 N Main	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 782-8108	649	40	16.1	60.7%	293 (45.1%)	37 (5.7%)	283 (43.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,550			$1,326			$9,224	48.5	51.6	2091	154
482241002247	2246	China Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Henderson Ave	China	77613	Jefferson County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 981-6410	592	39	15.3	51.9%	304 (51.4%)	136 (23.0%)	119 (20.1%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$8,861			$957			$7,904	48.5	49.1	2235	11
482566009456	2247	Ira Cross Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Herndon Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2550	647	43	14.9	84.5%	73 (11.3%)	283 (43.7%)	204 (31.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	71 (11.0%)	$9,681			$1,420			$8,261	48.5	33.8	3171	924
484365008407	2248	Henry Cuellar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6431 Casa Del Sol Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2700	507	38	13.4	95.7%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,144			$1,366			$8,778	48.5	40.1	2789	541
482610006952	2249	La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	315 S Jackson St	La Grange	78945	Fayette County	La Grange Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 968-4100	1,004	68	14.8	61.0%	434 (43.2%)	81 (8.1%)	439 (43.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)	$10,471			$1,660			$8,812	48.4	50.2	2168	81
481111000576	2250	Brady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 W China St	Brady	76825	McCulloch County	Brady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 597-2590	465	35	13.4	77.8%	278 (59.8%)	4 (0.9%)	168 (36.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$12,299			$2,356			$9,943	48.4	46.7	2371	121

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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