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)
482580002911	991	Knippa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 Kessler St	Knippa	78870	Uvalde County	Knippa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 934-2177	416	37	11.3	41.6%	162 (38.9%)	2 (0.5%)	242 (58.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,436			$889			$8,548	73.7	83.6	623	368
480026614162	992	Harmony School Of Science- San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	5566 Wiseman Blvd	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 267-9954	310	21	15	45.8%	59 (19.0%)	58 (18.7%)	150 (48.4%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)								73.7			(n/a)
482613007356	993	Diaz-Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5543 La Homa Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2470	594	40	14.8	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	594 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,232			$1,184			$11,048	73.7	67.2	1286	293
481770001532	994	Eagle Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Morris Dido Newark Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 236-7191	507	36	13.8	19.3%	337 (66.5%)	28 (5.5%)	112 (22.1%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$9,423			$579			$8,845	73.7	74.6	980	14
483702004167	995	Yale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 E Collins Blvd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-8300	412	35	11.9	35.7%	199 (48.3%)	45 (10.9%)	96 (23.3%)	43 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$11,535			$716			$10,819	73.6	64.3	1407	412
480894000298	996	Becker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2019	502	26	19.3	16.3%	229 (45.6%)	10 (2.0%)	222 (44.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.4%)	$9,746			$368			$9,378	73.6	90.9	346	650
481168005849	997	Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1974 Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8490	604	40	15	92.5%	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	583 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,782			$1,660			$11,122	73.6	72.8	1045	48
483228003578	998	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S 6th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-0236	432	31	13.9	53.5%	227 (52.5%)	27 (6.3%)	146 (33.8%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,974			$906			$10,068	73.5	86.1	523	475
484347006180	999	Owens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 C R 168	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2175	665	41	16.1	48.9%	387 (58.2%)	91 (13.7%)	137 (20.6%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.4%)	$8,942			$1,262			$7,680	73.5	76	918	81
480831021127	1000	Frontier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Airline Dr	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8005	445	32	13.7	53.0%	186 (41.8%)	61 (13.7%)	171 (38.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.2%)	$10,984			$1,468			$9,516	73.5	77.4	860	140

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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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