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)
483483011514	1721	Wieland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Tudor House Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3900	394	33	11.8	68.8%	38 (9.6%)	72 (18.3%)	111 (28.2%)	150 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	$14,134			$1,618			$12,516	57.2	51.7	2083	362
483702005584	1722	Merriman Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7101 Winedale Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2800	514	38	13.6	38.7%	258 (50.2%)	129 (25.1%)	94 (18.3%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$10,001			$832			$9,169	57.2	75.5	937	785
480021112688	1723	Idea McAllen Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	201 N Bentsen Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4100	772	33	23.6	81.6%	33 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	725 (93.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,983			$1,290			$6,694	57.2	63.1	1456	267
482559002851	1724	Starkey Elementary	Public	K-5	1030 W Main St	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 257-2210	458	33	13.9	62.7%	229 (50.0%)	9 (2.0%)	198 (43.2%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,613			$1,442			$7,170	57.2	46.8	2359	635
484443009417	1725	Fields Store Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31670 Giboney Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-4050	661	46	14.4	64.4%	328 (49.6%)	9 (1.4%)	312 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$10,002			$1,217			$8,784	57.2	66.8	1309	416
481983005720	1726	North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6302 11th Pl	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 793-6686	745	44	16.9	65.8%	215 (28.9%)	34 (4.6%)	457 (61.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$7,935			$964			$6,971	57.1	70	1164	562
482574006007	1727	Roth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21623 Castlemont	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6600	782	57	13.6	67.0%	184 (23.5%)	83 (10.6%)	451 (57.7%)	26 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	$9,702			$645			$9,057	57.1	70.1	1163	564
481500001012	1728	Runyan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 Foster Dr	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2800	705	47	15	79.4%	129 (18.3%)	69 (9.8%)	469 (66.5%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$10,509			$1,415			$9,094	57.1	22.6	3847	2119
481662001427	1729	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4209 Smith School Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3850	560	37	15.1	89.8%	26 (4.6%)	44 (7.9%)	477 (85.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,346			$1,913			$13,434	57.1	50.5	2147	418
482406002675	1730	Midway Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	409 N Ector Dr	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3380	606	40	15.3	83.2%	127 (21.0%)	172 (28.4%)	124 (20.5%)	82 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.9%)	47 (7.8%)	$9,891			$1,427			$8,464	57.1	62.3	1496	234

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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:

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

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

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