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)
481662013609	2351	Newton Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Apogee Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3900	543	38	14.4	80.7%	62 (11.4%)	31 (5.7%)	425 (78.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$10,811			$1,546			$9,265	46.9	34.4	3126	775
482115014255	2352	Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9165 Garth Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 421-4460	555	38	14.4	75.5%	94 (16.9%)	108 (19.5%)	318 (57.3%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)								46.9			(n/a)
480029211328	2353	Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth	Public, Charter	K-5	5651 Westcreek Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 263-0700	653	41	16	60.8%	104 (15.9%)	192 (29.4%)	265 (40.6%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	$9,287			$1,082			$8,204	46.8	50.9	2123	230
482967006298	2354	McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4400	413	32	12.8	84.3%	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	396 (95.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,360			$1,055			$11,306	46.8	46.1	2410	56
483808004258	2355	Xenia Voigt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Cushing Dr	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 428-7500	476	46	10.4	77.5%	70 (14.7%)	41 (8.6%)	344 (72.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$13,363			$1,605			$11,757	46.8	39.6	2825	470
482178005485	2356	Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4015 Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4048	636	43	14.7	64.2%	157 (24.7%)	10 (1.6%)	450 (70.8%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,713			$641			$9,072	46.8	60.6	1578	778
480771009528	2357	Bussey Elementary	Public	1-5	11555 Airline	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1501	508	30	16.8	95.3%	14 (2.8%)	6 (1.2%)	482 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,107			$2,111			$9,997	46.8	28	3514	1157
482096022869	2358	Rb Godley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 N Pearson	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4410	511	39	13.2	46.2%	326 (63.8%)	8 (1.6%)	169 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								46.8	47.3	2330	28
483039006144	2359	Kimball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Coryell Way	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4120	214	18	11.5	77.1%	57 (26.6%)	51 (23.8%)	87 (40.7%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$12,168			$1,706			$10,462	46.8	60.6	1576	783
481023000504	2360	Watauga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5937 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2700	715	47	15.2	79.7%	171 (23.9%)	38 (5.3%)	467 (65.3%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$8,696			$911			$7,785	46.8	42.6	2629	269

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