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)
481168000644	4011	Canales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 International Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8900	654	40	16.2	97.2%	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,718			$1,670			$9,048	20.5	18.8	4076	65
483873004393	4012	David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 S Navidad St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7940	323	20	16.5	96.6%	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	300 (92.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,775			$2,241			$10,533	20.5	14.2	4312	300
482499002786	4013	Converse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Fm 1516	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-1210	604	38	15.8	62.9%	78 (12.9%)	118 (19.5%)	373 (61.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,673			$1,115			$7,558	20.5	19.5	4037	24
482730003071	4014	Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Fox Ave	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5992	620	56	11	88.7%	24 (3.9%)	13 (2.1%)	504 (81.3%)	68 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,399			$900			$10,499	20.5	16	4240	226
483240012541	4015	Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22320 Loop 494	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-5970	841	53	15.7	89.2%	216 (25.7%)	11 (1.3%)	585 (69.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	$10,733			$1,655			$9,078	20.4	25.1	3685	330
481591012630	4016	Mary Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 W Cleburne Rd	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-7571	389	37	10.5	87.1%	17 (4.4%)	265 (68.1%)	78 (20.1%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,774			$812			$10,962	20.4	10.3	4457	441
483870004297	4017	Austin Elementary	Public	K-5	700 N Van Buren St	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3636	355	25	14.2	78.6%	90 (25.4%)	5 (1.4%)	252 (71.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,647			$1,341			$8,306	20.4	20.7	3963	54
482712003048	4018	Leggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	254 E Fm 942 E	Leggett	77350	Polk County	Leggett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2412	143	8	18.1	81.1%	104 (72.7%)	11 (7.7%)	22 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$9,729			$1,914			$7,815	20.4	11	4427	409
483104001509	4019	Carl C Waitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	842 W Saint Francis Ave	Brownsville	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6600	396	25	15.6	98.2%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,751			$1,414			$10,336	20.4	24	3768	251
480744012705	4020	Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	412	30	13.6	94.2%	54 (13.1%)	36 (8.7%)	308 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,966			$3,207			$8,759	20.4	20	4006	14

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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