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)
481815001620	4561	H B Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2803 Castroville Rd	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4230	389	25	15.3	97.2%	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	370 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,703			$1,958			$8,745	8.3	6.5	4567	6
483879004425	4562	Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Biddle Ave	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6740	306	20	15.6	96.1%	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,705			$1,693			$10,012	8.3	10.5	4449	113
481764001529	4563	Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	335	23	14.5	79.4%	15 (4.5%)	145 (43.3%)	164 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$12,039			$1,815			$10,224	8.2	5.1	4604	41
480967006824	4564	Homer Dr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8950 Homer Dr	Beaumont	77708	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6225	483	30	16.2	95.2%	13 (2.7%)	425 (88.0%)	34 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,454			$1,675			$8,780	8.1	12.9	4367	197
484428005051	4565	Parkdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Edmond	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-2170	520	32	16.1	93.1%	56 (10.8%)	200 (38.5%)	242 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$11,193			$1,665			$9,528	8	15.9	4243	322
480026413535	4566	KIPP Pleasant Grove Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 N St Augustine	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4230	576	30	19.2	92.0%	11 (1.9%)	342 (59.4%)	197 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	$10,325			$1,132			$9,193	7.9	4.5	4621	55
480141412335	4567	The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5800 Mlk Blvd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5000	179	9	20.2	81.0%	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	168 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$8,335			$1,440			$6,895	7.9	24.5	3725	842
480147013942	4568	Elevate Collegiate	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2410 Hamilton	Houston	77004	Harris County	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 234-1434	174	8	20.6	96.0%	6 (3.4%)	147 (84.5%)	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								7.8			(n/a)
483873010425	4569	M L King Academy	Public	K-8	3501 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7935	193	16	12.1	95.9%	3 (1.6%)	82 (42.5%)	102 (52.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$14,806			$2,322			$12,484	7.8	9.9	4467	102
482364002417	4570	Woodson School	Public	PK, KG-5	10720 Southview St	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3600	489	32	15.2	99.2%	14 (2.9%)	400 (81.8%)	69 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,124			$1,309			$8,815	7.8	11	4432	138

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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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