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)
481602001173	3081	Cumby Collegiate Middle	Public	3-7	201 Donelton St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	170	14	11.8	46.5%	134 (78.8%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$10,383			$993			$9,390	35.8	34	3156	75
482364008614	3082	Tinsley Elementary	Public	1-5	11035 Bob White	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8400	607	31	19.5	98.7%	6 (1.0%)	54 (8.9%)	544 (89.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,245			$1,101			$9,143	35.8	33.8	3168	86
482850010937	3083	Wheelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3008 42nd St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7200	298	25	11.9	88.6%	34 (11.4%)	43 (14.4%)	215 (72.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,547			$2,476			$10,071	35.8	21.3	3919	836
481623001299	3084	Richard Lagow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	687 Edgeworth Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6600	435	35	12.2	96.6%	12 (2.8%)	60 (13.8%)	353 (81.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,425			$1,408			$12,017	35.7	32.3	3256	172
483963004501	3085	Selman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Hwy 90 W	Sealy	77474	Austin County	Sealy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 885-6659	676	48	13.9	71.0%	181 (26.8%)	75 (11.1%)	366 (54.1%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.1%)	$10,132			$1,220			$8,912	35.7	32.2	3261	176
482410013207	3086	Howard Norman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Llano River Trail	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5480	570	41	13.7	41.4%	195 (34.2%)	81 (14.2%)	226 (39.6%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.1%)	$11,367			$628			$10,739	35.6	55.6	1848	1238
482667011199	3087	Belt Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 W Belt Line Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1608	522	30	17.1	87.2%	4 (0.8%)	440 (84.3%)	60 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$10,987			$828			$10,159	35.6	48.6	2261	826
484473013161	3088	Marvin Biomedical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4670	491	34	14.6	72.1%	165 (33.6%)	120 (24.4%)	182 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$14,031			$619			$13,412	35.6	27.7	3528	440
484404004994	3089	Veribest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10062 F M Hwy 380	Veribest	76886	Tom Green County	Veribest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 655-2851	116	10	11.8	50.0%	73 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,641			$1,247			$10,394	35.6	62.4	1489	1600
484347004931	3090	Clarkston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Williamsburg	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1980	379	28	13.4	83.6%	109 (28.8%)	141 (37.2%)	82 (21.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	$10,523			$1,724			$8,799	35.6	29.3	3440	350

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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.