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)
483993010824	1381	Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 S Taylor Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 668-0426	604	36	16.9	79.5%	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	583 (96.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,175			$2,204			$7,971	64.4	74.5	982	399
480894022775	1382	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5214 Duval Rd	Austin	78727	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2580	653	51	12.9	30.2%	336 (51.5%)	41 (6.3%)	168 (25.7%)	63 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.6%)	$11,276			$522			$10,753	64.4	78.7	814	568
482028002001	1383	Morgan Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1410 37th St	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6700	572	42	13.5	95.5%	69 (12.1%)	136 (23.8%)	344 (60.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$13,184			$2,436			$10,748	64.3	64.2	1412	29
480809013503	1384	Meridiana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9815 Meridiana Pkwy	Iowa Colony	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3078	786	47	16.7	42.9%	147 (18.7%)	308 (39.2%)	227 (28.9%)	58 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	$9,192			$350			$8,841	64.3	67.8	1253	131
482730006880	1385	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Valley View Dr	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5953	383	34	11.2	73.9%	52 (13.6%)	63 (16.4%)	185 (48.3%)	67 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,005			$1,438			$10,567	64.3	50.9	2124	739
480870005391	1386	Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 Pimlico Dr	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-1100	733	47	15.4	59.5%	293 (40.0%)	105 (14.3%)	242 (33.0%)	45 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	$9,009			$639			$8,369	64.3	57.3	1742	356
480141612753	1387	Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center	Public, Charter	K-6	1700 Groesbeck St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 703-1810	132	11	12	92.4%	15 (11.4%)	37 (28.0%)	76 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$11,630			$3,357			$8,273	64.3	51.5	2095	708
483432003832	1388	Kruse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Park Ln	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0624	423	36	11.7	94.8%	16 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	400 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,923			$2,013			$9,909	64.3	48.3	2274	886
482829003162	1389	Los Fresnos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	32602 State Hwy 100	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6900	558	38	14.6	78.5%	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	535 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,050			$973			$10,077	64.3	74.2	997	392
480771000079	1390	Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	469	31	15.1	93.8%	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	446 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,403			$2,391			$11,013	64.3	60.7	1574	184

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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

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

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