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)
480981000453	1231	West End Elementary	Public	K-5	7453 Ernst Pkwy	Industry	78944	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 357-2595	168	15	10.9	39.3%	126 (75.0%)	3 (1.8%)	35 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,984			$1,612			$10,372	67.4	58.6	1683	452
481623000465	1232	Harry Stone Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4747 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3400	524	33	15.7	67.7%	11 (2.1%)	202 (38.5%)	288 (55.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$11,064			$1,091			$9,973	67.4	70.7	1139	93
482985006300	1233	Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	447	32	13.9	70.5%	95 (21.3%)	67 (15.0%)	264 (59.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,782			$1,753			$10,029	67.4	51.6	2086	853
480809013837	1234	Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1721 Sterling Lakes W Dr	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 388-1130	769	49	15.5	69.1%	81 (10.5%)	262 (34.1%)	381 (49.5%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	$9,982			$439			$9,543	67.4	51	2119	885
483573004044	1235	Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	127	13	10	48.0%	96 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.0%)	$12,008			$1,179			$10,829	67.4	49.7	2203	968
483237006762	1236	Walnut Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S Walnut	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6540	330	27	12	44.2%	142 (43.0%)	11 (3.3%)	150 (45.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$10,459			$518			$9,941	67.2	59.2	1640	404
481170005965	1237	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Vincent St	Brownwood	76801	Brown County	Brownwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 646-2937	307	25	12	70.0%	146 (47.6%)	7 (2.3%)	134 (43.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$10,743			$2,058			$8,686	67.2	66.3	1332	95
481119000580	1238	A P Beutel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Ligustrum St	Lake Jackson	77566	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7165	604	41	14.7	59.8%	269 (44.5%)	26 (4.3%)	278 (46.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$11,468			$1,240			$10,228	67.2	81.9	691	547
484074004622	1239	Somerset Elementary	Public	1-4	7840 6th St	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8961	718	43	16.6	86.6%	41 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	670 (93.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,839			$1,426			$8,412	67.1	75.3	947	292
481500000998	1240	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1414 E Dallas	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-5300	723	59	12.3	82.6%	111 (15.4%)	53 (7.3%)	538 (74.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$12,264			$1,551			$10,713	67.1	71.7	1096	144

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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.