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)
480771006204	4541	Dunn Elementary	Public	1-5	2003 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4320	801	46	17.5	89.8%	16 (2.0%)	191 (23.8%)	570 (71.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.6%)	$12,585			$1,887			$10,698	8.8	8.6	4502	39
484239007193	4542	Big Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	550 Roadrunner Cir	Terlingua	79852	Brewster County	Terlingua Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 371-2281	132	12	11.2	70.5%	25 (18.9%)	1 (0.8%)	103 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,673			$1,899			$15,774	8.8	11.3	4417	125
480894011065	4543	Padron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 W Rundberg Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9600	632	44	14.4	96.8%	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.8%)	597 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,980			$1,067			$10,914	8.7	17.7	4133	410
483873004343	4544	Dorie Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Lincolnshire Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7995	314	18	17.7	97.8%	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.1%)	294 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,571			$5,024			$12,548	8.7	16.9	4193	351
480894000316	4545	Govalle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3601 Govalle Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2078	370	34	10.8	88.4%	11 (3.0%)	59 (15.9%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,572			$1,366			$13,206	8.7	14.1	4321	224
484599005241	4546	Wilson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 Green Ave	Wilson	79381	Lynn County	Wilson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 628-6261	137	17	7.8	81.8%	40 (29.2%)	7 (5.1%)	87 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$15,806			$1,808			$13,998	8.7	32.7	3237	1309
480846000214	4547	Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	170	18	9.2	74.1%	44 (25.9%)	6 (3.5%)	115 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$13,506			$2,207			$11,299	8.6	25	3696	851
480147714114	4548	Royal Academy Of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4018 S Presa St	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	Royal Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 531-0300	345	20	17	90.1%	19 (5.5%)	17 (4.9%)	306 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								8.6	20.6	3973	575
480144013412	4549	Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	802	54	14.9	86.0%	26 (3.2%)	146 (18.2%)	607 (75.7%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$7,303			$785			$6,518	8.6	8.3	4509	40
480026413357	4550	KIPP Truth Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1545 S Ewing Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4210	489	27	18.2	96.7%	3 (0.6%)	263 (53.8%)	209 (42.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,953			$1,577			$9,375	8.6	3.2	4632	82

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About our rankings:

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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.