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)
482667006288	2231	Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Millbrook Dr	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1564	441	26	17	82.1%	4 (0.9%)	373 (84.6%)	38 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	$9,281			$897			$8,384	48.7	51.8	2072	159
482241002250	2232	Sour Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 981-6440	760	51	15	40.5%	631 (83.0%)	37 (4.9%)	65 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,115			$810			$7,305	48.7	48.1	2292	60
482364002573	2233	Rucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Vinett St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7467	418	37	11.2	94.5%	8 (1.9%)	19 (4.5%)	386 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,720			$1,163			$10,557	48.7	35.4	3063	830
480939000397	2234	J B Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 N Sixth St	Bangs	76823	Brown County	Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 752-7236	377	33	11.5	72.4%	262 (69.5%)	11 (2.9%)	91 (24.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,801			$1,420			$8,381	48.6	56	1819	415
481473000972	2235	Startzville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42111 Fm 3159	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 885-8000	462	38	12.1	69.5%	258 (55.8%)	6 (1.3%)	171 (37.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.8%)	$10,237			$1,523			$8,714	48.6	60.3	1592	643
481674014215	2236	Sandbrock Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3690 Hunter St	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 347-7452	785	47	16.7	37.2%	204 (26.0%)	241 (30.7%)	195 (24.8%)	70 (8.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.0%)								48.6			(n/a)
484314004901	2237	Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ballentine St	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 989-2244	292	24	12.3	49.7%	191 (65.4%)	7 (2.4%)	76 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$8,636			$1,040			$7,596	48.6	22.5	3853	1616
482034002014	2238	Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Saturn Rd	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2500	404	29	13.9	93.1%	21 (5.2%)	32 (7.9%)	342 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,136			$1,748			$9,389	48.6	46.2	2403	165
480023712372	2239	Golden Rule Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10747 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	199	16	12.5	98.0%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,106			$1,108			$7,999	48.6	35	3092	853
482115011481	2240	Victoria Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Seabird St	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 421-1800	732	46	15.9	63.0%	116 (15.8%)	124 (16.9%)	420 (57.4%)	49 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$11,959			$2,202			$9,757	48.6	54.8	1896	344

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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.