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)
482253012048	411	Lee H Means Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 E Loop 499	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3377	713	48	14.7	66.1%	45 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	655 (91.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,228			$1,821			$7,407	88.8	85.9	536	125
480809013513	412	Pomona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4480 Kirby Dr	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3670	782	50	15.5	24.7%	147 (18.8%)	291 (37.2%)	146 (18.7%)	147 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.3%)	$9,286			$291			$8,995	88.8	83.5	630	218
481083000549	413	Kirksey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Main St	Booker	79005	Lipscomb County	Booker Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 658-4559	171	17	10	66.7%	32 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$11,141			$1,235			$9,906	88.8	89.5	396	17
483702004142	414	Moss Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9202 Moss Farm Ln	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-2200	488	40	12.1	16.8%	316 (64.8%)	75 (15.4%)	63 (12.9%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$10,629			$628			$10,001	88.8	77.9	847	433
482001013306	415	Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-5	3535 Guinn Gate Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2575	667	42	15.9	9.9%	238 (35.7%)	56 (8.4%)	76 (11.4%)	237 (35.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	$8,764			$378			$8,386	88.7	88.2	448	33
481928001788	416	Flatonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 4th St	Flatonia	78941	Fayette County	Flatonia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 865-2947	314	24	13.3	49.0%	153 (48.7%)	5 (1.6%)	151 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,912			$806			$10,106	88.7	94.5	193	223
481818001635	417	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	349	25	14.2	90.8%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	346 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,970			$1,472			$11,499	88.7	88.1	451	34
482001009165	418	Gunstream Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Rockyridge Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3100	690	41	16.8	14.1%	185 (26.8%)	66 (9.6%)	68 (9.9%)	322 (46.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	$9,792			$378			$9,414	88.7	86	529	111
484365007151	419	Col Santos Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10702 Kirby Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4900	827	48	17.2	39.1%	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	775 (93.7%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,928			$1,223			$8,705	88.6	88.3	441	22
481970006550	420	Westpark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10117 Westpark Dr	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 249-7150	374	26	14.2	37.7%	233 (62.3%)	24 (6.4%)	88 (23.5%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$8,791			$1,188			$7,604	88.6	77.2	872	452

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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.