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)
480029212536	1631	Harmony Science Academy - Garland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2302 Firewheel Pkwy	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 212-4777	743	46	16.2	70.7%	145 (19.5%)	209 (28.1%)	238 (32.0%)	129 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$9,120			$892			$8,228	59.1	52.8	2023	392
482364002508	1632	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Victoria Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2686	496	39	12.8	96.2%	4 (0.8%)	117 (23.6%)	370 (74.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,037			$1,257			$8,781	59.1	30.8	3356	1724
484176004760	1633	Sudan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	107 W Hwy 303	Sudan	79371	Lamb County	Sudan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 227-2173	291	23	12.6	58.1%	138 (47.4%)	5 (1.7%)	144 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,962			$1,365			$10,597	59	66.8	1311	322
480975000446	1634	Bellevue School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Seventh St	Bellevue	76228	Clay County	Bellevue Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 928-2104	181	18	10.3	45.3%	168 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,412			$1,222			$12,190	59	49.2	2233	599
481078000543	1635	Newgulf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1867 Burning Stone	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2837	556	35	16	60.6%	219 (39.4%)	42 (7.6%)	277 (49.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$8,913			$989			$7,924	59	46.8	2357	722
483294007515	1636	Longs Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15806 O Connor	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-4800	572	41	13.9	47.4%	159 (27.8%)	36 (6.3%)	336 (58.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	$8,939			$493			$8,446	59	61.7	1528	108
480809008452	1637	Don Jeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2455 County Rd 58	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3055	713	50	14.2	71.7%	40 (5.6%)	235 (33.0%)	362 (50.8%)	52 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$9,997			$468			$9,529	59	46.4	2397	760
484365008409	1638	John W Arndt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Santa Marta Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2800	797	50	15.9	93.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	795 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,057			$1,688			$8,369	59	48.1	2290	652
483432005905	1639	Sparks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2503 E Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0744	369	32	11.5	91.9%	21 (5.7%)	14 (3.8%)	327 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,201			$2,528			$11,673	59	41.5	2697	1058
481305000805	1640	Stark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 Josey Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3300	701	49	14.2	58.6%	95 (13.6%)	69 (9.8%)	495 (70.6%)	25 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$9,875			$1,481			$8,394	58.9	48.4	2272	632

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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.