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)
482364002534	841	Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 Arnot St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5150	447	28	16	43.4%	113 (25.3%)	52 (11.6%)	217 (48.5%)	35 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$11,240			$1,050			$10,190	77.6	72.8	1048	207
482250002273	842	Harleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17240 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 777-4092	336	26	12.9	58.6%	295 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$9,740			$1,406			$8,335	77.6	66.6	1318	476
480146114149	843	Valor North Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	14200 N Interstate 35	Austin	78728	Travis County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-4168	996	61	16.3	22.1%	523 (52.5%)	24 (2.4%)	310 (31.1%)	58 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.0%)	$8,177			$401			$7,776	77.6	80.1	761	82
482574010773	844	Metzler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 W Rayford Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-7900	894	54	16.4	44.5%	339 (37.9%)	97 (10.9%)	372 (41.6%)	48 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	$8,966			$704			$8,263	77.5	78.6	815	29
484365011086	845	Barbara Fasken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11111 Atlanta Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4700	725	45	16.1	73.1%	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	704 (97.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,590			$1,301			$8,289	77.4	74	1012	167
484590013425	846	Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary	Public	K-5	11505 Pine Valley Dr	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 228-7715	797	44	18	43.2%	466 (58.5%)	78 (9.8%)	183 (23.0%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.0%)								77.4	72.1	1072	226
481800001566	847	Gale Pond Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E 23rd St	Odessa	79760	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1019	324	18	17.5	67.0%	41 (12.7%)	12 (3.7%)	262 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,298			$1,796			$10,502	77.4	79.1	796	51
482829011382	848	Dora Romero Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9705 Cajun Blvd	Brownsville	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5000	577	36	16	76.1%	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	564 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,473			$785			$9,688	77.4	75.2	954	106
481623006933	849	Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3453 Flair Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2800	370	27	13.6	48.4%	127 (34.3%)	14 (3.8%)	204 (55.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$12,764			$1,414			$11,350	77.3	76	920	71
483714004173	850	Grulla Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	443 Old Military Rd	Grulla	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4260	440	35	12.7	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125			$1,998			$9,127	77.3	54.8	1901	1051

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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.