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)
482265002300	3511	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	710 2nd St	Hart	79043	Castro County	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 938-2141	212	18	11.9	83.5%	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,390			$2,102			$10,288	28.7	39.7	2817	694
484372014041	3512	Uvalde Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	224 N Benson Rd	Uvalde	78801	Uvalde County	Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 591-2988	560	34	16.6	76.8%	59 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								28.7	23.8	3785	273
481623007855	3513	Jill Stone Elementary At Vickery Meadow	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Ridgecrest Rd	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7900	407	33	12.3	98.0%	14 (3.4%)	82 (20.1%)	251 (61.7%)	47 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,689			$1,736			$11,953	28.7	47.8	2314	1199
482499009452	3514	Mary Lou Hartman	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 Woodlake Pkwy	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 590-3080	656	45	14.4	78.4%	36 (5.5%)	97 (14.8%)	499 (76.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)	$8,231			$1,082			$7,149	28.7	23	3825	311
480029212050	3515	Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1102 NW 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 642-9911	496	32	15.6	79.0%	50 (10.1%)	140 (28.2%)	267 (53.8%)	19 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$9,795			$1,173			$8,622	28.7	27.8	3523	8
484122004714	3516	Meyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16330 Forest Way Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8270	711	52	13.5	94.5%	9 (1.3%)	326 (45.9%)	354 (49.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	$11,297			$1,512			$9,785	28.7	24.2	3756	240
482730003067	3517	Degan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1680 College Pkwy	Lewisville	75077	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5967	403	34	11.8	72.2%	74 (18.4%)	119 (29.5%)	111 (27.5%)	65 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.2%)	$12,249			$1,427			$10,822	28.7	21.3	3918	401
483699004121	3518	Richards High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9477 Panther Dr	Richards	77873	Grimes County	Richards Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 851-2364	235	21	11.2	42.6%	194 (82.6%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,768			$1,274			$10,494	28.6	43.2	2587	931
482159002173	3519	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	561	49	11.5	56.3%	278 (49.6%)	7 (1.2%)	258 (46.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,865			$870			$10,994	28.6	18.7	4086	567
480007210549	3520	Nova Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 381-3088	83	4	20.4	96.4%	2 (2.4%)	60 (72.3%)	20 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$11,604			$1,280			$10,324	28.6	52	2057	1463

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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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