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)
480026811128	4001	Somerset Academy Brooks	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3803 Global Way	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 633-9006	1,251	61	20.5	80.7%	54 (4.3%)	43 (3.4%)	1,128 (90.2%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,365			$1,053			$10,312	20.7	21	3940	61
482442002732	4002	Lively Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Plymouth Dr	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-6700	772	49	15.9	87.3%	71 (9.2%)	35 (4.5%)	627 (81.2%)	8 (1.0%)	22 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,030			$1,626			$9,404	20.7	16.3	4222	220
483312003687	4003	Adams Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9627 Adams Hill Dr	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1400	464	40	11.6	85.6%	38 (8.2%)	37 (8.0%)	369 (79.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,028			$1,509			$9,519	20.7	23.6	3793	210
482667003005	4004	Pleasant Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	427 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1538	600	37	16	92.0%	4 (0.7%)	464 (77.3%)	108 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,152			$896			$8,256	20.7	21.6	3903	101
484415012253	4005	Rodolfo Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Lone Tree Rd	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-2850	401	28	14.1	82.3%	46 (11.5%)	18 (4.5%)	327 (81.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,356			$1,786			$8,570	20.6	16.8	4198	193
483025003391	4006	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 S Georgia Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2322	494	37	13.2	90.7%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	488 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,258			$2,727			$8,531	20.6	23.9	3773	233
483455003878	4007	Zavala Elementary	Public	2-5	600 E 9th St	Pecos	79772	Reeves County	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 447-7497	878	61	14.4	76.4%	45 (5.1%)	6 (0.7%)	807 (91.9%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$21,084			$2,479			$18,605	20.6	20.4	3986	21
480028313395	4008	The Rhodes School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	600 Charles St	Humble	77338	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 319-9300	370	34	11	85.7%	10 (2.7%)	324 (87.6%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,163			$1,645			$11,518	20.6	16.8	4197	189
483873004323	4009	Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	467 Freiling Dr	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6530	590	37	16.1	94.1%	16 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	565 (95.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,372			$2,431			$8,941	20.5	20.9	3950	59
480016313497	4010	Ignite Community School - Fallbrook	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	12512 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	285	18	16	73.7%	4 (1.4%)	223 (78.2%)	46 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$10,402			$957			$9,445	20.5	28.6	3484	526

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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.
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