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)
481035000516	1121	Bland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5123 Fm 2194	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Bland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 776-2239	394	32	12.3	71.8%	187 (47.5%)	2 (0.5%)	193 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,409			$1,507			$9,902	70.1	75.1	955	166
480144114131	1122	Great Hearts Lakeside	Public, Charter	K-8	7633 Harris Pkwy	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 409-9098	1,119	42	26.8	24.8%	589 (52.6%)	110 (9.8%)	274 (24.5%)	84 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.2%)	$8,478			$370			$8,108	70	80.8	736	386
482703008090	1123	Pauline Naumann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Brighton Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5800	441	40	11.1	23.8%	236 (53.5%)	24 (5.4%)	91 (20.6%)	47 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.8%)	$12,548			$435			$12,112	69.9	78	844	279
482391004620	1124	Shadow Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Mills Branch Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2600	636	39	16.4	19.7%	403 (63.4%)	18 (2.8%)	134 (21.1%)	46 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	$10,068			$527			$9,540	69.9	77.1	877	247
482028006412	1125	Oppe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2915 81st St	Galveston	77554	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6500	624	44	14.2	61.9%	265 (42.5%)	49 (7.9%)	275 (44.1%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,326			$1,856			$10,470	69.9	72.3	1064	61
484668005319	1126	Edgemere International School	Public	PK, KG-5	10300 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4700	657	46	14.3	73.2%	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	630 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,935			$1,303			$9,632	69.9	80.1	760	366
484554005178	1127	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9850 Legacy Dr	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1323	647	42	15.3	62.1%	188 (29.1%)	56 (8.7%)	345 (53.3%)	16 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	$10,526			$1,581			$8,946	69.9	71	1127
480019512828	1128	Vanguard Picasso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	901 S Athol	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-0134	593	34	17.4	94.8%	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	580 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,162			$2,335			$7,827	69.9	62.9	1460	332
484473013909	1129	Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	470 Washington Ave	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4740	679	44	15.2	34.5%	289 (42.6%)	143 (21.1%)	183 (27.0%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	$9,738			$325			$9,414	69.9	69.3	1201	72
481119000592	1130	T W Ogg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	208 N Lazy Ln	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7195	564	41	13.5	79.4%	92 (16.3%)	56 (9.9%)	371 (65.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$11,328			$1,747			$9,581	69.9	46.5	2383	1253

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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.