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)
484389004981	781	John And Nelda Partin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Newport Dr	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 482-8805	576	41	14.1	21.0%	377 (65.5%)	21 (3.6%)	135 (23.4%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	$9,235			$547			$8,688	79.3	84.3	600	181
481281012226	782	Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9600 Perry Ave	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2520	363	25	14.8	35.3%	179 (49.3%)	25 (6.9%)	135 (37.2%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$7,297			$968			$6,329	79.3	86	530	252
480813000173	783	Puckett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Oakhurst	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-5050	335	22	15.3	36.1%	222 (66.3%)	9 (2.7%)	84 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$9,381			$1,402			$7,979	79.3	82.6	665	118
482166005736	784	Cannon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 W College St	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5680	494	41	12	31.8%	265 (53.6%)	23 (4.7%)	149 (30.2%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	$9,573			$810			$8,763	79.2	73.6	1020	236
484578007482	785	West Foundation Elementary	Public	K-5	5220 Lk Wellington Pkwy	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 235-1192	380	27	14.1	35.8%	193 (50.8%)	27 (7.1%)	90 (23.7%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$11,119			$915			$10,203	79.2	69.7	1174	389
481914001784	786	Fayetteville Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	618 Rusk St	Fayetteville	78940	Fayette County	Fayetteville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 378-4242	290	26	11.2	29.7%	236 (81.4%)	4 (1.4%)	45 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,648			$1,238			$9,411	79.2	76.5	901	115
481218008856	787	Academy At Nola Dunn	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Dobson St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3300	654	42	15.5	17.4%	483 (73.9%)	20 (3.1%)	106 (16.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	$8,131			$554			$7,577	79.2	77.4	864	77
484668005624	788	Pebble Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11145 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5600	540	39	13.9	80.4%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	519 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,716			$2,091			$9,625	79.2	68.5	1230	442
483498013448	789	Birch Elementary	Public	1-4	815 Birch Dr	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5120	639	44	14.4	69.2%	240 (37.6%)	141 (22.1%)	207 (32.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.9%)	$9,882			$1,636			$8,246	79.1	61.4	1542	753
483060007589	790	Longbranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 F M 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6200	664	40	16.4	17.9%	451 (67.9%)	61 (9.2%)	124 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$9,668			$862			$8,806	79.1	83.6	624	166

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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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