Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480001012146	1161	Ralph Pfluger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4951 Marsh Ln	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8510	751	47	15.8	51.7%	163 (21.7%)	40 (5.3%)	500 (66.6%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$8,852			$3,650			$5,202	69	74.6	977	184
481275006832	1162	Canton Intermediate	Public	3-5	1190 W Hwy 243	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Canton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 567-6418	538	38	14	52.2%	395 (73.4%)	16 (3.0%)	98 (18.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$8,265			$957			$7,308	69	73.6	1021	141
482566002912	1163	Cedar Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Chantz Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1480	594	39	15	73.6%	99 (16.7%)	201 (33.8%)	202 (34.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	71 (12.0%)	$10,061			$1,350			$8,712	68.9	62.1	1507	344
483873004322	1164	Agnes Cotton Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1616 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9780	515	31	16.7	90.3%	31 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	476 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,164			$2,882			$9,283	68.9	56.2	1812	648
480003012686	1165	Uplift Education - Infinity Preparatory Pri	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	504	31	16	81.7%	29 (5.8%)	30 (6.0%)	399 (79.2%)	39 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,719			$791			$8,928	68.9	53.9	1952	787
480028711567	1166	Texas School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	6025 Village Pkwy	Edgecliff Village	76134	Tarrant County	Texas School Of The Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 732-8372	333	26	12.8		96 (28.8%)	75 (22.5%)	115 (34.5%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	$10,393			$94			$10,299	68.9	65.8	1347	181
483318006156	1167	Roanoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Lancelot	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0650	704	50	14	30.3%	248 (35.2%)	38 (5.4%)	302 (42.9%)	87 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	$9,605			$522			$9,083	68.9	74	1010	157
482364002444	1168	Durham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4803 Brinkman St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2527	570	33	17.2	64.2%	143 (25.1%)	65 (11.4%)	348 (61.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,194			$938			$8,257	68.9	48.3	2279	1111
480834011456	1169	Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 S Ferguson Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1400	665	45	14.7	51.7%	251 (37.7%)	157 (23.6%)	167 (25.1%)	34 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.0%)	$10,873			$1,004			$9,869	68.9	54.7	1907	738
484590011830	1170	W Lloyd Meador Elementary	Public	K-5	10020 Fm 830	Willis	77318	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 890-7550	643	37	17.3	41.8%	432 (67.2%)	31 (4.8%)	133 (20.7%)	10 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	$8,536			$904			$7,632	68.8	62.3	1498	328

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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.