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)
480783005944	2161	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8500 Brookwulf	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8300	693	57	12	90.6%	10 (1.4%)	160 (23.1%)	448 (64.6%)	72 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,033			$2,100			$9,933	49.9	30.9	3341	1180
484668005332	2162	Pasodale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8253 McElroy Ave	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8500	443	35	12.6	90.1%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,467			$1,859			$10,608	49.9	47.5	2324	162
484161004752	2163	Stockdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S 6th St	Stockdale	78160	Wilson County	Stockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 996-1612	404	29	13.7	55.2%	212 (52.5%)	2 (0.5%)	181 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,081			$1,396			$8,685	49.9	67.9	1249	914
484415005609	2164	Martin De Leon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Santa Barbara St	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9553	516	33	15.5	57.6%	154 (29.8%)	21 (4.1%)	317 (61.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,250			$1,478			$7,771	49.8	48.2	2284	120
484380007969	2165	Valley View North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E Anaya Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1600	375	27	14	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	375 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,135			$949			$11,186	49.8	62.5	1480	685
480809000131	2166	Alvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Westpark Dr	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-2511	678	46	14.7	79.5%	195 (28.8%)	21 (3.1%)	438 (64.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$10,624			$497			$10,126	49.8	36.1	3031	865
480813000185	2167	Wills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 W 11th	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5650	484	32	15.2	94.0%	109 (22.5%)	96 (19.8%)	134 (27.7%)	119 (24.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$10,495			$1,873			$8,622	49.7	44.2	2522	355
482025010736	2168	Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 New Forest Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4000	641	44	14.7	86.6%	6 (0.9%)	294 (45.9%)	316 (49.3%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$12,439			$1,540			$10,899	49.7	37.9	2934	766
481168000650	2169	Egly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Land O Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8850	533	37	14.3	91.6%	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	519 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,851			$1,621			$11,230	49.7	44.6	2495	326
483540004003	2170	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	748	50	14.9	88.6%	13 (1.7%)	141 (18.9%)	563 (75.3%)	9 (1.2%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,784			$1,458			$9,326	49.6	47.8	2315	145

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.