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)
484437005066	1041	Walcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4275 Hwy 214	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Walcott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 289-5222	144	5	28.9	48.6%	27 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,769			$1,779			$10,990	72.2	84.1	609	432
483927008789	1042	Dan J Kubacak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4131 Warpath	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9604	710	42	16.8	56.9%	533 (75.1%)	6 (0.8%)	157 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$10,441			$1,241			$9,199	72.1	67.2	1287	245
484668009450	1043	North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Sean Haggerty	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6700	493	37	13.3	73.0%	19 (3.9%)	20 (4.1%)	450 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,920			$1,416			$9,504	72	85	578	465
483318011208	1044	J Lyndal Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13824 Lost Spurs Rd	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1900	665	47	14.2	39.7%	287 (43.2%)	105 (15.8%)	187 (28.1%)	40 (6.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	$10,004			$539			$9,466	71.9	64.2	1411	367
482574002900	1045	Haude Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3111 Louetta	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5600	669	46	14.4	41.1%	247 (36.9%)	113 (16.9%)	232 (34.7%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.7%)	$8,929			$918			$8,011	71.9	77.1	876	169
481818007355	1046	Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Freddy Gonzalez	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2535	433	28	15.4	77.8%	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,210			$1,047			$11,163	71.9	62	1515	469
482778003117	1047	Timber Creek Elementary	Public	1-5	701 N Willis	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-1000	528	32	16.3	77.1%	295 (55.9%)	50 (9.5%)	155 (29.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$10,701			$1,563			$9,138	71.9	52.2	2049	1002
480023111512	1048	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary	Public, Charter	3-6	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	238	16	15.2		98 (41.2%)	32 (13.4%)	77 (32.4%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$8,717			$47			$8,670	71.9	76.4	907	141
483312013250	1049	Fields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9570 Fm 1560 N	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2150	812	56	14.5	52.1%	168 (20.7%)	29 (3.6%)	532 (65.5%)	38 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	$8,848			$570			$8,279	71.9	72.7	1051	2
482574012302	1050	Mueller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7074 Fm 2920	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7300	582	42	13.8	46.0%	143 (24.6%)	123 (21.1%)	198 (34.0%)	91 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.4%)	$9,398			$689			$8,709	71.9	69.3	1200	150

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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.