Best Elementary Schools in Texas for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Texas!

Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4086)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
481623013736	1	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	100.0%	99.9%	0.10%
482679003015	2	Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Chicago St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3400	563	33	17.2	99.6%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (98.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,284			$1,743			$8,541	100.0%	97.6%	2.36%
483057008987	3	Carver Center	Public, Charter	1-6	1300 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6400	488	29	16.6	16.6%	233 (47.7%)	40 (8.2%)	132 (27.0%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$9,125			$567			$8,558	99.9%	99.9%	0.03%
482325002360	4	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	436	35	12.3		350 (80.3%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$11,106			$262			$10,845	99.9%	99.4%	0.48%
482325002358	5	Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	486	35	13.9		413 (85.0%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.6%)	19 (3.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,129			$254			$10,875	99.9%	99.4%	0.48%
484296011921	6	Creekside Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	5949 Creekside Forest Dr	The Woodlands	77389	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-4526	656	42	15.5	9.0%	334 (50.9%)	5 (0.8%)	199 (30.3%)	78 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$9,407			$654			$8,754	99.9%	99.7%	0.11%
481623001300	7	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 Hillbrook St	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7300	959	63	15.2	6.6%	734 (76.5%)	18 (1.9%)	129 (13.5%)	19 (2.0%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.2%)	$10,624			$808			$9,816	99.8%	99.4%	0.47%
482325013937	8	Michael M Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8385 Durham St	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-4100	446	35	12.8		387 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,666			$258			$11,408	99.8%	99.8%	0.05%
482679005765	9	J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	385	26	14.7	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,424			$1,864			$9,561	99.8%	99.9%	0.16%
481302007122	10	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	2520 N White Chapel Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4400	651	48	13.6		350 (53.8%)	11 (1.7%)	71 (10.9%)	165 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.7%)	$10,148			$141			$10,007	99.8%	99.7%	0.10%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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