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)
480894000312	4471	Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S 1st St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2070	224	24	9.3	79.5%	32 (14.3%)	21 (9.4%)	161 (71.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,163			$904			$14,259	11.1	9.1	4490	19
480142812649	4472	Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	1,065	80	13.3	82.3%	47 (4.4%)	126 (11.8%)	863 (81.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	$8,494			$805			$7,689	11	7.1	4550	78
482364006985	4473	Martinez C Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Hays St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 224-1424	257	18	14.2	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	123 (47.9%)	134 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,340			$1,229			$11,111	11	34.7	3108	1365
483873004342	4474	De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 San Luis St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7975	384	28	13.7	97.9%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	367 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,597			$3,875			$9,722	10.9	19.4	4047	427
480894000355	4475	Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	73 San Marcos St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4423	479	35	13.5	84.6%	18 (3.8%)	9 (1.9%)	435 (90.8%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,987			$958			$12,029	10.9	16.6	4209	266
480000101146	4476	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District Pre K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	204 S Harrison	Crosbyton	79322	Crosby County	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 675-7331	308	30	10.1	89.6%	62 (20.1%)	5 (1.6%)	237 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,376			$1,098			$15,278	10.9	14.3	4307	169
484428005041	4477	Kendrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N University Parks Dr	Waco	76701	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3316	469	34	13.7	94.7%	14 (3.0%)	51 (10.9%)	391 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,394			$1,589			$9,805	10.9	16	4233	244
480024009263	4478	Ripley House Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4410 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6413	328	19	17.1	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	303 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,388			$1,753			$10,635	10.9	8.6	4500	22
484509005140	4479	West Orange-Stark Elementary	Public	K-5	2605 Martin Luther King	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5630	1,103	70	15.7	94.5%	217 (19.7%)	564 (51.1%)	236 (21.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	$9,701			$1,651			$8,051	10.8	9.8	4469	10
482097002091	4480	Gold Burg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	468 Prater Rd	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Gold Burg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 872-3562	155	16	9.9	56.8%	113 (72.9%)	3 (1.9%)	30 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$14,721			$1,619			$13,103	10.8	28.3	3499	981

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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