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)
480020914068	1521	North Central Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 Strawn Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5650	857	49	17.6	92.1%	10 (1.2%)	53 (6.2%)	783 (91.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,356			$1,875			$10,481	61.3	64.4	1402	119
481965021247	1522	Mission West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4320	560	46	12.1	83.0%	16 (2.9%)	99 (17.7%)	378 (67.5%)	51 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$13,560			$1,585			$11,975	61.3	53.9	1957	435
483897004449	1523	Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Girard St	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6400	487	37	13.1	65.7%	184 (37.8%)	20 (4.1%)	262 (53.8%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$10,379			$1,427			$8,952	61.3	59.1	1649	126
481473011442	1524	Freiheit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2002 Fm 1101	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 221-2700	659	47	14	48.6%	274 (41.6%)	29 (4.4%)	299 (45.4%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (5.0%)	$9,668			$1,041			$8,627	61.3	47	2350	826
482574012662	1525	Zwink Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22200 Frassati Way	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7800	913	67	13.6	58.8%	213 (23.3%)	180 (19.7%)	446 (48.8%)	40 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	$9,520			$811			$8,709	61.2	50.9	2134	609
481755008889	1526	Driscoll Elementary & Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	315 W Dragon St	Driscoll	78351	Nueces County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-7349	281	25	11	94.0%	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,643			$2,675			$11,968	61.2	61.9	1518	8
480986013678	1527	Charter Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Poison Oak Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-4000	624	47	13.2	38.3%	294 (47.1%)	33 (5.3%)	253 (40.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$10,302			$1,143			$9,159	61.2	60.7	1572	45
481623001275	1528	Victor H Hexter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9720 Waterview Rd	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5800	484	31	15.5	46.7%	190 (39.3%)	72 (14.9%)	202 (41.7%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,292			$1,216			$10,076	61.2	79.8	769	759
482025001991	1529	Pyburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12302 Coulson	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3150	461	34	13.7	89.8%	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	447 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,084			$1,508			$11,576	61.2	63.5	1442	87
483378003766	1530	Orangefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10288 Fm 105	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-5346	849	53	16	35.2%	701 (82.6%)	8 (0.9%)	105 (12.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$8,344			$961			$7,383	61.1	55.2	1867	337

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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.