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)
481611021297	3281	Metcalf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Queenston	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1152	890	62	14.2	83.9%	60 (6.7%)	174 (19.6%)	558 (62.7%)	68 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$11,087			$1,653			$9,434	32.6	45.7	2421	860
482595002922	3282	Kress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 E 5th	Kress	79052	Swisher County	Kress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 684-2326	134	11	12	64.9%	62 (46.3%)	2 (1.5%)	66 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	$9,014			$876			$8,137	32.5	36.8	2986	296
482607002931	3283	La Gloria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	182 E County Rd 401	Falfurrias	78355	Brooks County	La Gloria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 325-2330	114	7	16.2	57.9%	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,010			$2,077			$10,933	32.5	46.7	2364	919
480016312215	3284	Ignite Community School - Garland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3024 Anita Dr	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 840-1100	297	23	12.7	84.2%	20 (6.7%)	59 (19.9%)	208 (70.0%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,054			$1,330			$8,725	32.5	37	2979	305
481611001188	3285	Lieder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17003 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5928	801	65	12.3	91.3%	31 (3.9%)	110 (13.7%)	593 (74.0%)	42 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$10,888			$1,566			$9,323	32.5	30.9	3347	62
481623007250	3286	Maria Moreno Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3100	339	26	13	94.7%	7 (2.1%)	12 (3.5%)	315 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,106			$1,740			$12,366	32.5	45.5	2441	845
481335000836	3287	Center Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 China	Center Point	78010	Kerr County	Center Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 353-8134	267	18	14.8	73.8%	89 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (65.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,924			$2,880			$9,044	32.5	45.4	2450	837
481591007444	3288	Oakmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6651 Oakmont Trl	Fort Worth	76132	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5610	501	37	13.4	87.4%	39 (7.8%)	231 (46.1%)	194 (38.7%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$10,899			$782			$10,117	32.5	37.3	2964	324
480021112418	3289	Idea Academy Alamo	Public, Charter	K-5	325 E Sh 495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4005	704	30	23.6	94.9%	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	684 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,902			$1,783			$7,119	32.5	34.3	3133	156
483039000567	3290	Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 New Market Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7130	359	26	14	85.5%	57 (15.9%)	125 (34.8%)	151 (42.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	$10,709			$973			$9,736	32.5	25.8	3638	348

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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.