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)
481168008463	1921	Champion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Bowie Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6200	670	42	15.8	96.3%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	661 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,648			$1,431			$9,217	53.9	53.2	1992	71
482523014285	1922	The Summit Leadership Academy	Public	3-5	3625 Hwy 67 E Bldg C	Keene	76031	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5201	210	18	11.3	65.2%	76 (36.2%)	8 (3.8%)	83 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.2%)	9 (4.3%)								53.9	53.1	2007	85
482829003161	1923	Las Yescas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23413 Fm 803	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6955	359	26	13.8	94.4%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	357 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,203			$873			$10,330	53.8	59.5	1623	300
484671005349	1924	Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Lincoln St	San Ygnacio	78067	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-5611	61	6	10.5	91.8%	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,631			$1,719			$9,913	53.8	43.5	2571	647
483301007671	1925	North Lamar Intermediate	Public	2-5	3201 Panther Dr Bldg 3	Paris	75460	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7971	551	43	12.8	69.7%	402 (73.0%)	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.2%)	$10,256			$1,554			$8,702	53.8	50.9	2127	202
482364002561	1926	Pugh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1147 Kress St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3820	320	29	11	94.4%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	309 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,052			$1,068			$10,984	53.8	44.2	2519	593
480021113608	1927	Idea Rio Grande City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	733	33	22.1	88.4%	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,508			$1,709			$6,799	53.8	49.3	2225	298
484617005268	1928	Wink Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Rosey Dodd	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	234	22	10.7		104 (44.4%)	1 (0.4%)	124 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$21,382			$1,476			$19,907	53.8	63.7	1433	495
482034002021	1929	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 McCallum Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8205	471	32	14.7	91.3%	31 (6.6%)	74 (15.7%)	279 (59.2%)	78 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,090			$1,566			$8,524	53.7	54.3	1926	3
480021114036	1930	Idea Hidden Meadow Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10138 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3900	540	25	21.6	69.1%	62 (11.5%)	51 (9.4%)	403 (74.6%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,561			$2,030			$9,531	53.7			(n/a)

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.