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)
480813000179	2391	South Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4719 S Bowie	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5401	315	21	14.7	87.9%	126 (40.0%)	25 (7.9%)	141 (44.8%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$10,627			$2,022			$8,605	46.4	57.6	1722	669
481168000665	2392	Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Lakeside Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8960	478	31	15.3	97.7%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,368			$1,647			$9,721	46.4	44.1	2525	133
480021113646	2393	Idea Ewing Halsell Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4850	699	29	24.1	80.8%	42 (6.0%)	16 (2.3%)	635 (90.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,291			$1,651			$6,641	46.3	45.6	2438	45
482892011027	2394	Janet Brockett Elementary	Public	K-4	810 Dove Meadows Dr	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6620	418	29	14.3	76.1%	60 (14.4%)	191 (45.7%)	97 (23.2%)	44 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	$10,140			$940			$9,200	46.3	32.2	3259	865
484416005024	2395	Vidor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Hwy 90 E	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-8834	562	39	14.3	76.3%	473 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$9,949			$1,819			$8,130	46.3	52.4	2040	355
484494005116	2396	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Rusk Ave	Wells	75976	Cherokee County	Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 867-4400	242	24	10	68.6%	180 (74.4%)	23 (9.5%)	29 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$23,639			$2,403			$21,236	46.3	62.1	1509	887
483104005901	2397	Cantu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 W Main Ave	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7400	466	29	16.2	94.0%	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,551			$1,114			$11,438	46.3	48.7	2251	146
480023513524	2398	Kingsland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2112 W Ranch Rd 1431	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-0020	113	11	10.2		66 (58.4%)	9 (8.0%)	30 (26.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	$11,864			$2,606			$9,258	46.3	53.2	1999	399
481965012016	2399	Juan Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Grand Mission Blvd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-9850	872	54	16	67.3%	67 (7.7%)	407 (46.7%)	167 (19.2%)	187 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	$10,460			$693			$9,767	46.3	51	2117	282
483104009485	2400	Raquel Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 S Los Ebanos Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7200	539	32	16.9	88.7%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	530 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,558			$1,006			$9,551	46.3	44.6	2499	99

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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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