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)
483873004388	4521	Riverside Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 School St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3355	275	18	15.6	91.6%	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	262 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,250			$2,099			$10,151	9.3	6.4	4570	49
484623005273	4522	Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4800	585	38	15.3	88.5%	212 (36.2%)	126 (21.5%)	220 (37.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$10,658			$1,224			$9,434	9.3	18.9	4073	449
481830010642	4523	Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Lisbon	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 230-2000	1,245	74	16.8	97.8%	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1,230 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.2			(n/a)
484578005222	4524	Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Harding St	Wichita Falls	76301	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1196	353	29	12	93.8%	57 (16.1%)	160 (45.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.8%)	$12,488			$1,784			$10,704	9.2	14.2	4315	209
482499006723	4525	Candlewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Candleglen	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 662-1060	470	32	14.7	80.0%	33 (7.0%)	135 (28.7%)	287 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	$8,889			$1,018			$7,871	9.2	7.2	4542	17
480024109409	4526	Harmony Science Academy - Austin	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	930 E Rundberg Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 835-7900	699	46	15.1	98.3%	29 (4.1%)	16 (2.3%)	637 (91.1%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,608			$1,171			$8,437	9.2	10.5	4453	73
481970001909	4527	Bruce Shulkey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5533 Whitman Ave	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8400	379	29	13	80.2%	56 (14.8%)	125 (33.0%)	158 (41.7%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$12,296			$2,007			$10,290	9.2	7.1	4548	21
483873004394	4528	Sarah S King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ceralvo St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7990	589	34	17.1	98.0%	13 (2.2%)	16 (2.7%)	474 (80.5%)	68 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$12,701			$3,109			$9,593	9.1	8.9	4494	34
482403002656	4529	Samuel Houston Elementary	Public	K-4	1641 7th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6750	437	27	16.3	80.8%	143 (32.7%)	184 (42.1%)	84 (19.2%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$9,509			$905			$8,604	9.1	35.4	3066	1463
480004108501	4530	Advantage Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	955 Freetown Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Advantage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-5800	971	52	18.6	86.0%	94 (9.7%)	320 (33.0%)	525 (54.1%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$8,087			$753			$7,334	9.1	7.9	4518	12

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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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