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)
482034002044	2591	Shorehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Shorehaven Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8346	360	28	13	90.0%	24 (6.7%)	51 (14.2%)	265 (73.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,574			$1,694			$10,880	43.6	55.6	1844	747
482034008185	2592	Steadham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Danridge Rd	Rowlett	75089	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-5887	448	31	14.2	68.8%	89 (19.9%)	150 (33.5%)	167 (37.3%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,645			$1,510			$9,135	43.6	33.2	3205	613
482445002741	2593	Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Harris St	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-6342	330	26	12.6	72.1%	185 (56.1%)	31 (9.4%)	101 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$12,470			$1,854			$10,616	43.6	41	2726	133
483312006769	2594	Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Pembroke	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3950	568	42	13.5	63.2%	91 (16.0%)	44 (7.7%)	304 (53.5%)	96 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	$11,210			$1,021			$10,190	43.5	42	2660	66
484347004929	2595	Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	376	31	12.2	92.6%	20 (5.3%)	55 (14.6%)	286 (76.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,617			$1,904			$8,713	43.5	38.5	2896	301
481179021135	2596	Anson Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Pecan St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3900	635	47	13.6	97.2%	24 (3.8%)	61 (9.6%)	538 (84.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$11,496			$1,887			$9,609	43.5	43.3	2582	14
482775003113	2597	Littlefield Elementary	Public	3-5	120 N Westside	Littlefield	79339	Lamb County	Littlefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 385-6217	226	20	11.4	80.5%	47 (20.8%)	5 (2.2%)	170 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,016			$1,326			$8,690	43.5	44.6	2490	107
480025813925	2598	Sst Spring	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2105 Louetta Rd	Spring	77388	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 528-0096	833	48	17.3	66.4%	93 (11.2%)	278 (33.4%)	379 (45.5%)	43 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.2%)	$7,438			$518			$6,920	43.5	51.6	2089	509
481168006225	2599	Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Morningside Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2760	376	25	15.2	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,061			$1,917			$10,144	43.5	47.5	2325	274
481305007243	2600	Landry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Red River Trl	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2100	535	37	14.6	62.8%	41 (7.7%)	271 (50.7%)	82 (15.3%)	103 (19.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$12,642			$1,504			$11,138	43.5	44.9	2471	129

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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:

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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.