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)
481119006826	1281	Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Lexington St	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7180	519	37	13.8	80.0%	69 (13.3%)	19 (3.7%)	410 (79.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,844			$1,596			$10,248	66.2	54.8	1900	619
480142712863	1282	Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 University Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 727-2326	233	17	13.5		121 (51.9%)	25 (10.7%)	55 (23.6%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$8,617			$531			$8,087	66.1	62.6	1471	189
480021012974	1283	Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9305 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 831-7406	693	51	13.6	89.6%	38 (5.5%)	204 (29.4%)	379 (54.7%)	68 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,462			$1,756			$8,706	66.1	53.6	1967	684
483651004093	1284	Rankin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Upton St	Rankin	79778	Upton County	Rankin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 693-2451	295	43	6.8	36.3%	150 (50.8%)	2 (0.7%)	128 (43.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$28,627			$1,158			$27,469	66	60.1	1599	315
484665005305	1285	Yorktown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 W 4th	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 564-2252	259	25	10.3	57.1%	127 (49.0%)	4 (1.5%)	125 (48.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,187			$1,048			$10,139	65.9	44	2535	1250
484071010662	1286	Dr Sue A Shook School	Public	PK, KG-5	13777 Paseo Del Este	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7100	1,146	44	25.8	69.1%	49 (4.3%)	13 (1.1%)	1,074 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	$8,244			$1,391			$6,853	65.9	69.7	1173	113
480894006210	1287	Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Croftwood Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2537	447	33	13.4	39.8%	186 (41.6%)	14 (3.1%)	208 (46.5%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,405			$461			$10,944	65.9	68.8	1215	72
480022108673	1288	Ehrhart School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3380 Fannin St	Beaumont	77701	Jefferson County	Ehrhart School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 839-8200	520	40	12.9	85.2%	28 (5.4%)	42 (8.1%)	441 (84.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,610			$1,349			$8,261	65.9	58.8	1670	382
482658012086	1289	Cora Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6822 Irby Cobb Blvd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4600	665	35	19.1	55.2%	99 (14.9%)	213 (32.0%)	245 (36.8%)	81 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,345			$1,003			$9,342	65.9	62.3	1491	202
480025814090	1290	Sst Champions	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	15015 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77068	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 893-0802	1,493	99	15.1	77.8%	80 (5.4%)	474 (31.7%)	822 (55.1%)	61 (4.1%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	$10,817			$452			$10,364	65.8	48.8	2250	960

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.