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)
482364002582	2921	Scroggins Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Boyles St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4130	328	23	14.3	97.9%	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	316 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,865			$968			$9,898	38.1	41.7	2684	237
480019008590	2922	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5807 Calhoun Rd	Houston	77021	Harris County	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 747-5629	458	36	12.6	84.1%	1 (0.2%)	442 (96.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,960			$1,401			$8,559	38.1	29.8	3411	489
483318014049	2923	Berkshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10301 Berkshire Lake Blvd	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0000	738	51	14.6	36.0%	261 (35.4%)	156 (21.1%)	190 (25.7%)	88 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)								38.1	52.7	2025	898
480771000064	2924	Odom Elementary	Public	1-5	14701 Henry Rd	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0390	342	25	13.6	97.1%	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	332 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,347			$1,874			$10,474	38.1	37.9	2932	8
481611005437	2925	Horne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14950 W Little York Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5954	926	62	14.9	83.4%	60 (6.5%)	148 (16.0%)	621 (67.1%)	57 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$10,096			$1,426			$8,670	38	34.6	3114	189
480144212915	2926	Magnolia Montessori For All	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5100 Pecan Brook Dr	Austin	78724	Travis County	Montessori For All	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-2429	478	25	19.1	49.2%	144 (30.1%)	44 (9.2%)	226 (47.3%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	$9,660			$1,005			$8,656	38	38.3	2909	17
484356004954	2927	Sharon A Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2139	117	13	9.2	82.1%	78 (66.7%)	10 (8.5%)	24 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$9,588			$1,991			$7,597	38	40.3	2773	154
481623001337	2928	Reinhardt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10122 Losa Dr	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7900	429	33	13.2	88.6%	32 (7.5%)	18 (4.2%)	369 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,565			$1,441			$11,124	38	46.1	2409	519
481623006242	2929	J P Starks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3033 Tips Blvd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8800	227	25	9	94.7%	3 (1.3%)	116 (51.1%)	90 (39.6%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	$13,975			$1,601			$12,374	38	44.8	2475	454
483294003637	2930	El Dorado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12634 El Sendero	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-3000	530	46	11.5	82.5%	35 (6.6%)	17 (3.2%)	463 (87.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,048			$1,476			$9,572	38	35.1	3083	153

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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.