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)
481623001320	3551	Nancy Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6700	663	47	13.9	95.9%	12 (1.8%)	68 (10.3%)	576 (86.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,708			$1,496			$10,212	28	44.7	2484	1067
481881001761	3552	Souder Elementary	Public	1-5	201 Forest Hill Dr	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3580	359	26	13.8	96.7%	7 (1.9%)	84 (23.4%)	263 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,893			$1,512			$10,381	28	36.9	2981	571
483870004311	3553	Holiman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Ricks Dr	San Angelo	76905	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3663	324	23	13.8	59.6%	83 (25.6%)	21 (6.5%)	200 (61.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$7,846			$939			$6,907	28	17.6	4146	593
480894000365	3554	Winn Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Susquehanna Ln	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2390	307	23	13.1	63.2%	59 (19.2%)	39 (12.7%)	178 (58.0%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	$15,846			$779			$15,067	28	11	4428	874
482115002111	3555	Harlem Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Interstate 10 E	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4910	627	44	14.2	90.1%	44 (7.0%)	140 (22.3%)	423 (67.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$11,640			$2,633			$9,007	28	29.4	3430	125
483312003718	3556	Howsman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11431 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2350	646	51	12.6	74.3%	58 (9.0%)	34 (5.3%)	537 (83.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,898			$1,207			$8,691	28	25	3691	135
480018611928	3557	Education Center International Academy 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8200 Schrade Rd	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Education Center International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 412-8080	127	10	13.2	63.0%	44 (34.6%)	23 (18.1%)	46 (36.2%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$9,144			$1,567			$7,577	28	41.5	2693	864
482772009214	3558	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Hart Rd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9452	421	31	13.4	58.2%	165 (39.2%)	86 (20.4%)	124 (29.5%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	$11,990			$867			$11,123	27.9	21.4	3917	359
480870008910	3559	Burgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Mayfield Rd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1300	626	45	14	93.3%	38 (6.1%)	140 (22.4%)	415 (66.3%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$10,648			$935			$9,714	27.9	18.6	4095	536
480016312538	3560	Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3303 Potters House Way	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 467-4143	167	13	12.9	85.0%	2 (1.2%)	72 (43.1%)	86 (51.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$11,964			$2,502			$9,461	27.9	27.8	3521	39

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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