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)
481785001558	4641	Pecan Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3966 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1230	526	38	13.8	78.9%	47 (8.9%)	66 (12.5%)	398 (75.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,061			$1,238			$9,823	5.2	4.8	4613	28
480007708105	4642	Bexar County Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1481 Hillcrest Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Bexar County Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-8600	198	12	16.5	68.7%	12 (6.1%)	13 (6.6%)	170 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,124			$1,982			$12,142	5.2	8.4	4508	134
480145722784	4643	Compass Rose Dream	Public, Charter	K-6	6660 First Park Ten Blvd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 540-9265	223	10	21.2	82.1%	49 (22.0%)	17 (7.6%)	74 (33.2%)	62 (27.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)								5.1	4.9	4612	31
483873012397	4644	Carvajal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Arizona St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7970	402	22	18.3	98.8%	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	387 (96.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,056			$4,996			$9,060	5.1	4.9	4609	35
484428005034	4645	Dean Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Maple	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3751	597	36	16.3	93.6%	46 (7.7%)	145 (24.3%)	381 (63.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$12,255			$1,803			$10,452	5.1	5.9	4583	62
480894005398	4646	Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2206 Blue Meadow Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1765	456	42	10.7	92.8%	8 (1.8%)	18 (3.9%)	417 (91.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,981			$1,700			$11,282	4.9	7.4	4538	108
481254000756	4647	Calvert School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1007 Hanna St	Calvert	77837	Robertson County	Calvert Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 364-2824	147	18	8.1	89.8%	7 (4.8%)	97 (66.0%)	37 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	$15,531			$2,846			$12,685	4.9	10.4	4455	192
480894002470	4648	Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6711 Johnny Morris Rd	Austin	78724	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2578	533	37	14.4	94.4%	18 (3.4%)	141 (26.5%)	341 (64.0%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,815			$1,494			$11,321	4.8	10	4465	183
483078003473	4649	Milford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Third Ave	Milford	76670	Ellis County	Milford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 493-2911	261	21	12.4	70.9%	82 (31.4%)	52 (19.9%)	109 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$13,035			$1,669			$11,365	4.8	18.4	4107	542
483873004344	4650	Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Martin Luther King	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3315	169	10	17.2	95.9%	7 (4.1%)	11 (6.5%)	149 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,834			$2,095			$10,739	4.7	7.4	4535	115

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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.