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)
482566006574	1581	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Mountain Lion Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1900	740	50	14.8	48.9%	203 (27.4%)	173 (23.4%)	249 (33.6%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	83 (11.2%)	$9,081			$1,222			$7,860	60.2	56.9	1761	180
481168007200	1582	Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6290 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 986-5200	533	35	15.2	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	529 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,218			$1,566			$9,652	60.2	56.5	1788	206
482559002852	1583	Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Valley View	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 257-2209	537	36	14.8	70.2%	212 (39.5%)	7 (1.3%)	292 (54.4%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$8,906			$1,530			$7,376	60.2	60.8	1564	19
480852000218	1584	Aquilla School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Richards	Aquilla	76622	Hill County	Aquilla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-3770	321	27	11.7	44.5%	260 (81.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,876			$970			$11,906	60.1	63.7	1437	147
482574002899	1585	Greenwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Misty Vly	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-5700	640	51	12.5	75.9%	34 (5.3%)	126 (19.7%)	428 (66.9%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,823			$1,681			$9,143	60	43.2	2591	1006
483057005899	1586	Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3800 Norwood St	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7600	547	37	14.8	49.5%	194 (35.5%)	39 (7.1%)	267 (48.8%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$10,729			$642			$10,087	60	48.1	2291	705
484110004702	1587	Cedar Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Ojeman Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5500	669	46	14.5	75.9%	39 (5.8%)	30 (4.5%)	568 (84.9%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$11,858			$1,309			$10,549	60	62.9	1459	128
481965013335	1588	James C Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Harvest Corner Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-3760	1,138	69	16.4	36.5%	173 (15.2%)	294 (25.8%)	213 (18.7%)	394 (34.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.7%)	$9,620			$647			$8,973	60	52.5	2036	448
482772008770	1589	D H Brent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Witt Rd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9451	582	38	15.4	60.0%	166 (28.5%)	88 (15.1%)	274 (47.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	$10,622			$823			$9,799	60	57.9	1704	115
480142113295	1590	Newman International At Cedar Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1114 W Fm 1382	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5061	982	57	17.2	63.1%	170 (17.3%)	372 (37.9%)	368 (37.5%)	21 (2.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.3%)	$9,077			$616			$8,461	59.9	48	2296	706

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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