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)
482217012770	1691	Hallsville North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Billie Martin Pkwy	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	627	53	11.7	54.1%	430 (68.6%)	63 (10.0%)	94 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	$7,837			$754			$7,083	57.8	65.5	1362	329
482034000519	1692	Robert B Sewell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Hudson Park	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3050	708	44	15.9	50.7%	196 (27.7%)	162 (22.9%)	159 (22.5%)	138 (19.5%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.8%)	$9,261			$1,413			$7,848	57.8	73.7	1018	674
481818006103	1693	De La Vina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 S Jackson Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2366	629	37	16.9	83.5%	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	610 (97.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,492			$672			$10,820	57.7	62.4	1482	211
481818012178	1694	Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	605	38	16	81.7%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (98.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,439			$887			$10,552	57.7	58.3	1691	3
482517011835	1695	Morton Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0300	976	81	12.1	68.2%	112 (11.5%)	219 (22.4%)	559 (57.3%)	51 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.3%)	$10,912			$941			$9,971	57.7	54.9	1888	193
481023005410	1696	Foster Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Springdale Ln	North Richland Hills	76182	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3100	424	29	14.6	60.8%	165 (38.9%)	48 (11.3%)	147 (34.7%)	27 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	$10,909			$960			$9,949	57.7	63.5	1441	255
482520013727	1697	Lucille Nash Elementary	Public	1-5	1002 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-6415	636	38	16.5	66.0%	269 (42.3%)	27 (4.2%)	305 (48.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$9,088			$1,343			$7,745	57.7	51.7	2082	385
483104007963	1698	Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10820 N Conway Ave	Mission	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6200	362	27	13.2	96.1%	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	351 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,185			$1,073			$11,112	57.7	53.1	2008	310
481179008131	1699	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2500 Austins Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1400	453	31	14.7	62.3%	147 (32.5%)	115 (25.4%)	152 (33.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	$10,484			$1,911			$8,573	57.7	54	1945	246
480001014261	1700	Sunfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Vista Gardens Dr	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 268-8517	793	49	16.1	33.7%	255 (32.2%)	25 (3.2%)	424 (53.5%)	51 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)								57.7			(n/a)

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