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)
483294003660	3141	Wilshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6523 Cascade	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-9400	206	25	8.1	91.3%	27 (13.1%)	24 (11.7%)	145 (70.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$15,057			$2,418			$12,639	34.7	20.8	3954	813
480023712866	3142	Golden Rule Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1729 Ave B	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	84	7	12	91.7%	2 (2.4%)	10 (11.9%)	72 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,700			$1,104			$8,596	34.6	36.3	3015	127
480013912116	3143	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies - Orange	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1704 14th St	Orange	77630	Orange County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 886-9862	111	7	15.8	86.5%	17 (15.3%)	88 (79.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$3,802			$1,006			$2,796	34.6	49	2237	906
484071006480	3144	Robert R Rojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Bauman Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8500	497	24	20.8	88.5%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	485 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,263			$1,909			$10,354	34.6	35.8	3042	102
482520013698	3145	J R Phillips Elementary	Public	1-5	1501 Royal Dr	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-4500	497	31	15.7	80.3%	147 (29.6%)	8 (1.6%)	325 (65.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$9,841			$1,440			$8,401	34.6	37.2	2968	177
481222005851	3146	Rj Richey Elementary	Public	3-5	500 E Graves	Burnet	78611	Burnet County	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 756-2609	495	26	19.2	61.0%	311 (62.8%)	6 (1.2%)	160 (32.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$10,033			$1,859			$8,174	34.6	33.6	3182	36
481623001249	3147	L O Donald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 Phinney Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5300	325	24	13.2	91.1%	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.8%)	310 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,499			$1,525			$11,974	34.6	53.3	1986	1161
482526008036	3148	North Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 N Riverside Dr	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-5300	471	40	11.6	70.7%	138 (29.3%)	46 (9.8%)	228 (48.4%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$11,944			$1,381			$10,563	34.5	31.3	3318	170
482034016969	3149	Vernal Lister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3030	567	44	12.9	77.8%	63 (11.1%)	100 (17.6%)	213 (37.6%)	164 (28.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$10,853			$1,525			$9,328	34.5	33.6	3184	35
483357003754	3150	Olfen School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1122 Pr 2562	Rowena	76875	Runnels County	Olfen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 442-4301	137	15	9.2	78.8%	76 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,915			$1,146			$12,769	34.5	48.2	2285	865

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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.