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)
481350005619	3361	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8578 Us Hwy 69n	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-9390	664	44	15.1	66.7%	471 (70.9%)	27 (4.1%)	145 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,065			$1,277			$7,788	31.2	51.9	2068	1293
480813000161	3362	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Lipscomb	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4600	286	26	11	89.2%	106 (37.1%)	35 (12.2%)	124 (43.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,942			$2,080			$8,862	31.2	37.5	2957	405
481970001852	3363	S S Dillow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Ave N	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0400	410	24	16.9	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	71 (17.3%)	331 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,976			$1,944			$9,032	31.2	19.7	4021	658
481917009220	3364	Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary	Public	1-5	500 Fm 983	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-2574	662	48	13.7	82.8%	81 (12.2%)	32 (4.8%)	539 (81.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,255			$1,356			$10,899	31.2	38.5	2891	473
483879011162	3365	Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 S Sam Houston	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6820	236	18	12.9	88.1%	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	229 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,842			$1,823			$10,019	31.2	20.9	3946	581
481281000776	3366	Gene Howe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5108 Pico	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2380	374	26	14.1	53.2%	222 (59.4%)	14 (3.7%)	125 (33.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,004			$1,401			$7,603	31.2	52.4	2039	1327
483039012089	3367	Achziger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Ridgeranch Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4180	584	49	11.8	78.3%	33 (5.7%)	196 (33.6%)	340 (58.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$7,971			$811			$7,160	31.2	36.4	3013	354
481830008209	3368	Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 San Diego	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6650	396	31	12.8	88.1%	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	373 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,820			$2,845			$10,974	31.2	59.4	1631	1737
483039003415	3369	Rugel Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 Sybil Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7260	281	22	12.6	81.1%	35 (12.5%)	82 (29.2%)	149 (53.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$10,609			$971			$9,637	31.1	29.5	3428	59
483808011106	3370	Neysa Callison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Thompson Trl	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 704-0700	631	50	12.5	69.1%	78 (12.4%)	131 (20.8%)	338 (53.6%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.6%)	$11,320			$1,126			$10,194	31.1	30.9	3340	30

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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.