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)
482406002670	1591	Harrison Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Harrison Ln	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3270	543	37	14.7	80.8%	131 (24.1%)	123 (22.7%)	209 (38.5%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.5%)	42 (7.7%)	$10,438			$1,328			$9,110	59.9	60.2	1597	6
483264011079	1592	New Waverly Intermediate	Public	4-5	215 Clara Rudd Ln	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6601	177	12	14.6	49.2%	117 (66.1%)	18 (10.2%)	33 (18.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$10,935			$1,701			$9,234	59.9	62.1	1505	87
482070002077	1593	Gilmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1625 Us Hwy 271 N	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7700	1,224	73	16.7	83.2%	677 (55.3%)	113 (9.2%)	287 (23.4%)	15 (1.2%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	121 (9.9%)	$10,383			$2,292			$8,091	59.9	59	1655	62
480021111384	1594	Idea Frontier Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	688	31	22.2	95.1%	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	671 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,751			$1,652			$7,099	59.9	63.7	1434	160
483301003665	1595	Aaron Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Cr 44112	Powderly	75473	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 732-3066	270	22	12.3	74.1%	181 (67.0%)	10 (3.7%)	26 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (17.4%)	$11,144			$2,026			$9,118	59.8	53.1	2005	410
482364002449	1596	Eliot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3670	500	42	11.9	95.6%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	493 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,977			$1,032			$8,945	59.8	52.2	2050	454
481179005875	1597	Alton Bowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3870 Copperfield Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1300	385	33	11.5	64.2%	134 (34.8%)	88 (22.9%)	132 (34.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$10,589			$1,583			$9,007	59.8	64	1421	176
483312012604	1598	Lieck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Reid Ranch	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1450	626	39	16	42.2%	96 (15.3%)	55 (8.8%)	418 (66.8%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	$8,781			$637			$8,144	59.7	47.7	2316	718
483510003960	1599	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Parkhaven Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1000	332	25	13	36.7%	149 (44.9%)	31 (9.3%)	92 (27.7%)	38 (11.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$12,556			$503			$12,053	59.7	59.9	1608	9
481527005433	1600	Club Estates	Public	PK, KG-5	5222 Merganser Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3780	392	28	14.2	73.5%	55 (14.0%)	12 (3.1%)	312 (79.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,071			$1,795			$9,275	59.7	58.9	1659	59

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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.