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)
481623001294	4081	Edwin J Kiest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Healey Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5600	550	41	13.5	92.0%	17 (3.1%)	41 (7.5%)	486 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,597			$1,504			$10,094	19.2	37.2	2966	1115
482364002391	4082	Atherton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2011 Solo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4100	475	38	12.5	94.7%	7 (1.5%)	357 (75.2%)	111 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,783			$1,406			$9,377	19.2	53.2	1991	2091
481623001207	4083	Birdie Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Goldwood Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3100	243	25	9.8	92.6%	2 (0.8%)	192 (79.0%)	44 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,042			$1,936			$13,107	19.1	31.9	3277	806
484428005033	4084	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 N New Rd	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1704	473	35	13.7	94.3%	32 (6.8%)	120 (25.4%)	302 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$12,296			$1,835			$10,461	19.1	23.4	3801	283
484008004552	4085	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	815 S Travis St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6700	503	37	13.6	94.4%	63 (12.5%)	24 (4.8%)	406 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,481			$1,381			$10,100	19.1	23.9	3777	308
480870000236	4086	Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	469	37	12.8	91.0%	24 (5.1%)	39 (8.3%)	389 (82.9%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,639			$892			$9,747	19.1	18.2	4112	26
482247002257	4087	Stonewall/Flanders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Stonewall	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3300	650	36	18.2	95.4%	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	631 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,673			$1,278			$12,395	19.1	31	3332	755
481970006700	4088	T A Sims Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Crenshaw Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0800	590	35	16.8	96.4%	9 (1.5%)	48 (8.1%)	532 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,692			$1,727			$8,965	19.1	16.2	4227	139
483429003814	4089	Justiss Elementary	Public	K-4	401 18th N W	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7458	578	45	12.9	90.7%	126 (21.8%)	182 (31.5%)	199 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	63 (10.9%)	$10,689			$1,465			$9,224	19.1	25.5	3659	430
482109001873	4090	Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	147	8	18.9	80.3%	63 (42.9%)	14 (9.5%)	61 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$11,375			$2,072			$9,303	19	22	3881	209

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About our rankings:

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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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