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)
482985003356	2571	Burks Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Hill St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6200	366	29	12.6	81.1%	43 (11.7%)	56 (15.3%)	252 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,060			$2,088			$10,973	43.8	41.8	2676	105
480744000026	2572	Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1026 N Pioneer Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4895	458	30	15.1	89.3%	128 (27.9%)	71 (15.5%)	229 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$11,556			$2,556			$9,000	43.8	41.4	2701	129
482034002020	2573	Daugherty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Miller Rd	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2530	777	53	14.7	97.0%	32 (4.1%)	23 (3.0%)	710 (91.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,284			$1,509			$7,776	43.8	42.5	2632	59
482253002276	2574	Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Austin Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3060	301	22	13.5	88.4%	17 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	278 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,238			$2,724			$8,514	43.8	46.4	2391	183
483510003967	2575	Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Laurel Ln	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2500	415	41	10	81.0%	42 (10.1%)	38 (9.2%)	318 (76.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,647			$1,823			$12,825	43.8	40	2793	218
481671001438	2576	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 S Fifth Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7400	468	33	14.2	76.5%	250 (53.4%)	39 (8.3%)	112 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.4%)	$10,241			$2,086			$8,154	43.8	53.6	1970	606
484113004707	2577	Spring Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9849 Fm 2171	Skellytown	79080	Carson County	Spring Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-6791	83	11	7.4	43.4%	57 (68.7%)	1 (1.2%)	22 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$13,241			$494			$12,747	43.7	32.8	3234	657
484521005156	2578	Westbrook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 Bertner	Westbrook	79565	Mitchell County	Westbrook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 644-2311	245	18	13.3	47.8%	176 (71.8%)	2 (0.8%)	65 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,517			$1,241			$15,275	43.7	34.2	3141	563
481623001265	2579	Tom C Gooch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4030 Calculus Rd	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2500	355	30	11.8	89.6%	20 (5.6%)	24 (6.8%)	298 (83.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,116			$1,585			$13,531	43.7	33.4	3196	617
481248000751	2580	Seadrift School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 W Broadway	Seadrift	77983	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 785-3511	214	25	8.5	71.0%	106 (49.5%)	2 (0.9%)	97 (45.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,340			$1,205			$11,135	43.7	41.6	2689	109

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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