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)
483312005787	3821	Cody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10403 Dugas Dr	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1650	544	41	13.2	79.4%	34 (6.3%)	22 (4.0%)	476 (87.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,469			$1,790			$9,679	23.9	17	4177	356
482199002215	3822	Gustine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	503 W Main St	Gustine	76455	Comanche County	Gustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 667-7303	129	18	6.9	66.7%	41 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (67.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,866			$2,765			$14,102	23.9	31.4	3306	516
481551001122	3823	W A Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11601 W Hwy 175	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6020	585	44	13.1	68.2%	179 (30.6%)	28 (4.8%)	368 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,415			$1,067			$8,348	23.8	27.9	3520	303
481764001521	3824	Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	534	33	16.2	87.1%	7 (1.3%)	238 (44.6%)	270 (50.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,923			$1,842			$9,081	23.8	20.8	3957	133
480026412834	3825	KIPP Un Mundo Pri	Public, Charter	K-4	4343 W Commerce St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 824-1905	504	26	19.3	88.3%	15 (3.0%)	20 (4.0%)	463 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,015			$1,370			$9,644	23.8	10.3	4459	634
481623010567	3826	C A Tatum Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 St Augustine Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2000	417	35	12	98.1%	6 (1.4%)	159 (38.1%)	247 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,541			$1,587			$10,954	23.8	40.7	2753	1073
481686001461	3827	Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	707 Young Blvd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-6505	243	20	11.9	60.1%	4 (1.6%)	173 (71.2%)	54 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$10,567			$1,857			$8,710	23.8	29.2	3448	379
481970001841	3828	Manuel Jara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4500	565	37	15.2	90.6%	12 (2.1%)	7 (1.2%)	543 (96.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,047			$1,684			$8,362	23.7	16.8	4195	367
481623001313	3829	Marcus Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2911 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2900	637	44	14.4	98.0%	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	614 (96.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,396			$1,468			$9,928	23.7	27	3567	262
483057003434	3830	Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S Raymond Rd	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6200	582	24	23.9	78.5%	30 (5.2%)	11 (1.9%)	532 (91.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,711			$987			$9,724	23.7	18.4	4103	273

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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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Educational resources:

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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.