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)
483486003917	2121	Geraldine Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 W Hall Acres Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2860	677	39	17.2	90.0%	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (96.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,269			$2,626			$8,643	50.6	56.9	1765	356
481623001250	2122	Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	133 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6300	395	29	13.6	95.7%	3 (0.8%)	34 (8.6%)	353 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,413			$1,486			$10,926	50.6	53.3	1982	140
480144114169	2123	Great Hearts Arlington	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	6701 S Cooper St	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 260-0890	969	46	21.1	52.6%	349 (36.0%)	211 (21.8%)	276 (28.5%)	86 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.6%)								50.6	43.3	2580	457
483039003416	2124	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1607 Sierra Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4060	748	49	15.2	81.1%	86 (11.5%)	132 (17.6%)	490 (65.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	$8,880			$948			$7,932	50.5	61.4	1540	584
481623001380	2125	Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3978 Killion Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7800	492	36	13.5	78.7%	35 (7.1%)	31 (6.3%)	408 (82.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,684			$1,549			$12,135	50.5	50.9	2121	4
482658002992	2126	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ave K	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2500	415	28	14.7	86.7%	22 (5.3%)	39 (9.4%)	345 (83.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,128			$1,361			$10,767	50.5	24.5	3729	1603
484347004946	2127	Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	647	40	15.9	62.0%	279 (43.1%)	177 (27.4%)	114 (17.6%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	$9,399			$1,338			$8,061	50.5	62.7	1465	662
483486009299	2128	Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	797	44	18.2	95.6%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	789 (99.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,617			$2,161			$8,456	50.5	64.2	1415	713
483873004409	2129	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Clower St	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9845	366	22	16.7	92.3%	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	355 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,905			$2,085			$8,820	50.5	39.8	2813	684
481935012323	2130	Floresville North Elementary	Public	K-5	14905 Fm 775	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 393-5310	780	53	14.7	59.0%	243 (31.2%)	9 (1.2%)	505 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	16 (2.1%)	$9,253			$1,169			$8,084	50.4	51.6	2090	40

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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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