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)
480771000059	3441	Anderson Academy	Public, Magnet	1-4	7401 Wheatley St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0370	627	45	13.9	93.3%	8 (1.3%)	329 (52.5%)	264 (42.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$11,019			$1,648			$9,371	29.9	32.1	3264	177
481623005446	3442	Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3214 N Winnetka Ave	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-6400	384	30	12.8	96.9%	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.8%)	351 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,028			$1,386			$10,642	29.9	55.8	1835	1607
480006511509	3443	Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	347	26	13.2	87.6%	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,821			$1,686			$9,135	29.9	17.5	4150	707
483483007468	3444	Springhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Heatherwilde Blvd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-5400	508	39	12.8	76.2%	59 (11.6%)	43 (8.5%)	380 (74.8%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,155			$1,618			$9,536	29.9	39.4	2837	607
481341000840	3445	Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	346 W Church St	Centerville	75833	Leon County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 812-2235	360	28	12.7	53.1%	281 (78.1%)	21 (5.8%)	40 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$13,145			$2,370			$10,774	29.9	38	2931	514
481623006393	3446	Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	457	40	11.4	96.5%	10 (2.2%)	283 (61.9%)	147 (32.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,399			$1,766			$11,633	29.9	15.7	4251	805
481179000680	3447	Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3100 Wilkes Dr	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1200	554	38	14.6	82.5%	72 (13.0%)	56 (10.1%)	411 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$10,957			$1,373			$9,584	29.9	39.8	2812	635
480021113220	3448	Idea Rundberg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	682	26	26.3	95.0%	16 (2.3%)	38 (5.6%)	625 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,271			$1,171			$8,101	29.8	44.5	2507	941
481623001243	3449	Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Worth St	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8600	285	28	10	93.7%	12 (4.2%)	48 (16.8%)	204 (71.6%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$15,013			$1,470			$13,543	29.8	32	3274	175
480007112956	3450	Ut - University Charter School At High Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1603 Babcock Rd Ste 148	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 834-4127	52	2	21.8		12 (23.1%)	1 (1.9%)	35 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	$12,555			$3,777			$8,779	29.8			(n/a)

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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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