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)
480001006346	3171	Tom Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Old Goforth Rd	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8438	594	47	12.5	62.3%	93 (15.7%)	12 (2.0%)	455 (76.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$9,504			$764			$8,740	34.3	35.9	3040	131
481591012229	3172	S H Crowley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10525 McCart Ave	Fort Worth	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5960	569	35	16	74.9%	110 (19.3%)	245 (43.1%)	163 (28.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$11,142			$674			$10,468	34.2	36.5	3008	164
481443000933	3173	Wm David Surratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12675 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8200	917	60	15.4	84.3%	46 (5.0%)	5 (0.5%)	852 (92.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,811			$1,927			$8,884	34.2	30.8	3353	180
484122010789	3174	Milton Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18665 Imperial Vly Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8660	781	54	14.3	90.5%	27 (3.5%)	238 (30.5%)	480 (61.5%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$11,271			$1,904			$9,367	34.2	48.6	2264	910
483885004432	3175	L G Alarcon Elementary	Public	3-6	12501 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3930	304	18	16.7	93.1%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	303 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,704			$1,279			$10,425	34.2	31.7	3291	116
481641010884	3176	Kimmie M Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brown Rd	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-2796	853	54	15.7	73.4%	340 (39.9%)	44 (5.2%)	441 (51.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$9,333			$985			$8,349	34.2	24.5	3734	558
481023000483	3177	Alliene Mullendore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Scruggs Parks Dr	Richland Hills	76118	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-1900	351	29	12.2	66.1%	141 (40.2%)	47 (13.4%)	113 (32.2%)	27 (7.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	$10,857			$911			$9,947	34.2	44.4	2512	665
481818001645	3178	Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2342	436	28	15.5	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,061			$1,150			$11,911	34.2	47.4	2328	850
482364002521	3179	Lockhart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Rosedale St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1950	338	35	9.6	90.5%	4 (1.2%)	302 (89.3%)	22 (6.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,070			$1,062			$9,008	34.1	18.9	4071	892
482364013015	3180	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	6200 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4606	540	36	15	97.4%	3 (0.6%)	140 (25.9%)	393 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,076			$1,090			$8,986	34.1	18.8	4081	901

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