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)
482364002437	1371	De Zavala Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7521 Ave H	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1888	232	25	9.2	96.6%	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	223 (96.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,083			$1,064			$9,018	64.5	52.9	2015	644
484092008120	1372	Heritage Elementary	Public	1-5	3223 S Loop 1604 E	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1607	485	36	13.4	90.7%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	461 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,559			$1,911			$10,648	64.5	64.5	1397	25
484668005325	1373	Loma Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Ryland Ct	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2600	661	45	14.7	88.8%	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	640 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,730			$1,514			$9,216	64.5	58.7	1673	300
482364002616	1374	Ella J Baker Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2100 Yupon St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1470	617	39	15.8	33.4%	184 (29.8%)	61 (9.9%)	246 (39.9%)	87 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$9,778			$846			$8,932	64.5	67.4	1272	102
481623001215	1375	James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6600	317	31	10.2	96.5%	7 (2.2%)	16 (5.0%)	293 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,004			$1,547			$12,457	64.5	72	1079	296
484471005090	1376	Water Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17886 Wildcat Dr	Water Valley	76958	Tom Green County	Water Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 484-2478	307	37	8.3	45.0%	209 (68.1%)	3 (1.0%)	78 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$12,481			$1,093			$11,388	64.5	56.7	1780	404
483291003625	1377	Normangee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Spur Three	Normangee	77871	Leon County	Normangee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 396-9999	310	22	14.3	57.4%	216 (69.7%)	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$10,776			$1,715			$9,061	64.5	57.1	1751	374
481500008992	1378	Creighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12089 Fm 1485	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2900	1,005	67	15.1	93.2%	159 (15.8%)	40 (4.0%)	786 (78.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	$9,923			$1,426			$8,496	64.5	57.1	1752	374
481657001421	1379	Dekalb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 W Fannin St	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2328	366	25	14.6	72.4%	238 (65.0%)	49 (13.4%)	43 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$11,096			$2,374			$8,721	64.4	50.6	2141	762
482364008611	1380	Briarmeadow Charter	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 Dunvale	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5500	580	35	16.5	40.5%	175 (30.2%)	56 (9.7%)	141 (24.3%)	179 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$10,236			$1,036			$9,200	64.4	60.7	1573	193

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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.