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)
481830014232	3371	Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	620	47	13.1	93.5%	34 (5.5%)	23 (3.7%)	549 (88.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)								31			(n/a)
480783000112	3372	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10200 Huntington Pl Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8338	521	49	10.7	95.4%	12 (2.3%)	86 (16.5%)	410 (78.7%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,309			$2,158			$10,151	31	36.1	3033	339
481389000876	3373	Chillicothe School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 S 6th St	Chillicothe	79225	Hardeman County	Chillicothe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 852-5322	196	22	8.7	84.7%	75 (38.3%)	4 (2.0%)	104 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	$13,861			$1,704			$12,157	31	26.7	3587	214
480143613030	3374	Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,322	69	19.1	50.5%	155 (11.7%)	471 (35.6%)	598 (45.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (6.4%)	$7,718			$318			$7,400	31	27.5	3537	163
481970001891	3375	Natha Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1324 Kings Hwy	Fort Worth	76117	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9300	346	23	15.2	92.2%	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	321 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,677			$1,690			$10,988	31	29.2	3443	68
483808009431	3376	Union Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Gulf Way	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 424-8700	618	57	10.8	63.4%	98 (15.9%)	88 (14.2%)	370 (59.9%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.5%)	$11,479			$995			$10,484	31	30.9	3343	33
481689001464	3377	Detroit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 82	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-3137	226	20	11.3	72.6%	181 (80.1%)	8 (3.5%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	$16,835			$5,883			$10,952	30.9	19.6	4027	650
481739008283	3378	Patricia S Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Alberta Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1886	616	38	16	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,374			$2,071			$8,303	30.9	16.1	4229	851
481623001321	3379	Mount Auburn Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6012 E Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8500	533	39	13.6	89.9%	17 (3.2%)	47 (8.8%)	454 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,575			$1,513			$11,062	30.9	31.4	3311	68
481548001121	3380	Covington School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 N Main St	Covington	76636	Hill County	Covington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 854-2215	334	25	13.1	56.6%	238 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	$24,035			$4,171			$19,864	30.9	19.1	4062	682

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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