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)
481970001838	4481	Carter Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 E Broadus Ave	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8600	495	32	15.2	93.3%	17 (3.4%)	59 (11.9%)	412 (83.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,513			$1,712			$7,801	10.8	8.1	4515	34
481800013140	4482	Edward K Downing Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 N Knox Ave	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-5939	807	39	20.4	83.8%	44 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	$8,800			$1,586			$7,214	10.7	11.3	4418	64
480894000337	4483	Norman-Sims Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Tannehill Ln	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2347	275	22	12.5	94.9%	15 (5.5%)	105 (38.2%)	135 (49.1%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$14,709			$973			$13,736	10.7	11.4	4413	70
484248004847	4484	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W 25th St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 794-8001	403	27	14.8	97.5%	35 (8.7%)	151 (37.5%)	198 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$9,190			$2,027			$7,163	10.7	20.8	3962	522
481713001486	4485	Dime Box School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Dime Box	77853	Lee County	Dime Box Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 884-2324	150	20	7.6	76.7%	37 (24.7%)	39 (26.0%)	68 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$14,099			$1,335			$12,764	10.6	11.9	4399	86
484415005002	4486	Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3307 Callis St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9517	465	32	14.3	87.5%	60 (12.9%)	34 (7.3%)	365 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,909			$1,814			$8,094	10.6	11.3	4416	70
480008008108	4487	Heritage Academy Of Windcrest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8750 Fourwinds Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-7753	115	11	10.6	99.1%	10 (8.7%)	45 (39.1%)	46 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.3%)	$15,200			$2,705			$12,495	10.5	48.3	2277	2210
480870000266	4488	Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2315 Stonegate St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4200	761	53	14.4	93.3%	17 (2.2%)	40 (5.3%)	696 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,149			$774			$9,375	10.5	10.9	4437	51
481806001603	4489	Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W 9th St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6027	363	26	13.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,587			$2,030			$9,557	10.5	9.6	4475	14
481815006099	4490	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	3-5	3823 Fortuna Ct	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4180	240	14	17.6	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	239 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,254			$1,764			$9,490	10.4	10	4461	29

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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.
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