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)
482703011434	2381	Grandview Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12024 Vista Parke Dr	Austin	78726	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-6800	419	37	11.2	42.2%	164 (39.1%)	63 (15.0%)	112 (26.7%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.3%)	$11,034			$243			$10,791	46.5	39.9	2806	425
481818009558	2382	Anne L Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Rogers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2306	472	32	14.9	75.2%	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	446 (94.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,141			$1,215			$11,926	46.5	43.2	2595	213
482034002051	2383	Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Pleasant Vly Rd	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8311	445	30	14.9	86.1%	37 (8.3%)	59 (13.3%)	310 (69.7%)	23 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,493			$1,751			$9,742	46.5	47.7	2319	64
481317000819	2384	Joy James Academy Of Leadership	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Buchanan St	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2500	441	38	11.6	91.8%	41 (9.3%)	7 (1.6%)	382 (86.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	$12,732			$1,530			$11,202	46.4	35.9	3041	657
481707013376	2385	Elva C Lobit Middle	Public	4-5	1251 W Fm 517	League City	77511	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7700	618	41	15	50.8%	209 (33.8%)	128 (20.7%)	232 (37.5%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.5%)	$11,701			$962			$10,739	46.4			(n/a)
481761001519	2386	Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	623 Powell Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 935-4153	410	31	13.4	73.7%	72 (17.6%)	17 (4.1%)	301 (73.4%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,348			$2,169			$8,179	46.4	51.9	2066	320
482550007445	2387	R F Patterson Elementary	Public	1-5	6621 Kelly Elliott Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8600	422	35	12.1	60.7%	142 (33.6%)	131 (31.0%)	116 (27.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	$11,378			$1,119			$10,259	46.4	32.1	3268	881
482850010906	2388	Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 58th St	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5000	465	35	13.2	93.1%	50 (10.8%)	90 (19.4%)	303 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	$10,100			$2,178			$7,922	46.4	41.6	2688	300
480780000099	2389	Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	528	29	18.1	88.1%	24 (4.5%)	4 (0.8%)	499 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,782			$1,818			$7,964	46.4	33.2	3206	817
483486006998	2390	Santos Livas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 N Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2840	511	32	16	88.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,215			$2,548			$9,666	46.4	47.1	2342	48

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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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