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)
480809013606	1971	Bob And Betty Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 County Rd 185	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 388-1130	664	42	15.8	63.6%	300 (45.2%)	16 (2.4%)	288 (43.4%)	37 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$9,573			$503			$9,070	53	54.1	1940	31
481770012416	1972	Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W McLeroy Blvd	Saginaw	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 232-2845	621	47	13.3	63.4%	168 (27.1%)	30 (4.8%)	386 (62.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$10,368			$1,137			$9,230	53	62.4	1490	482
482364002528	1973	Macgregor Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4801 Labranch St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1990	436	29	15	80.5%	19 (4.4%)	307 (70.4%)	78 (17.9%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$9,157			$950			$8,207	53	47	2349	376
480021112261	1974	Idea Academy Mission	Public, Charter	K-5	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	684	31	22.2	92.5%	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	669 (97.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,642			$1,857			$6,784	53	42.4	2642	668
484326004912	1975	Troy Elementary	Public	3-5	808 E Austin Ave	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2503	372	26	14.3	55.4%	201 (54.0%)	6 (1.6%)	136 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	$9,004			$946			$8,058	52.9	55.6	1847	128
484365011084	1976	Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2710 La Pita Mangana Rd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-8800	801	47	17	89.3%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	796 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,673			$1,528			$8,145	52.9	52.5	2033	57
482541002831	1977	Sarita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 E La Parra St	Sarita	78385	Kenedy County	Kenedy County Wide Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 294-5381	130	11	12		30 (23.1%)	5 (3.8%)	91 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	$26,183			$250			$25,933	52.9	68.9	1213	764
483486011397	1978	Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 E El Dora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2900	370	27	13.8	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,176			$2,715			$9,461	52.8	44.1	2530	552
480144114170	1979	Great Hearts Online - Tx	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12500 San Pedro Avenue Ste 500	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	Yes	No	(210) 469-3828	817	46	17.9		350 (42.8%)	67 (8.2%)	286 (35.0%)	67 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)								52.8	53.4	1980	1
482253002291	1980	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16495 Primera Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3190	379	29	13.2	83.4%	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	362 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,941			$2,072			$8,868	52.8	61.1	1553	427

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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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