Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481305011192	2731	McLaughlin Strickland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Fyke Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5700	684	50	13.6	87.7%	28 (4.1%)	54 (7.9%)	582 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,813	$1,809	$9,004	41.5	39.9	2801	70
483714011012	2732	Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8001 Trophy Rd	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4413	481	36	13.5	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (99.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,382	$1,481	$13,901	41.5	32.1	3263	531
483933004478	2733	Tony Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	233	20	11.8	99.6%	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,595	$1,801	$11,794	41.4	35	3094	361
483879004424	2734	Rangerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17558 Landrum Park Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6840	197	14	14.5	95.4%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,714	$1,802	$10,912	41.4	45.3	2459	275
483444005570	2735	H C Carleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3010 Harkey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1412	764	55	13.8	67.7%	90 (11.8%)	189 (24.7%)	441 (57.7%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$10,520	$1,410	$9,109	41.4	37.2	2967	232
481800001591	2736	Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 N Everglade Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1199	422	23	18.6	76.8%	88 (20.9%)	27 (6.4%)	274 (64.9%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,513	$1,716	$9,797	41.4	25.3	3673	937
481970001929	2737	Westcliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Clay Ave	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6000	524	32	16.6	76.1%	75 (14.3%)	22 (4.2%)	396 (75.6%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,308	$1,506	$8,802	41.4	41.9	2673	64
481119000579	2738	S F Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7351 Stephen F Austin Rd	Jones Creek	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7160	251	21	11.8	75.7%	105 (41.8%)	11 (4.4%)	124 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$12,054	$1,284	$10,770	41.3	37.8	2937	199
481623001378	2739	Urban Park Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6901 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1100	522	35	14.9	99.0%	16 (3.1%)	23 (4.4%)	477 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,999	$1,454	$10,545	41.2	51.4	2100	639
480144013259	2740	Iltexas Katy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	939	56	16.6	62.2%	67 (7.1%)	195 (20.8%)	608 (64.7%)	46 (4.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	$7,101	$779	$6,322	41.2	38.9	2870	130

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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.

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)
481305011192	2731	McLaughlin Strickland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Fyke Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5700	684	50	13.6	87.7%	28 (4.1%)	54 (7.9%)	582 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,813			$1,809			$9,004	41.5	39.9	2801	70
483714011012	2732	Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8001 Trophy Rd	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4413	481	36	13.5	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (99.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,382			$1,481			$13,901	41.5	32.1	3263	531
483933004478	2733	Tony Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	233	20	11.8	99.6%	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,595			$1,801			$11,794	41.4	35	3094	361
483879004424	2734	Rangerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17558 Landrum Park Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6840	197	14	14.5	95.4%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,714			$1,802			$10,912	41.4	45.3	2459	275
483444005570	2735	H C Carleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3010 Harkey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1412	764	55	13.8	67.7%	90 (11.8%)	189 (24.7%)	441 (57.7%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$10,520			$1,410			$9,109	41.4	37.2	2967	232
481800001591	2736	Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 N Everglade Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1199	422	23	18.6	76.8%	88 (20.9%)	27 (6.4%)	274 (64.9%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,513			$1,716			$9,797	41.4	25.3	3673	937
481970001929	2737	Westcliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Clay Ave	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6000	524	32	16.6	76.1%	75 (14.3%)	22 (4.2%)	396 (75.6%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,308			$1,506			$8,802	41.4	41.9	2673	64
481119000579	2738	S F Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7351 Stephen F Austin Rd	Jones Creek	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7160	251	21	11.8	75.7%	105 (41.8%)	11 (4.4%)	124 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$12,054			$1,284			$10,770	41.3	37.8	2937	199
481623001378	2739	Urban Park Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6901 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1100	522	35	14.9	99.0%	16 (3.1%)	23 (4.4%)	477 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,999			$1,454			$10,545	41.2	51.4	2100	639
480144013259	2740	Iltexas Katy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	939	56	16.6	62.2%	67 (7.1%)	195 (20.8%)	608 (64.7%)	46 (4.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	$7,101			$779			$6,322	41.2	38.9	2870	130