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)
482364002603	3721	Walnut Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10620 Briar Forest	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3540	610	38	16	92.6%	39 (6.4%)	228 (37.4%)	322 (52.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,162			$1,029			$9,132	25.5	17.1	4174	453
484008004543	3722	Crutchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 S Dewey Ave	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6565	414	35	11.8	85.7%	80 (19.3%)	24 (5.8%)	282 (68.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$11,456			$1,545			$9,911	25.5	18.9	4070	348
484008004551	3723	Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sunset Blvd	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6595	330	28	11.9	88.8%	122 (37.0%)	44 (13.3%)	84 (25.5%)	25 (7.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.2%)	$12,195			$1,556			$10,640	25.4	25.4	3668	55
482613005881	3724	Rosendo Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 El Pinto Rd	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2360	248	21	11.9	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	248 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,098			$1,628			$12,470	25.4	21.3	3920	196
481800005458	3725	Noel Elementary	Public	3-5	2200 Newcomb Dr	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1249	490	25	19.7	84.1%	50 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	423 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,920			$2,085			$7,834	25.4	25.1	3688	37
480017913451	3726	Jubilee Brownsville	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4955 Pablo Kisel Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 509-2690	980	53	18.5	81.0%	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	951 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,583			$1,896			$5,687	25.4	33	3217	509
481482005676	3727	Albert C Williams Elementary	Public	3-5	615 Culver	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 886-3758	338	30	11.4	74.6%	147 (43.5%)	81 (24.0%)	82 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	$13,019			$2,235			$10,784	25.4	16.5	4218	491
482730009594	3728	Rockbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2751 Rockbrook Dr	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5968	595	52	11.5	74.1%	43 (7.2%)	340 (57.1%)	130 (21.8%)	27 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.4%)	$11,135			$1,256			$9,879	25.4	13	4363	635
481323009193	3729	Lakeridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Lakeridge Pwky	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-4501	400	24	16.7	59.8%	19 (4.8%)	234 (58.5%)	104 (26.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$12,462			$1,715			$10,747	25.3	39	2862	867
480009214059	3730	Trinity Basin Preparatory Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2901 E Meadows Blvd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-9100	816	43	18.9	99.3%	32 (3.9%)	135 (16.5%)	634 (77.7%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$14,465			$5,009			$9,456	25.3	29.3	3438	292

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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.