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)
482364002385	3501	Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5859 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3540	228	24	9.5	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	161 (70.6%)	65 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,401			$1,137			$12,264	28.9	20.8	3958	457
480894000342	3502	Ortega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Garland Ave	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4417	256	22	11.7	89.5%	19 (7.4%)	40 (15.6%)	191 (74.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,957			$807			$13,150	28.9	43.8	2546	956
483312005563	3503	Linton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 Oakhill Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0750	389	36	10.8	85.3%	28 (7.2%)	24 (6.2%)	325 (83.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,085			$1,552			$10,533	28.9	18.7	4084	581
480813000164	3504	Park Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 N E 15th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4750	229	19	11.8	95.6%	30 (13.1%)	28 (12.2%)	150 (65.5%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,047			$2,486			$9,561	28.8	19.7	4024	520
482967003344	3505	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Hackberry St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4525	418	31	13.3	92.6%	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,592			$1,367			$10,225	28.8	44.6	2502	1003
483702010603	3506	Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13900 Maham Rd	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4900	658	40	16.3	98.8%	6 (0.9%)	40 (6.1%)	602 (91.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,379			$2,951			$9,428	28.8	26.8	3577	71
481806006690	3507	L B J Elementary	Public	K-5	200 S Fannin St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6010	460	33	14	88.5%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	457 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,558			$1,661			$8,897	28.8	18.8	4080	573
483057013952	3508	Idea Travis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	900 E Gist Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-1000	1,195	68	17.5	70.8%	70 (5.9%)	72 (6.0%)	1,030 (86.2%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	$13,863			$1,185			$12,678	28.8	31.5	3302	206
483948012975	3509	Cibolo Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4093 Green Valley Rd	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4700	657	46	14.3	38.4%	179 (27.2%)	115 (17.5%)	289 (44.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	59 (9.0%)	$8,311			$703			$7,608	28.7	39.8	2809	700
481623001228	3510	C F Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1952 Bayside St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4300	268	29	9.2	98.5%	3 (1.1%)	160 (59.7%)	100 (37.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,351			$2,020			$13,331	28.7	43.7	2554	956

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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.