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)
483240010972	2431	Valley Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Valley Ranch Crossing	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8760	871	54	15.9	69.0%	289 (33.2%)	68 (7.8%)	455 (52.2%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	35 (4.0%)	$10,663			$1,344			$9,318	45.9	48.5	2268	163
482139006419	2432	Nettie Baccus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Loop 567	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 408-4300	471	35	13.3	77.3%	291 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	154 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,322			$2,202			$8,121	45.9	59.1	1651	781
482364002566	2433	McNamara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8714 McAvoy Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3460	962	58	16.6	100.0%	33 (3.4%)	83 (8.6%)	636 (66.1%)	203 (21.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$9,496			$947			$8,549	45.9	40	2790	357
482364002589	2434	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4802 Chrystell Ln	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2542	736	57	12.9	98.0%	15 (2.0%)	63 (8.6%)	651 (88.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,454			$1,165			$9,290	45.9	14.6	4297	1863
480870021051	2435	Farrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3410 Paladium Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0300	584	41	14.2	77.4%	37 (6.3%)	246 (42.1%)	197 (33.7%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$9,716			$808			$8,907	45.8	43.4	2572	137
480027211497	2436	Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3701 W Loop 289	Lubbock	79407	Lubbock County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 747-1000	610	36	17.1	84.8%	92 (15.1%)	132 (21.6%)	356 (58.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$12,582			$1,770			$10,812	45.8	32.2	3258	822
481965009242	2437	Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17800 W Oaks Village Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2800	472	35	13.4	77.1%	31 (6.6%)	176 (37.3%)	154 (32.6%)	87 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$11,270			$744			$10,526	45.8	40.2	2784	347
481623007570	2438	Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 N Franklin	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1400	536	35	15.3	94.2%	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.1%)	512 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,254			$1,288			$9,966	45.8	55	1885	553
483843006780	2439	Sabinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 N Pickford	Sabinal	78881	Uvalde County	Sabinal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 988-2436	256	18	14.3	87.1%	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,580			$3,356			$14,225	45.8	47.1	2343	96
482115002105	2440	Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4595	760	50	15.2	75.7%	89 (11.7%)	159 (20.9%)	483 (63.6%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$11,883			$2,345			$9,537	45.8	61.2	1547	893

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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.