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)
482367013900	1871	Howe Intermediate	Public	3-5	315 Roberts St	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4200	284	21	13.8	55.6%	165 (58.1%)	10 (3.5%)	91 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$9,370			$1,003			$8,367	55	55.8	1831	40
482025001980	1872	Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	816 Cimarron	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-8100	644	44	14.7	91.5%	19 (3.0%)	9 (1.4%)	615 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,192			$1,406			$10,786	55	46.5	2385	513
482703011112	1873	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Horizon Park	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6400	704	58	12.1	26.1%	329 (46.7%)	25 (3.6%)	165 (23.4%)	110 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.4%)	$9,935			$347			$9,588	55	46.7	2370	497
480001007343	1874	Buda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Old San Antonio Rd	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 295-4431	589	44	13.3	41.4%	206 (35.0%)	21 (3.6%)	317 (53.8%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$10,295			$1,314			$8,981	55	65.3	1367	507
482703011370	1875	Jim Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Brook Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6600	859	61	14	26.0%	330 (38.4%)	67 (7.8%)	242 (28.2%)	140 (16.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.1%)	$10,378			$158			$10,220	55	65.8	1350	525
482679003010	1876	Bruni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 San Eduardo	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3000	437	29	15	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,625			$1,819			$9,806	55	33.8	3170	1294
483897013738	1877	Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	436	38	11.4	75.2%	76 (17.4%)	26 (6.0%)	311 (71.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$13,917			$1,372			$12,545	54.9	43	2608	731
483312009469	1878	Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Cavern Hill	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6800	777	51	15.2	63.8%	104 (13.4%)	35 (4.5%)	600 (77.2%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	$8,954			$775			$8,179	54.9	58.8	1667	211
481839012739	1879	Elkhart Intermediate	Public	3-5	301 E Parker St	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-8535	261	19	14	61.7%	199 (76.2%)	14 (5.4%)	35 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$10,113			$1,349			$8,764	54.9	54.5	1914	35
483702004136	1880	Jess Harben Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S Glenville Dr	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8800	377	30	12.7	65.0%	90 (23.9%)	122 (32.4%)	85 (22.5%)	57 (15.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$11,322			$1,294			$10,028	54.8	61.9	1521	359

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.