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)
483402003781	1641	East Side Intermediate	Public	3-5	901 2nd St	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2544	248	20	12.2	75.4%	58 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$11,200			$1,953			$9,248	58.9	57.9	1708	67
481623006681	1642	Arthur Kramer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7131 Midbury Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8300	442	36	12.2	71.5%	55 (12.4%)	138 (31.2%)	220 (49.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$13,402			$1,231			$12,172	58.9	58.9	1657	15
481671001437	1643	Hyde Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 Hyde Park	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7350	491	33	14.9	56.2%	281 (57.2%)	22 (4.5%)	79 (16.1%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (18.9%)	$13,225			$2,100			$11,125	58.9	67.6	1265	378
484128012304	1644	Goshen Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 S Pojo Dr	Springtown	76082	Parker County	Springtown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 220-0272	686	41	16.5	43.1%	521 (75.9%)	10 (1.5%)	132 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$9,829			$1,134			$8,695	58.9	53.3	1984	340
482142006420	1645	Garner Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Polo Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-5000	835	56	14.9	48.9%	162 (19.4%)	213 (25.5%)	372 (44.6%)	32 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	$9,479			$892			$8,587	58.8	60.9	1559	86
483057003450	1646	Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Wedgewood St	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7800	517	22	23.4	68.3%	142 (27.5%)	28 (5.4%)	292 (56.5%)	34 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,216			$985			$9,231	58.8	49.4	2217	571
483948009627	1647	Norma J Paschal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	590 Savannah	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4500	625	43	14.5	35.2%	245 (39.2%)	32 (5.1%)	299 (47.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	$8,321			$727			$7,593	58.8	64.2	1408	239
482406002665	1648	Bellaire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Bellaire Dr	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3230	644	39	16.4	92.7%	61 (9.5%)	106 (16.5%)	432 (67.1%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,827			$1,340			$8,486	58.8	56.4	1799	151
482364004587	1649	Lyons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Roxella Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2870	825	46	17.9	96.5%	8 (1.0%)	24 (2.9%)	791 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,581			$1,140			$8,441	58.7	53.9	1953	304
483702004144	1650	Northrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 Custer Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-6200	345	27	12.6	66.7%	83 (24.1%)	57 (16.5%)	164 (47.5%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$12,732			$1,303			$11,429	58.7	49.3	2223	573

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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.