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)
481650012615	1101	Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Buchanan Rd	Decatur	76234	Wise County	Decatur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 393-7400	465	34	13.6	53.3%	289 (62.2%)	5 (1.1%)	149 (32.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$9,615			$815			$8,800	70.4	71.8	1088	13
482424002700	1102	Iola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7282 Ft Worth St	Iola	77861	Grimes County	Iola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 394-2361	294	25	11.5	39.8%	210 (71.4%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$8,820			$1,201			$7,619	70.4	70.1	1161	59
483432003830	1103	Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3514 Tulip St	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0608	549	41	13.3	85.6%	50 (9.1%)	80 (14.6%)	398 (72.5%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$11,263			$1,397			$9,866	70.4	51.2	2112	1009
481500001010	1104	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19675 Interstate 45 S	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 592-5900	608	45	13.6	69.4%	172 (28.3%)	61 (10.0%)	331 (54.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$10,883			$1,136			$9,747	70.4	67.8	1255	151
481428017006	1105	North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Almond Creek Dr	Houston	77059	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-5900	643	44	14.6	47.3%	218 (33.9%)	52 (8.1%)	198 (30.8%)	142 (22.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,276			$550			$9,725	70.4	69	1209	104
482703011528	1106	River Place Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Sitio Del Rio Blvd	Austin	78730	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6900	601	47	12.7	30.8%	294 (48.9%)	43 (7.2%)	162 (27.0%)	42 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.8%)	$9,305			$158			$9,147	70.3	74.1	1009	97
482967008654	1107	Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 N 34th	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 623-8882	441	31	14	74.1%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	423 (95.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,390			$1,068			$10,321	70.3	69.5	1184	77
483978004519	1108	Seymour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Idaho St	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-2533	267	21	12.8	63.7%	159 (59.6%)	8 (3.0%)	71 (26.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$9,265			$1,516			$7,749	70.3	78.6	820	288
482364002412	1109	Burbank Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	216 Tidwell	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2690	754	50	15	98.3%	8 (1.1%)	102 (13.5%)	632 (83.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,958			$1,174			$8,784	70.3	55	1880	771
480986006511	1110	Sparta Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3600	574	38	15	27.9%	370 (64.5%)	26 (4.5%)	132 (23.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.4%)	$9,663			$1,013			$8,650	70.3	72.9	1044	66

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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