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)
483483003904	2361	Pflugerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Immanual Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3800	405	34	11.8	63.0%	72 (17.8%)	18 (4.4%)	275 (67.9%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$11,863			$1,221			$10,642	46.8	53.6	1973	388
481623001209	2362	Arcadia Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N Justin Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5300	610	39	15.6	91.6%	13 (2.1%)	46 (7.5%)	540 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$11,855			$1,379			$10,477	46.7	49.6	2210	152
482724012632	2363	Capitol Elementary	Public	2-4	401 Ellis St	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-4715	280	27	10.5	73.2%	52 (18.6%)	11 (3.9%)	214 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,164			$2,182			$8,982	46.7			(n/a)
482793003132	2364	Lohn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1112 Fm 504	Lohn	76852	McCulloch County	Lohn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 344-5749	109	14	8	76.1%	58 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$18,481			$918			$17,563	46.7	22.8	3836	1472
480021113510	2365	Idea Bluff Springs Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 E Slaughter Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4200	597	30	19.6	81.9%	46 (7.7%)	45 (7.5%)	484 (81.1%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,021			$955			$9,066	46.7	55.1	1874	491
481785013919	2366	Salado Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3602 Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-3310	733	41	17.8	81.7%	41 (5.6%)	21 (2.9%)	660 (90.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$8,599			$717			$7,882	46.7	37.9	2933	567
482364002433	2367	Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5223	536	34	15.7	96.6%	8 (1.5%)	99 (18.5%)	409 (76.3%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,662			$1,197			$9,465	46.7	45.6	2429	62
480870005343	2368	Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2201 Havenwood Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5200	479	37	13	80.8%	39 (8.1%)	160 (33.4%)	205 (42.8%)	56 (11.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,015			$987			$9,028	46.7	48.2	2283	85
484626005275	2369	Winters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	603 N Heights St	Winters	79567	Runnels County	Winters Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 754-5577	325	26	12.2	66.8%	138 (42.5%)	2 (0.6%)	172 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,835			$1,246			$10,589	46.7	41	2724	355
480813000146	2370	Bivins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 S Fannin	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4100	420	26	15.9	77.9%	198 (47.1%)	42 (10.0%)	149 (35.5%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$9,994			$1,491			$8,504	46.7	61.2	1551	819

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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