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)
483432003826	4371	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10301 Hartsook St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0584	518	43	12.1	92.3%	12 (2.3%)	32 (6.2%)	469 (90.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,111			$1,665			$10,446	13.2	30.2	3390	981
481662009413	4372	Del Valle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Ross Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3350	672	47	14.3	87.6%	21 (3.1%)	48 (7.1%)	580 (86.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	$11,186			$1,501			$9,685	13.2	15.6	4252	120
482364002461	4373	Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5002 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3490	469	30	15.6	96.4%	8 (1.7%)	290 (61.8%)	160 (34.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$10,374			$1,284			$9,090	13.1	10.5	4452	79
483039006972	4374	Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Helen Ln	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7190	600	37	16.1	87.7%	33 (5.5%)	413 (68.8%)	118 (19.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,137			$826			$7,311	13.1	15.2	4273	101
484077004625	4375	Somerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 596-1502	209	16	12.7	85.6%	81 (38.8%)	20 (9.6%)	88 (42.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	$11,225			$2,063			$9,162	13.1	15.2	4275	100
482364002459	4376	Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3919 Ward St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8260	363	24	15.1	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	325 (89.5%)	34 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,839			$1,233			$10,605	13.1	59.2	1643	2733
480986000458	4377	Miller Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 Fairway Dr	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-3300	283	26	10.8	79.9%	94 (33.2%)	31 (11.0%)	132 (46.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	$13,024			$2,129			$10,895	13.1	19.5	4039	338
480016313028	4378	Ignite Community School - Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6109 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	220	15	15	76.4%	37 (16.8%)	19 (8.6%)	156 (70.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$10,236			$1,282			$8,955	13	23	3823	555
480021113954	4379	Idea Health Professions Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5816 Wilcab Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4350	265	16	16.9	91.3%	12 (4.5%)	45 (17.0%)	204 (77.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,905			$9,481			$4,424	13	22.2	3873	506
480017913946	4380	Jubilee Westwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8038 W Military Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 963-3930	272	15	18.7	90.1%	7 (2.6%)	13 (4.8%)	244 (89.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,541			$1,490			$10,051	13	11	4429	49

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.