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)
482850012804	4071	Alderson Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	219 Walnut Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8000	442	36	12.3	98.0%	26 (5.9%)	203 (45.9%)	198 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$13,275			$2,232			$11,043	19.5	20.2	3995	76
482855007766	4072	Brookhollow Elementary	Public	3-5	1009 Live Oak Ln	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-8415	244	18	13.7	94.7%	29 (11.9%)	99 (40.6%)	90 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.7%)	$13,691			$2,047			$11,645	19.5	17.8	4129	57
480017912987	4073	Jubilee Wells Branch	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3711 Shoreline Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 872-8400	429	31	13.8	72.3%	62 (14.5%)	132 (30.8%)	200 (46.6%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$11,111			$2,445			$8,666	19.4	25.7	3648	425
480144013020	4074	Iltexas Arlington Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 419-9281	669	50	13.3	80.1%	40 (6.0%)	206 (30.8%)	380 (56.8%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$7,590			$869			$6,721	19.4	16.1	4230	156
482364002497	4075	Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	274	22	12.2	95.6%	4 (1.5%)	89 (32.5%)	178 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,785			$1,210			$11,575	19.3	8.8	4499	424
484578005205	4076	Fain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1562 Norman St	Wichita Falls	76302	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1148	475	32	14.8	67.4%	196 (41.3%)	84 (17.7%)	133 (28.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.2%)	$10,464			$1,046			$9,418	19.2	46.7	2373	1703
480024012196	4077	Baker-Ripley Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6500 Rookin St Bldg A	Houston	77074	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 273-3731	398	25	15.6	92.5%	41 (10.3%)	49 (12.3%)	175 (44.0%)	122 (30.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,323			$1,703			$9,620	19.2	13.8	4333	256
481359006077	4078	Crenshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	16204 Wood Dr	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 457-3080	509	36	14.2	99.2%	41 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	447 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,169			$1,075			$11,094	19.2	25.1	3686	392
480894000322	4079	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5409 Ponciana Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2517	501	46	10.8	93.2%	16 (3.2%)	30 (6.0%)	450 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,718			$1,611			$13,107	19.2	10.7	4443	364
482364002612	4080	Whidby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7625 Springhill St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8170	368	35	10.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	272 (73.9%)	72 (19.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,609			$1,262			$9,347	19.2	15.1	4277	197

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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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