Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
482202002217	1401	Guthrie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jaguar Ln	Guthrie	79236	King County	Guthrie Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 596-4466	98	17	5.8		94 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,454			$71			$26,383	64	63.6	1439	38
481800001594	1402	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 W 19th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1219	375	21	17.8	82.1%	33 (8.8%)	22 (5.9%)	314 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$9,870			$1,677			$8,193	64	58.5	1686	284
482364002563	1403	Red Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4520 Tonawanda Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3638	586	38	15.4	72.7%	63 (10.8%)	130 (22.2%)	352 (60.1%)	24 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,741			$939			$8,802	64	67.4	1271	132
481218000716	1404	Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Summervrest Blvd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3000	574	40	14.2	44.1%	313 (54.5%)	75 (13.1%)	141 (24.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$9,206			$923			$8,283	64	57.6	1718	314
482574002896	1405	Benfer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18027b Kuykendahl Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-6000	777	52	14.9	66.9%	162 (20.8%)	204 (26.3%)	325 (41.8%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	$9,304			$1,018			$8,286	64	50.5	2149	744
483216011228	1406	Navarro Intermediate	Public	3-5	588 Link Rd	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Navarro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 372-1943	546	41	13.4	45.4%	273 (50.0%)	13 (2.4%)	237 (43.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	$9,506			$1,085			$8,421	63.9	62.4	1486	80
480026411387	1407	KIPP Sharp Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8430 Westglen	Houston	77063	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3000	1,024	44	23.2	88.6%	46 (4.5%)	217 (21.2%)	640 (62.5%)	95 (9.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.0%)	$8,730			$1,150			$7,580	63.9	67.1	1291	116
482025001982	1408	Galena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1670	602	42	14.4	86.0%	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.2%)	565 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,796			$1,825			$10,971	63.9	51.7	2081	673
482730021023	1409	Ethridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Ethridge Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5954	342	30	11.5	41.8%	166 (48.5%)	46 (13.5%)	99 (28.9%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$10,491			$1,327			$9,164	63.9	41.9	2670	1261
482985011172	1410	Jesse McGowen Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Columbus Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7500	558	37	15	38.5%	213 (38.2%)	111 (19.9%)	128 (22.9%)	58 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	$9,967			$933			$9,034	63.8	69.4	1191	219

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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.