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)
484008004546	2031	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W Taylor St	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6580	297	30	9.9	71.4%	149 (50.2%)	51 (17.2%)	57 (19.2%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)	$11,848			$1,273			$10,575	52	44	2532	501
480016313495	2032	Founders Classical Academy Of Schertz	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8453 E Fm 1518 N	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	800	50	15.8	30.4%	376 (47.0%)	42 (5.3%)	312 (39.0%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.1%)	$8,778			$478			$8,300	52	57	1755	277
483486007965	2033	Drs Reed - Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Eldora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2890	540	33	16.3	94.8%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	535 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,975			$2,922			$10,053	52	55	1883	150
481611005861	2034	Owens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7939 Jackrabbit Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5915	798	59	13.5	77.1%	94 (11.8%)	173 (21.7%)	451 (56.5%)	41 (5.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	$11,422			$1,643			$9,778	52	50.4	2158	124
480021114087	2035	Idea Sports Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	592	32	18.6	86.7%	40 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	545 (92.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,871			$3,130			$16,740	52	37.2	2969	934
482493002780	2036	H D Staples Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Main	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	431	30	14.4	62.2%	256 (59.4%)	12 (2.8%)	147 (34.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,310			$1,567			$8,742	52	59	1653	383
482850010935	2037	Wester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4602 Chicago Ave	Lubbock	79414	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7100	395	27	14.6	91.6%	50 (12.7%)	85 (21.5%)	229 (58.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	$10,569			$2,371			$8,198	51.9	54.2	1936	101
482406002664	2038	Bell Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 Winchester Way	Bedford	76022	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3370	568	38	14.9	77.8%	131 (23.1%)	174 (30.6%)	153 (26.9%)	21 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	58 (10.2%)	$9,984			$1,249			$8,735	51.9	59.3	1638	400
482364002571	2039	Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6700 Fulton St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2820	404	25	16.1	86.6%	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.2%)	371 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,874			$934			$8,941	51.9	49.7	2198	159
482364002466	2040	Golfcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7414 Fairway Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7425	419	26	16.1	98.3%	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	396 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,039			$1,126			$9,913	51.8	29.1	3449	1409

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.