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)
481623001319	4271	William B Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3111 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8700	260	24	10.7	99.6%	3 (1.2%)	93 (35.8%)	156 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,864			$1,707			$14,158	15.3	43.5	2568	1703
484578005202	4272	Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3106 Maurine St	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1136	376	29	12.8	92.3%	88 (23.4%)	129 (34.3%)	118 (31.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	$13,598			$1,462			$12,136	15.3	6.5	4565	293
480141512439	4273	Manara Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8201 Tristar Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	209	12	17.4	63.6%	30 (14.4%)	49 (23.4%)	9 (4.3%)	102 (48.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	$10,755			$978			$9,778	15.2	14.6	4301	28
482391007029	4274	Jack M Fields Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 S Houston Ave	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-2700	645	58	11	89.6%	14 (2.2%)	202 (31.3%)	407 (63.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	$13,698			$1,150			$12,549	15.2	14.1	4317	43
480005507849	4275	Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,478	85	17.3	83.4%	15 (1.0%)	795 (53.8%)	647 (43.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.2%)	$11,220			$1,032			$10,188	15.2	8.9	4495	220
482364002481	4276	Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	300	25	12	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	225 (75.0%)	69 (23.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,135			$1,280			$9,855	15.2	12.1	4394	118
481970021060	4277	Woodway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Woodway Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5890	504	31	16.1	91.9%	30 (6.0%)	179 (35.5%)	280 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,704			$1,647			$9,057	15.2	18.5	4101	176
481773007987	4278	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	1-6	2781 Fm1021	Eagle Pass	78853	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7069	441	26	16.9	94.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	432 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,920			$2,342			$7,578	15.2	14	4328	50
481674001449	4279	Ginnings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Yellowstone	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2700	621	49	12.6	81.3%	117 (18.8%)	89 (14.3%)	385 (62.0%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,439			$1,505			$9,934	15.1	18.8	4074	205
489913005628	4280	Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 W School St	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3030	95	9	11	84.2%	3 (3.2%)	16 (16.8%)	76 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,928			$7,755			$13,173	15.1	23.7	3788	492

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.