Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
483890008397	2721	Dr Lonnie Green Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	905 Cantu Rd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4756	605	32	18.8	79.7%	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	575 (95.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,675	$1,398	$7,277	41.6	43.2	2596	125
483057008989	2722	Pease Communications/Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1700 E Magnolia Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7700	572	33	17.1	75.5%	40 (7.0%)	48 (8.4%)	468 (81.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,077	$730	$9,346	41.6	38.9	2869	147
481611006671	2723	Fiest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8425 Pine Falls	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5838	881	59	15	73.7%	126 (14.3%)	259 (29.4%)	366 (41.5%)	96 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$10,171	$1,391	$8,781	41.6	41.8	2679	44
480813021049	2724	George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	Public	2-5	1905 W 12th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4150	352	24	14.6	75.9%	77 (21.9%)	115 (32.7%)	120 (34.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	$10,777	$1,590	$9,187	41.6	54.3	1923	801
482025009631	2725	Normandy Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12500 Normandy Crossing Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1600	618	41	15	90.8%	21 (3.4%)	210 (34.0%)	372 (60.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$13,136	$1,839	$11,297	41.6	43.2	2597	128
482253002277	2726	Ben Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Rangerville Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3150	370	28	13.3	98.9%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,768	$2,890	$7,878	41.6	17.8	4128	1402
481591001156	2727	Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 S Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5880	753	52	14.6	73.8%	103 (13.7%)	182 (24.2%)	424 (56.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	$9,805	$591	$9,215	41.6	39.3	2844	117
481575012765	2728	Crosby Elementary	Public	1-5	14705 Fm 2100	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9360	705	43	16.2	60.6%	256 (36.3%)	86 (12.2%)	320 (45.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$9,326	$993	$8,332	41.5	38.7	2884	156
483240008999	2729	Kings Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21111 Royal Crossing Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2940	803	47	17.1	57.5%	215 (26.8%)	176 (21.9%)	294 (36.6%)	74 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.9%)	$10,132	$1,231	$8,901	41.5	58.8	1671	1058
482406014044	2730	Arbor Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 International Dr	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 864-0580	772	45	16.9	72.9%	74 (9.6%)	338 (43.8%)	151 (19.6%)	136 (17.6%)	5 (0.6%)	14 (1.8%)	54 (7.0%)	$8,412	$1,026	$7,386	41.5	44.2	2520	210

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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.
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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)
483890008397	2721	Dr Lonnie Green Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	905 Cantu Rd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4756	605	32	18.8	79.7%	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	575 (95.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,675			$1,398			$7,277	41.6	43.2	2596	125
483057008989	2722	Pease Communications/Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1700 E Magnolia Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7700	572	33	17.1	75.5%	40 (7.0%)	48 (8.4%)	468 (81.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,077			$730			$9,346	41.6	38.9	2869	147
481611006671	2723	Fiest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8425 Pine Falls	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5838	881	59	15	73.7%	126 (14.3%)	259 (29.4%)	366 (41.5%)	96 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$10,171			$1,391			$8,781	41.6	41.8	2679	44
480813021049	2724	George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	Public	2-5	1905 W 12th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4150	352	24	14.6	75.9%	77 (21.9%)	115 (32.7%)	120 (34.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	$10,777			$1,590			$9,187	41.6	54.3	1923	801
482025009631	2725	Normandy Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12500 Normandy Crossing Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1600	618	41	15	90.8%	21 (3.4%)	210 (34.0%)	372 (60.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$13,136			$1,839			$11,297	41.6	43.2	2597	128
482253002277	2726	Ben Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Rangerville Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3150	370	28	13.3	98.9%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,768			$2,890			$7,878	41.6	17.8	4128	1402
481591001156	2727	Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 S Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5880	753	52	14.6	73.8%	103 (13.7%)	182 (24.2%)	424 (56.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	$9,805			$591			$9,215	41.6	39.3	2844	117
481575012765	2728	Crosby Elementary	Public	1-5	14705 Fm 2100	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9360	705	43	16.2	60.6%	256 (36.3%)	86 (12.2%)	320 (45.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$9,326			$993			$8,332	41.5	38.7	2884	156
483240008999	2729	Kings Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21111 Royal Crossing Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2940	803	47	17.1	57.5%	215 (26.8%)	176 (21.9%)	294 (36.6%)	74 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.9%)	$10,132			$1,231			$8,901	41.5	58.8	1671	1058
482406014044	2730	Arbor Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 International Dr	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 864-0580	772	45	16.9	72.9%	74 (9.6%)	338 (43.8%)	151 (19.6%)	136 (17.6%)	5 (0.6%)	14 (1.8%)	54 (7.0%)	$8,412			$1,026			$7,386	41.5	44.2	2520	210