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)
480026412057	3031	KIPP Explore Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0547	852	39	21.8	94.0%	11 (1.3%)	50 (5.9%)	774 (90.8%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,516			$1,306			$8,210	36.5	41.7	2680	351
482025001981	3032	Cloverleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Frankie	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3200	824	48	17.2	95.4%	19 (2.3%)	20 (2.4%)	780 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$11,781			$1,696			$10,086	36.5	31.1	3327	295
481623001227	3033	John W Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Tosca Ln	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6000	189	21	9.2	93.1%	6 (3.2%)	58 (30.7%)	120 (63.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$16,040			$1,680			$14,360	36.5	62.3	1493	1540
480744002371	3034	Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	542	35	15.4	74.5%	191 (35.2%)	84 (15.5%)	208 (38.4%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.4%)	$10,935			$2,075			$8,860	36.5	22.5	3856	822
482473002763	3035	Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	301 W Harrison	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	267	24	11.1	81.6%	160 (59.9%)	74 (27.7%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$12,541			$5,808			$6,732	36.5	44.3	2516	519
482566010405	3036	Timber Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5402 White Rock Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6630	747	51	14.7	62.9%	126 (16.9%)	271 (36.3%)	231 (30.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	99 (13.3%)	$9,157			$1,224			$7,933	36.5	31.3	3315	279
482442002720	3037	Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S Story Rd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4300	514	34	14.9	84.8%	65 (12.6%)	15 (2.9%)	395 (76.8%)	9 (1.8%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,145			$1,818			$10,327	36.5	51.2	2110	927
481168000659	3038	Palm Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7942 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-3850	303	20	15.2	92.4%	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,916			$1,931			$12,985	36.5	51.8	2077	961
482566015929	3039	Venable Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60160 Venable Rd	Fort Cavazos	76544	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1980	684	41	16.5	72.2%	140 (20.5%)	223 (32.6%)	224 (32.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	78 (11.4%)	$10,147			$1,241			$8,906	36.5	46.3	2400	639
481800005702	3040	Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Lynbrook Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1259	522	24	21.5	80.7%	123 (23.6%)	39 (7.5%)	328 (62.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$9,050			$1,650			$7,400	36.4	44.3	2515	525

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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:

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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.