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)
481965013336	1931	James Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18702 Beechnut St	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-4260	735	48	15.3	71.0%	33 (4.5%)	357 (48.6%)	148 (20.1%)	167 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	$10,189			$974			$9,216	53.7	44	2536	605
481686013644	1932	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1200 Academy Way	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8026	510	30	16.7	57.6%	5 (1.0%)	425 (83.3%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$8,985			$1,465			$7,520	53.7	79.8	768	1164
483312007523	1933	Myers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 Village Pkwy	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6650	476	38	12.5	73.7%	31 (6.5%)	14 (2.9%)	413 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$10,782			$1,245			$9,537	53.6	46.2	2405	472
481179000684	1934	Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Elm	Bryan	77801	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-2960	437	34	13	91.5%	42 (9.6%)	64 (14.6%)	308 (70.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	$12,183			$1,825			$10,357	53.6	54.2	1935	1
483543014117	1935	Groves Intermediate	Public	3-5	5840 W Jefferson	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	602	40	15	56.3%	297 (49.3%)	28 (4.7%)	236 (39.2%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)								53.6			(n/a)
481623006392	1936	Nathan Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Welch Rd	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2600	366	29	12.8	91.0%	16 (4.4%)	47 (12.8%)	296 (80.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,555			$1,718			$11,837	53.6	58.2	1692	244
482517008628	1937	Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18605 Green Land Way	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-4500	1,206	93	12.9	80.7%	123 (10.2%)	328 (27.2%)	614 (50.9%)	64 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.1%)	$10,459			$1,040			$9,420	53.6	43.4	2575	638
482364001322	1938	Herrera Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 Bennington St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2800	781	50	15.6	90.8%	18 (2.3%)	19 (2.4%)	739 (94.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,182			$1,017			$9,165	53.6	37.9	2935	997
481591022907	1939	Crowley Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 W Cleburne Rd	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 297-5800	216	13	16.9	54.2%	32 (14.8%)	83 (38.4%)	88 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								53.5			(n/a)
481821014282	1940	Edna Intermediate	Public	4-5	400 Apollo Dr	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 782-2953	224	14	16	62.9%	90 (40.2%)	19 (8.5%)	97 (43.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)								53.5			(n/a)

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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.