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)
482566012378	2061	Haynes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 W Canadian River Loop	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6750	768	50	15.3	65.4%	88 (11.5%)	320 (41.7%)	220 (28.6%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	92 (12.0%)	$8,610			$1,313			$7,297	51.6	43.6	2559	498
482052002063	2062	Gause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 College	Gause	77857	Milam County	Gause Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-5891	142	16	8.7	76.8%	55 (38.7%)	12 (8.5%)	70 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,039			$1,495			$9,545	51.6	33.5	3190	1128
481527001087	2063	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6902 Williams Dr	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2760	440	30	14.5	87.3%	38 (8.6%)	16 (3.6%)	364 (82.7%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,837			$1,376			$9,461	51.6	53.9	1950	113
483279003622	2064	Nocona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Montague Hwy	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3151	353	27	13.3	60.9%	237 (67.1%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (27.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$10,911			$2,520			$8,391	51.6	70.4	1149	915
481653001411	2065	Carpenter Elementary	Public	K-5	5002 Pasadena Blvd	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8400	804	54	14.9	60.2%	247 (30.7%)	15 (1.9%)	521 (64.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$10,937			$1,278			$9,658	51.6	52.4	2041	24
483060010631	2066	J A Vitovsky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Church St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6400	625	45	13.8	59.8%	185 (29.6%)	121 (19.4%)	272 (43.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)	$10,842			$1,189			$9,653	51.6	40.3	2771	705
480141413823	2067	Promesa College Prep Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1944 E Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 295-7778	193	14	13.7	90.2%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,094			$2,387			$7,706	51.6	60.5	1583	484
484038004574	2068	Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	74	8	9.8	41.9%	61 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	$19,856			$2,462			$17,394	51.6	49.5	2214	146
481773001543	2069	Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	581 1st St	Quemado	78877	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7045	119	9	13.2	84.0%	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,628			$6,263			$7,365	51.6	38.2	2914	845
483312021008	2070	Fernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6845 Ridgebrook	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1900	454	36	12.6	67.2%	74 (16.3%)	29 (6.4%)	312 (68.7%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	$9,880			$770			$9,110	51.5	54	1944	126

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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.