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)
481970001866	4431	Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Missouri Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2000	310	23	13.4	94.5%	6 (1.9%)	144 (46.5%)	154 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,617			$2,633			$11,984	12.1	8.4	4507	76
481970005799	4432	West Handley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2749 Putnam	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5100	333	25	13.5	96.1%	14 (4.2%)	57 (17.1%)	252 (75.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,209			$1,612			$9,597	12.1	4.6	4619	187
480744002354	4433	Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Vogel	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4945	447	33	13.4	96.4%	33 (7.4%)	46 (10.3%)	357 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,020			$2,483			$7,537	12	8.4	4506	73
480771010724	4434	Spence Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Gears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4050	663	36	18.5	95.5%	11 (1.7%)	180 (27.1%)	459 (69.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,897			$1,709			$8,188	12	7.5	4533	99
480771000074	4435	Johnson Elementary	Public	1-5	13901 Homestead Rd	Humble	77396	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6510	571	39	14.6	96.8%	8 (1.4%)	113 (19.8%)	440 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,301			$1,795			$8,506	11.9	16	4236	199
480021113950	4436	Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	713	29	24.5	95.2%	20 (2.8%)	108 (15.1%)	582 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,103			$3,453			$10,650	11.9	13.5	4348	88
481266000763	4437	Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 N Patterson	Campbell	75422	Hunt County	Campbell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 246-9305	153	13	11.8	69.9%	91 (59.5%)	7 (4.6%)	50 (32.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$10,815			$1,885			$8,930	11.9	18	4126	311
484538012197	4438	Wharton Elementary	Public	2-5	2030 E Boling Hwy	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 532-6882	461	26	17.5	83.5%	46 (10.0%)	116 (25.2%)	283 (61.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,336			$1,997			$10,339	11.9	20.2	3994	444
484068004615	4439	Frank Madla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Royalgate Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3800	392	24	16	97.4%	16 (4.1%)	7 (1.8%)	360 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,866			$2,261			$8,605	11.8	8.2	4512	73
482634002969	4440	Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	255	18	14.2	96.9%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,020			$1,028			$10,991	11.8	14.7	4292	148

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About our rankings:

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.