Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
482667003002	3661	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	708	40	17.5	91.7%	3 (0.4%)	313 (44.2%)	377 (53.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$8,825			$905			$7,920	26.4	29.2	3442	219
480003014134	3662	Wisdom Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 453-6900	570	12	48	93.3%	6 (1.1%)	186 (32.6%)	367 (64.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$9,816			$752			$9,064	26.4	28.2	3505	157
483819009418	3663	Royal Elementary	Public	2-5	2222 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-3166	745	43	17.4	81.5%	67 (9.0%)	107 (14.4%)	543 (72.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$11,778			$1,345			$10,433	26.3	23.7	3790	127
482787013361	3664	Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 Fm 1854	Dale	78616	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0630	555	36	15.5	81.1%	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	529 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,526			$2,336			$8,189	26.3	26.4	3605	59
483510012132	3665	Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Ave P	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-0200	365	36	10.1	84.4%	29 (7.9%)	48 (13.2%)	255 (69.9%)	20 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,032			$1,308			$13,724	26.3	37.5	2953	712
484203004785	3666	Sweetwater Intermediate	Public	3-5	705 E 3rd	Sweetwater	79556	Nolan County	Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 235-3491	368	28	13	78.0%	132 (35.9%)	21 (5.7%)	200 (54.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,227			$3,120			$9,107	26.3	28.3	3495	171
481662012601	3667	Joseph Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5412 Gilbert Rd	Austin	78724	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3800	682	50	13.5	89.1%	51 (7.5%)	63 (9.2%)	549 (80.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$12,002			$1,620			$10,381	26.3	29.1	3452	215
481830001706	3668	Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10275 Alcan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3580	266	22	12.1	95.1%	11 (4.1%)	11 (4.1%)	234 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,757			$2,738			$11,019	26.3	34.2	3143	525
481540006384	3669	Ramirez-Burks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 N Baylor	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2511	459	42	10.8	82.8%	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (93.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,803			$1,160			$12,642	26.2	28.7	3479	190
481970001926	3670	Waverly Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Cimarron Tr	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6700	671	46	14.5	76.8%	155 (23.1%)	140 (20.9%)	331 (49.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$10,713			$1,928			$8,786	26.2	21.2	3931	261

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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.