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)
482613010832	3571	Corina Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Liberty Blvd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2750	517	36	14.3	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,251			$1,163			$10,088	27.8	30.5	3376	195
482142007576	3572	Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 E Springdale	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 237-1628	447	31	14.4	86.6%	30 (6.7%)	52 (11.6%)	345 (77.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$9,311			$1,447			$7,864	27.8	31.4	3305	267
482760003102	3573	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	274	24	11.6	48.9%	146 (53.3%)	1 (0.4%)	121 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,016			$1,470			$11,546	27.7	36.5	3009	564
481800001595	3574	El Magnet At Travis	Public, Magnet	3-5	1400 S Lee	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1229	292	19	15.2	89.4%	13 (4.5%)	14 (4.8%)	263 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,373			$2,055			$9,318	27.7	18.7	4087	513
483873004395	3575	Schenck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Kate Schenck Ave	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6865	577	34	16.9	92.5%	19 (3.3%)	17 (2.9%)	537 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,699			$3,047			$8,652	27.7	53.3	1987	1588
483879004416	3576	Fred Booth	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Zaragoza St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6860	449	28	16	92.0%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	438 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,376			$1,660			$18,716	27.7	19.7	4025	449
484668013876	3577	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Barker Rd	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 434-7600	641	41	15.4	93.1%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	632 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								27.7	21.7	3901	324
481965001817	3578	Dulles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5830	704	43	16.5	68.0%	46 (6.5%)	261 (37.1%)	197 (28.0%)	149 (21.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.0%)	$10,226			$547			$9,679	27.7	24.1	3763	185
482364002572	3579	Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	258	19	13.7	98.1%	3 (1.2%)	106 (41.1%)	146 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,440			$1,176			$11,264	27.7	28.3	3494	85
482034002018	3580	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Kingsbridge Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3010	382	30	12.8	89.5%	48 (12.6%)	45 (11.8%)	247 (64.7%)	29 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,063			$1,694			$9,369	27.7	39.8	2814	766

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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