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)
483057013104	1911	Barbara Yarbrough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6000 Riverfront Dr	Midland	79706	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8500	716	36	19.6	46.9%	199 (27.8%)	59 (8.2%)	392 (54.7%)	44 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$8,279			$609			$7,669	54	64.5	1399	512
482647005762	1912	Lake Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15303 Kollmeyer	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 533-6300	712	47	15.2	45.4%	288 (40.4%)	7 (1.0%)	363 (51.0%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.8%)	$9,539			$1,144			$8,395	54	55	1877	35
483039003402	1913	Black Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	328 E Newsom St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7240	626	42	14.8	88.3%	85 (13.6%)	94 (15.0%)	427 (68.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$8,336			$921			$7,415	54	34.2	3144	1231
483312006592	1914	Elrod Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8885 Heath Cir Dr	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1800	339	24	14.1	46.9%	50 (14.7%)	17 (5.0%)	258 (76.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$11,057			$1,390			$9,667	54	56.9	1758	156
482802003136	1915	Lone Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Hwy 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 662-5022	551	34	16.4	54.6%	386 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	116 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	$10,436			$1,357			$9,079	54	60.9	1560	355
480783000102	1916	Martin Elementary	Public	K-4	11718 Hendon	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8363	704	59	11.9	90.8%	13 (1.8%)	54 (7.7%)	574 (81.5%)	60 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,979			$2,098			$8,881	53.9	52.8	2021	105
484395004987	1917	Van Vleck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	178 S 4th St	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 323-5040	458	30	15.2	64.6%	245 (53.5%)	29 (6.3%)	162 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$12,760			$1,634			$11,127	53.9			(n/a)
480145113923	1918	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Royse City Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3200 Fm 548 S	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	255	17	15	19.6%	89 (34.9%)	68 (26.7%)	75 (29.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	$16,016			$679			$15,338	53.9	80.9	735	1183
481965006106	1919	Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Crow Valley Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4760	819	50	16.3	57.0%	60 (7.3%)	414 (50.5%)	145 (17.7%)	146 (17.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	$10,671			$681			$9,991	53.9	55.8	1838	81
480771021292	1920	Calvert Elementary	Public	1-5	1925 Marvell Dr	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6360	427	32	13.3	91.3%	4 (0.9%)	97 (22.7%)	318 (74.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,942			$2,142			$11,800	53.9	34.1	3148	1228

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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.