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)
482034002025	2871	Golden Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1726 Travis St	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8373	450	30	14.8	92.2%	25 (5.6%)	55 (12.2%)	350 (77.8%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,887			$1,650			$9,237	39	27.4	3547	676
483150003526	2872	Motley County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1600 Bundy	Matador	79244	Motley County	Motley County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 347-2676	160	16	9.7	60.6%	116 (72.5%)	2 (1.3%)	41 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$19,368			$3,123			$16,245	39	34	3159	287
482253002281	2873	Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 W Jefferson St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3090	272	20	13.6	91.9%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,501			$3,276			$8,225	39	50	2178	695
481623001333	2874	Preston Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6423 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8500	398	32	12.6	79.4%	28 (7.0%)	77 (19.3%)	268 (67.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,454			$1,311			$11,143	39	55.7	1840	1034
482703009656	2875	Patricia Knowles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Cougar Country Dr	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-6200	694	62	11.2	54.5%	178 (25.6%)	20 (2.9%)	428 (61.7%)	30 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$12,416			$908			$11,508	38.9	33.5	3191	316
484110004704	2876	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	10595 Hammerly	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-2100	430	32	13.5	95.6%	24 (5.6%)	24 (5.6%)	364 (84.7%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,409			$1,721			$10,689	38.9	27.2	3560	684
484008011225	2877	Percy W Neblett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Gallagher	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6670	561	50	11.2	68.4%	262 (46.7%)	70 (12.5%)	150 (26.7%)	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.2%)	$12,541			$1,411			$11,130	38.9	33.4	3198	321
482841003169	2878	Lovelady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 636-7832	266	23	11.5	52.3%	201 (75.6%)	30 (11.3%)	28 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	$9,951			$1,170			$8,781	38.9	53	2010	868
480012511235	2879	Southwest Schools Bissonnet Elementary Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8440 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-5839	455	24	18.9	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	428 (94.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,796			$2,247			$9,549	38.9	38.2	2912	33
482658002987	2880	Jane Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	907 Main St	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1900	557	37	14.9	80.4%	39 (7.0%)	145 (26.0%)	352 (63.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,625			$1,259			$11,366	38.9	41	2722	158

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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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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.