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)
481623014091	1491	Prestonwood Montessori At E D Walker	Public	PK, KG-4	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	351	26	13.5	56.7%	78 (22.2%)	62 (17.7%)	185 (52.7%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)								62			(n/a)
482991003366	1492	McLeod School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19395 Farm Rd 125	Mc Leod	75565	Cass County	McLeod Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7181	428	34	12.4	54.4%	398 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,907			$633			$12,274	61.9			(n/a)
484095004656	1493	Sun Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6803 S W Loop 410	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7570	617	44	14	79.6%	28 (4.5%)	22 (3.6%)	550 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$11,150			$1,572			$9,577	61.9	50.9	2122	629
482985007555	1494	Reuben Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Ash Ln	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6500	388	28	14	26.0%	203 (52.3%)	47 (12.1%)	70 (18.0%)	42 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$10,149			$1,142			$9,007	61.9	78.3	834	660
482566002876	1495	Nolanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Old Nolanville Rd	Nolanville	76559	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2180	640	45	14.2	54.1%	178 (27.8%)	147 (23.0%)	212 (33.1%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	75 (11.7%)	$11,315			$1,374			$9,941	61.9	64.9	1377	118
480870000248	1496	Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Tucker Blvd	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2300	533	37	14.5	52.2%	293 (55.0%)	40 (7.5%)	155 (29.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$10,209			$566			$9,643	61.9	50.3	2163	667
481305000793	1497	Carrollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 Pearl St	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1200	519	44	11.6	91.9%	9 (1.7%)	13 (2.5%)	485 (93.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,832			$1,589			$11,243	61.8	54.5	1916	419
483654004099	1498	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Nth 1st St	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8172	455	28	16.2	99.1%	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	439 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,274			$1,713			$9,561	61.8	42.8	2612	1114
483822011002	1499	W R (Bill) Fort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Fm 35	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-3304	746	49	15.1	37.0%	331 (44.4%)	130 (17.4%)	225 (30.2%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)	$8,439			$758			$7,681	61.7	67.9	1251	248
483156003527	1500	Moulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 596-4605	165	15	11	50.9%	92 (55.8%)	1 (0.6%)	63 (38.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$11,717			$1,747			$9,970	61.7	60.6	1579	79

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.