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)
483556006161	2051	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15300 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 335-2823	367	25	14.9	63.8%	157 (42.8%)	6 (1.6%)	167 (45.5%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$12,243			$2,282			$9,960	51.7	61.5	1535	516
489913022982	2052	Tripoint Academy Sa	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-10	106 W School St	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 256-3000	42			59.5%	10 (23.8%)	1 (2.4%)	24 (57.1%)	7 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								51.7			(n/a)
483294005561	2053	Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16080 Henderson Pass	San Antonio	78232	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-8000	595	44	13.6	48.7%	151 (25.4%)	58 (9.7%)	345 (58.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$9,954			$630			$9,324	51.7	55.9	1827	226
480020914122	2054	Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	507 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5555	780	45	17.2	85.1%	24 (3.1%)	44 (5.6%)	700 (89.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,111			$2,432			$12,679	51.7	64.9	1380	674
482025011866	2055	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4430	740	46	15.9	93.5%	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	700 (94.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,068			$1,666			$10,402	51.7	58.9	1658	397
481623001222	2056	Rufus C Burleson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Elam Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4500	513	38	13.5	97.7%	6 (1.2%)	184 (35.9%)	317 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,222			$1,726			$11,495	51.7	45.5	2443	387
483486006159	2057	Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	578	34	16.8	93.1%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	576 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,340			$2,409			$8,931	51.6	47.6	2321	264
480021113230	2058	Idea North Mission Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	806	37	21.5	93.4%	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	783 (97.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,347			$1,463			$7,884	51.6	65.3	1368	690
483057013622	2059	General Tommy Franks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Parker Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6500	877	37	23.5	39.6%	276 (31.5%)	76 (8.7%)	472 (53.8%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	$8,797			$677			$8,120	51.6	49	2241	182
482253002288	2060	Stuart Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Business Hwy 83	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3160	582	37	15.6	56.9%	35 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	543 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,246			$1,917			$7,329	51.6	56.7	1782	278

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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