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)
482566006733	3541	Reeces Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Stan Schlueter Loop	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2150	868	57	15.2	77.6%	67 (7.7%)	397 (45.7%)	259 (29.8%)	24 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	21 (2.4%)	95 (10.9%)	$9,624			$1,397			$8,226	28.2	25	3694	153
481332000832	3542	Center Elementary	Public	3-5	621 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-3625	529	33	15.8	82.4%	119 (22.5%)	107 (20.2%)	252 (47.6%)	29 (5.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,155			$1,452			$9,704	28.2	35.1	3082	460
480023209075	3543	Cedars International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8416 N Ih 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 419-1551	349	27	12.7	86.5%	15 (4.3%)	31 (8.9%)	290 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,002			$1,645			$8,356	28.2	24.1	3761	218
483441003859	3544	Pawnee Elementary / J H/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	6229 Fm 798	Pawnee	78145	Bee County	Pawnee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 456-7256	577	25	22.6	89.9%	94 (16.3%)	120 (20.8%)	345 (59.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,886			$2,643			$13,243	28.1	29.7	3413	131
482889005491	3545	Bluebonnet Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11316 Farmhaven Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4125	565	31	18.2	68.3%	59 (10.4%)	157 (27.8%)	256 (45.3%)	68 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.7%)	$10,808			$1,027			$9,781	28.1	43.7	2556	989
482787003124	3546	Navarro Elementary	Public	K-5	715 Medina St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0690	603	36	16.7	65.8%	131 (21.7%)	24 (4.0%)	430 (71.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$9,812			$2,201			$7,610	28.1	37.8	2938	608
482364008613	3547	Rodriguez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5858 Chimney Rock	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-3870	849	54	15.7	97.5%	6 (0.7%)	62 (7.3%)	761 (89.6%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,789			$1,160			$8,628	28.1	33.1	3208	339
481623001384	3548	William M Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6200	530	37	14.3	98.9%	8 (1.5%)	36 (6.8%)	479 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,985			$1,448			$10,538	28.1	34.9	3102	446
483057003446	3549	Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Cedar Spring Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7400	580	33	17.5	83.3%	59 (10.2%)	17 (2.9%)	470 (81.0%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	$9,952			$816			$9,137	28.1	24.4	3738	189
483201003555	3550	Murchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9661 E Bankhead St	Murchison	75778	Henderson County	Murchison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 469-3636	170	19	8.9	68.8%	125 (73.5%)	2 (1.2%)	39 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,189			$1,809			$10,379	28	24.9	3702	152

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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.