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)
481830001707	3121	Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Edgar Park Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3540	384	29	13.1	82.8%	25 (6.5%)	15 (3.9%)	332 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,517			$2,506			$10,012	35	51.2	2113	1008
482566013235	3122	Alice W Douse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Rebecca Lynn Ln	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-7480	929	58	16	58.7%	162 (17.4%)	311 (33.5%)	289 (31.1%)	28 (3.0%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	126 (13.6%)	$8,398			$1,153			$7,245	35	40	2791	331
483786004237	3123	Roscoe Elementary	Public, Charter	1-5	800 Elm	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 766-3323	197	19	10.2	54.3%	61 (31.0%)	6 (3.0%)	129 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,694			$1,348			$22,346	34.9	16	4239	1116
480783007308	3124	Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8520 Hemlock Hill Dr	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8040	688	58	11.8	91.3%	23 (3.3%)	176 (25.6%)	398 (57.8%)	88 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,928			$2,074			$9,855	34.9	33.5	3192	68
483432003833	3125	Mae Smythe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2424 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0728	742	52	14.3	86.3%	34 (4.6%)	28 (3.8%)	671 (90.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$10,711			$1,556			$9,155	34.9	23.8	3782	657
481398000883	3126	Chireno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	243	20	12.4	76.5%	180 (74.1%)	13 (5.3%)	41 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$9,597			$1,330			$8,266	34.9	38.2	2919	207
483209003562	3127	Raguet Elementary	Public	K-5	2708 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5052	444	36	12.2	74.5%	159 (35.8%)	138 (31.1%)	94 (21.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	$10,232			$2,427			$7,806	34.9	32.5	3248	121
483294006590	3128	Jackson-Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Jackson Keller Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-4400	514	45	11.4	93.6%	17 (3.3%)	35 (6.8%)	441 (85.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,768			$2,112			$8,656	34.9	26.4	3602	474
482364002489	3129	Highland Hts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Paul Quinn St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2920	444	37	12	99.3%	5 (1.1%)	207 (46.6%)	222 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,727			$1,140			$9,587	34.8	6.7	4561	1432
483714004174	3130	La Union Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 NE Hwy 83	Garciasville	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4384	346	29	12	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,491			$1,780			$9,711	34.8	23.1	3817	687

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.