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)
482566002869	2761	Harker Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 S Ann Blvd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2050	720	51	13.9	86.3%	131 (18.2%)	136 (18.9%)	359 (49.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	73 (10.1%)	$11,146			$1,596			$9,550	40.9	50.2	2166	595
482574010772	2762	McDougle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10410 Kansack Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-7550	538	42	12.9	89.2%	7 (1.3%)	72 (13.4%)	410 (76.2%)	42 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,574			$1,958			$10,616	40.9	39.9	2804	42
483384003769	2763	Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	395	30	13.1	77.7%	249 (63.0%)	14 (3.5%)	102 (25.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$10,033			$3,076			$6,957	40.9	33	3221	458
484563005186	2764	Whitesboro Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 College	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4257	416	24	17.5	61.1%	300 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	90 (21.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,784			$1,443			$7,341	40.8	39.9	2799	35
480021114146	2765	Idea Converse Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5160 Martinez	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3800	655	29	22.6	68.5%	84 (12.8%)	130 (19.8%)	411 (62.7%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	$11,213			$2,528			$8,684	40.8			(n/a)
483339003748	2766	O'Donnell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Small St	Odonnell	79351	Lynn County	O'Donnell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 428-3241	271	34	7.9	70.8%	93 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,362			$892			$14,470	40.8	48.5	2270	496
480783011887	2767	Holmquist Elementary	Public	K-4	15040 Westpark Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3024	764	58	13.1	90.2%	28 (3.7%)	366 (47.9%)	315 (41.2%)	49 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,718			$2,177			$9,540	40.8	43.9	2542	225
481623001223	2768	David G Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Kinkaid Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3000	627	44	14.2	95.2%	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	604 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,019			$1,648			$11,370	40.7	38.5	2893	125
483912004462	2769	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 First St	Ackerly	79713	Martin County	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 353-4888	246	21	11.7	58.9%	132 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,532			$596			$12,936	40.7	60.8	1567	1202
483312010440	2770	Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5550	589	44	13.3	58.4%	88 (14.9%)	46 (7.8%)	416 (70.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$8,961			$896			$8,066	40.7	56.9	1766	1004

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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.