Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482619002957	791	Leo A Rizzuto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 N Farrington Blvd	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6500	339	22	15	54.6%	136 (40.1%)	10 (2.9%)	184 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,864	$1,163	$10,701	79	81.3	710	81
481611001247	792	Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18018 Forest Hts Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-1400	965	66	14.6	51.2%	232 (24.0%)	216 (22.4%)	340 (35.2%)	132 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.5%)	$9,351	$1,110	$8,241	79	70.2	1155	363
482421002699	793	Ingram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Brave Run	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-5751	599	45	13.3	71.1%	282 (47.1%)	1 (0.2%)	298 (49.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$10,023	$1,817	$8,205	79	79.5	781	12
481623013841	794	Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-7	1802 Moser Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7100	452	35	12.9	46.7%	120 (26.5%)	73 (16.2%)	229 (50.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$14,158	$1,380	$12,778	79	78.5	822	28
484653006195	795	T F Birmingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 W Brown St	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3420	510	42	12.1	41.4%	190 (37.3%)	102 (20.0%)	122 (23.9%)	56 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$12,459	$848	$11,611	79	88.9	417	378
482406009391	796	River Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8850 Elbe Trl	Fort Worth	76118	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3235	655	38	17.3	57.7%	312 (47.6%)	103 (15.7%)	130 (19.8%)	62 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	38 (5.8%)	$8,702	$1,057	$7,645	78.9	85.4	557	239
482985010503	797	Gary And Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Joplin Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7300	461	31	14.6	32.8%	187 (40.6%)	86 (18.7%)	89 (19.3%)	62 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	$9,310	$922	$8,388	78.8	72.3	1066	269
483396003777	798	Paint Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4485 Fm 600	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Paint Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-2868	104	15	6.7	72.1%	53 (51.0%)	2 (1.9%)	43 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$20,393	$2,593	$17,800	78.8	54.9	1889	1091
481218007979	799	William Stribling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 E Renfro	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3500	486	35	13.8	37.7%	353 (72.6%)	7 (1.4%)	94 (19.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$9,088	$563	$8,525	78.8	75	958	159
483486003924	800	Aida C Escobar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Kelly St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2920	715	42	17	90.9%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	707 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,488	$2,373	$9,115	78.8	78.6	819	19

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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.
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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)
482619002957	791	Leo A Rizzuto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 N Farrington Blvd	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6500	339	22	15	54.6%	136 (40.1%)	10 (2.9%)	184 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,864			$1,163			$10,701	79	81.3	710	81
481611001247	792	Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18018 Forest Hts Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-1400	965	66	14.6	51.2%	232 (24.0%)	216 (22.4%)	340 (35.2%)	132 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.5%)	$9,351			$1,110			$8,241	79	70.2	1155	363
482421002699	793	Ingram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Brave Run	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-5751	599	45	13.3	71.1%	282 (47.1%)	1 (0.2%)	298 (49.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$10,023			$1,817			$8,205	79	79.5	781	12
481623013841	794	Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-7	1802 Moser Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7100	452	35	12.9	46.7%	120 (26.5%)	73 (16.2%)	229 (50.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$14,158			$1,380			$12,778	79	78.5	822	28
484653006195	795	T F Birmingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 W Brown St	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3420	510	42	12.1	41.4%	190 (37.3%)	102 (20.0%)	122 (23.9%)	56 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$12,459			$848			$11,611	79	88.9	417	378
482406009391	796	River Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8850 Elbe Trl	Fort Worth	76118	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3235	655	38	17.3	57.7%	312 (47.6%)	103 (15.7%)	130 (19.8%)	62 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	38 (5.8%)	$8,702			$1,057			$7,645	78.9	85.4	557	239
482985010503	797	Gary And Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Joplin Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7300	461	31	14.6	32.8%	187 (40.6%)	86 (18.7%)	89 (19.3%)	62 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	$9,310			$922			$8,388	78.8	72.3	1066	269
483396003777	798	Paint Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4485 Fm 600	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Paint Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-2868	104	15	6.7	72.1%	53 (51.0%)	2 (1.9%)	43 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$20,393			$2,593			$17,800	78.8	54.9	1889	1091
481218007979	799	William Stribling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 E Renfro	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3500	486	35	13.8	37.7%	353 (72.6%)	7 (1.4%)	94 (19.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$9,088			$563			$8,525	78.8	75	958	159
483486003924	800	Aida C Escobar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Kelly St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2920	715	42	17	90.9%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	707 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,488			$2,373			$9,115	78.8	78.6	819	19