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)
483531003991	3531	Ponder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Bailey	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 479-8320	773	52	14.9	45.9%	438 (56.7%)	6 (0.8%)	297 (38.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$9,255			$1,163			$8,092	28.4	33.7	3175	356
483483012751	3532	Ruth Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Harris Ridge	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4100	531	45	11.7	76.5%	54 (10.2%)	56 (10.5%)	391 (73.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,952			$1,397			$9,555	28.4	24.1	3758	226
482730005536	3533	Peters Colony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Nash Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5179	560	47	11.9	66.1%	97 (17.3%)	54 (9.6%)	377 (67.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$11,932			$1,321			$10,611	28.4	39.2	2852	681
480026411408	3534	KIPP Dream Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	918	37	24.5	95.6%	10 (1.1%)	76 (8.3%)	825 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,970			$1,128			$7,841	28.4	30	3398	136
482781008323	3535	Packsaddle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Pioneer Ln	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Llano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-8129	606	43	14	79.9%	336 (55.4%)	3 (0.5%)	241 (39.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	$11,557			$3,102			$8,456	28.4	31.9	3279	256
481818001641	3536	Hargill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13394 4th St	Hargill	78549	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2338	515	33	15.8	95.5%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,234			$752			$10,482	28.4	32.5	3245	291
483507022850	3537	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 293-6000	541	36	15.1	84.7%	86 (15.9%)	17 (3.1%)	426 (78.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								28.4	32.5	3246	291
480026612580	3538	Harmony School Of Innovation - San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8125 Glen Mont Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 265-1575	403	31	13	83.6%	19 (4.7%)	75 (18.6%)	281 (69.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$12,666			$1,629			$11,037	28.3	24.6	3719	181
483162003529	3539	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Coates E	Mount Calm	76673	Hill County	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 993-2611	158	15	10.7	70.3%	104 (65.8%)	4 (2.5%)	46 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,148			$1,733			$11,414	28.3	20	4009	470
480003012185	3540	Uplift Hampton Preparatory Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	662	32	20.6	89.3%	2 (0.3%)	442 (66.8%)	183 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)	$10,411			$1,074			$9,337	28.3	26.3	3610	70

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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.