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)
484668005334	1771	Ramona Elementary Stem Academy	Public	K-5	351 Nichols Rd	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7700	428	32	13.5	90.0%	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,987			$1,934			$11,053	56.4	86.5	510	1261
483525003987	1772	Derry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 2nd St	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0070	409	29	14.1	84.1%	36 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (89.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,692			$1,294			$9,398	56.4	52.5	2034	262
482613002935	1773	John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Diamond Ave	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2330	661	40	16.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	660 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,930			$974			$10,955	56.4	71.7	1093	680
481965010673	1774	Mary Austin Holley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16655 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3850	622	49	12.7	77.2%	20 (3.2%)	196 (31.5%)	322 (51.8%)	67 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,044			$1,423			$10,621	56.4	31.1	3323	1549
480021012561	1775	Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	749	46	16.3	76.2%	29 (3.9%)	330 (44.1%)	348 (46.5%)	25 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$9,600			$1,222			$8,378	56.4	39	2860	1085
481773008329	1776	Pete Gallego Elementary	Public	1-6	300 Azucena St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7130	336	20	17.1	83.3%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,698			$2,076			$7,622	56.4	61.8	1527	249
480986008101	1777	Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	630	40	15.7	36.5%	307 (48.7%)	70 (11.1%)	179 (28.4%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.4%)	$10,643			$1,112			$9,531	56.4	65.1	1373	404
482703014338	1778	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pleasant Hill Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 570-8300	544	39	13.8	19.5%	245 (45.0%)	16 (2.9%)	139 (25.6%)	89 (16.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.0%)								56.3			(n/a)
481728001494	1779	Dodd City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	602 N Main St	Dodd City	75438	Fannin County	Dodd City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7585	320	28	11.4	39.7%	276 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$10,905			$763			$10,142	56.3	54.6	1909	130
481168012099	1780	Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-4400	515	32	16.2	88.7%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,769			$1,617			$9,152	56.3	56.8	1769	11

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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.