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)
481674006939	4531	Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Newton St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3800	655	54	12.1	91.1%	96 (14.7%)	202 (30.8%)	313 (47.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$12,351			$1,703			$10,649	9.1	20	4005	526
481806001601	4532	Santiago Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E Santa Rosa Ave	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6002	378	28	13.2	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	378 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,067			$1,810			$9,257	9	7.5	4531	1
480147113945	4533	The Gathering Place	Public, Charter	K-5	5818 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	The Gathering Place	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 942-4850	618	40	15.5	68.6%	149 (24.1%)	49 (7.9%)	361 (58.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$12,928			$3,008			$9,920	9	5.4	4598	65
481437014051	4534	Pine Burr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7054 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 799-4900	745	55	13.5	97.6%	24 (3.2%)	11 (1.5%)	706 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)								9	5.5	4596	62
483540003999	4535	Dequeen Elementary	Public	3-5	740 Dequeen Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8900	220	23	9.5	87.7%	1 (0.5%)	140 (63.6%)	71 (32.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,589			$1,935			$14,654	9	5.9	4584	49
481533008341	4536	Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary	Public	K-4	601 S 45th St	Corsicana	75110	Navarro County	Corsicana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 874-1011	567	34	16.5	91.5%	119 (21.0%)	82 (14.5%)	293 (51.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.1%)	29 (5.1%)	$10,791			$1,770			$9,021	9	8.6	4503	33
482364002455	4537	Foerster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 Fonmeadow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3604	545	36	15.1	98.7%	4 (0.7%)	243 (44.6%)	290 (53.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,602			$1,210			$9,392	9	7.5	4532	5
481761001514	4538	Cactus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 S Dr	Cactus	79013	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 966-5102	473	32	14.5	93.9%	9 (1.9%)	32 (6.8%)	400 (84.6%)	28 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,572			$2,705			$8,867	9	22.8	3835	703
481623001375	4539	Adelle Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 S Polk St	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6300	272	24	11.2	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (83.1%)	35 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	$13,847			$1,730			$12,117	8.9	20.1	3998	541
481497009349	4540	Connally Elementary	Public	4-5	300 Cadet Way	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-7170	354	26	13.6	86.7%	60 (16.9%)	142 (40.1%)	137 (38.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$10,424			$2,166			$8,258	8.9	9.3	4480	60

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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.