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)
482430002708	901	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	249	21	12	19.7%	191 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,140			$767			$10,373	75.9	76.6	895	6
483654004097	902	Pittman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	258 E Harris	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8173	589	39	14.9	88.3%	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	569 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,778			$1,288			$10,490	75.9	76.4	903	1
484560012230	903	Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	590	41	14.3	59.3%	301 (51.0%)	122 (20.7%)	101 (17.1%)	36 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.4%)	$8,907			$1,010			$7,897	75.8	82.8	654	249
481518009330	904	Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 108th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2342	687	62	11.1	50.5%	291 (42.4%)	32 (4.7%)	328 (47.7%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$10,013			$907			$9,105	75.8	82	686	218
482985021181	905	Valley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Vly Creek Trl	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4800	506	33	15.5	22.5%	286 (56.5%)	93 (18.4%)	65 (12.8%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$10,503			$840			$9,663	75.8	80.9	734	171
483927013640	906	William F Barnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11818 Hwy 1764	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9700	675	38	17.9	55.6%	427 (63.3%)	11 (1.6%)	207 (30.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$9,887			$1,122			$8,765	75.8	74.3	993	87
482742003084	907	Liberty Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Loop 332	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 515-6514	733	54	13.5	27.0%	431 (58.8%)	5 (0.7%)	250 (34.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.2%)	$11,619			$734			$10,884	75.8	75.4	944	37
481305005740	908	Rainwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1408 E Frankford	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2800	351	29	12.1	53.3%	89 (25.4%)	52 (14.8%)	118 (33.6%)	58 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	$12,536			$1,455			$11,082	75.8	76.8	890	18
482253002279	909	Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 W Lincoln Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3080	316	21	14.7	94.6%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	308 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,892			$3,608			$7,284	75.8	72.4	1062	153
482235002242	910	Happy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N W 3rd	Happy	79042	Swisher County	Happy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 558-2561	140	10	13.9	29.3%	126 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,969			$1,336			$9,632	75.8	49.7	2200	1290

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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.