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)
481623010575	3761	Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	8939 Whitewing Ln	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5200	647	45	14.5	97.5%	19 (2.9%)	140 (21.6%)	475 (73.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,511			$1,630			$9,880	24.8	16.8	4200	439
483702004131	3762	Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Dover Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4200	496	37	13.4	95.2%	20 (4.0%)	39 (7.9%)	436 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,130			$1,549			$9,581	24.8	21.5	3911	149
481773001542	3763	Juan N Seguin Elementary	Public	1-6	300 S Monroe St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7062	264	18	14.6	93.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,810			$3,737			$7,073	24.7	25.5	3663	100
482976003351	3764	McDade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	195	15	12.6	57.9%	76 (39.0%)	1 (0.5%)	112 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,623			$2,062			$8,561	24.7	25.2	3679	85
481830001677	3765	Cooley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 N Collingsworth St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8600	382	28	13.7	96.6%	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	363 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,850			$2,551			$10,298	24.7	26.2	3619	146
483870004300	3766	Bowie Elementary	Public	K-5	3700 Forest Trl	San Angelo	76904	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 947-3921	361	21	17.2	64.3%	144 (39.9%)	12 (3.3%)	188 (52.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$7,645			$804			$6,842	24.7	43.1	2600	1166
483057006145	3767	Scharbauer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Hereford Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8000	518	28	18.1	65.6%	134 (25.9%)	17 (3.3%)	345 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$9,023			$697			$8,326	24.7	10.8	4438	671
480870000258	3768	Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	538	42	12.8	96.1%	16 (3.0%)	37 (6.9%)	475 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,047			$830			$9,217	24.7	29.2	3445	323
480007608098	3769	Priority Charter Schools Temple	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7177 Airport Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 778-8682	221	21	10.6	62.9%	89 (40.3%)	40 (18.1%)	75 (33.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.3%)	$9,228			$1,223			$8,005	24.7	16.5	4213	444
482855007767	3770	Coston Elementary	Public	3-5	707 Trenton	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3118	192	16	11.9	96.9%	42 (21.9%)	48 (25.0%)	94 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$14,667			$3,196			$11,471	24.7	35	3090	680

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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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