Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484653011373	71	Don Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7520 Woodcreek Way	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2560	769	54	14.2	20.4%	265 (34.5%)	109 (14.2%)	90 (11.7%)	261 (33.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	$11,304			$438			$10,866	97.7	96.8	103	32
480894011061	72	Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-9200	675	49	13.7	5.8%	346 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	131 (19.4%)	141 (20.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.5%)	$10,534			$445			$10,089	97.7	97	98	26
483600013647	73	Jim Spradley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11411 Leona St	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2250	1,064	64	16.6	5.3%	179 (16.8%)	77 (7.2%)	74 (7.0%)	661 (62.1%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.9%)	$9,361			$393			$8,968	97.7	97.5	72	1
482517006724	74	Hazel S Pattison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19910 Stonelodge	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5456	1,237	85	14.5	25.1%	594 (48.0%)	120 (9.7%)	176 (14.2%)	286 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.9%)	$8,893			$565			$8,328	97.6	98.3	46	28
482517012515	75	Tom Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Falcon Landing Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 396-6000	1,121	80	14	23.0%	259 (23.1%)	82 (7.3%)	358 (31.9%)	380 (33.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$10,786			$600			$10,186	97.6	98.1	57	18
483702004141	76	Mohawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 Mimosa Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6600	496	36	13.8	7.3%	382 (77.0%)	6 (1.2%)	41 (8.3%)	43 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$9,498			$521			$8,977	97.6	94	214	138
484110004701	77	Valley Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8390 Westview Dr	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-7500	882	51	17.2	10.9%	519 (58.8%)	13 (1.5%)	205 (23.2%)	96 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$10,162			$904			$9,258	97.6	96.6	106	29
483510007222	78	Barksdale Elementary	Public	K-5	2424 Midway	Plano	75093	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0100	546	36	15.2	17.8%	187 (34.2%)	60 (11.0%)	75 (13.7%)	189 (34.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$8,821			$383			$8,438	97.6	96.5	113	35
482658004034	79	Susanna Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Greatwood Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1400	563	31	17.9	15.8%	308 (54.7%)	35 (6.2%)	120 (21.3%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	$10,874			$808			$10,066	97.6	95.3	160	81
484135014136	80	Stafford Stem Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	3-10	200 Stafford Pride	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 261-9200	322	19	17.3	36.0%	14 (4.3%)	89 (27.6%)	48 (14.9%)	141 (43.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								97.6	99.4	15	65

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.