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)
484071005922	751	Horizon Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 Ryderwood Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7400	934	39	24.1	62.1%	56 (6.0%)	15 (1.6%)	854 (91.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$9,142			$1,381			$7,761	80.1	78.7	811	60
483930004477	752	Santa Gertrudis School	Public	PK, KG-8	803 Santa Rosa	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5046	426	29	14.7	33.6%	82 (19.2%)	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.6%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,654			$996			$8,659	80.1	76.4	905	153
482742014017	753	Santa Rita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Santa Rita Blvd	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 379-3360	1,027	69	14.7	12.9%	490 (47.7%)	61 (5.9%)	197 (19.2%)	211 (20.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.8%)	$9,465			$581			$8,883	80.1	78.6	817	64
480146113593	754	Valor South Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	220 Foremost Dr	Austin	78745	Travis County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 646-4170	827	52	15.8	14.6%	523 (63.2%)	16 (1.9%)	206 (24.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	$8,356			$554			$7,801	80.1	85.2	570	184
481611012935	755	Woodard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17501 Cypress N Houston Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 373-2303	1,060	68	15.6	52.8%	235 (22.2%)	180 (17.0%)	376 (35.5%)	218 (20.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.2%)	$8,575			$1,063			$7,511	80.1	76.1	916	161
483510010508	756	McCall Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Cloverhaven Way	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4500	492	35	14	38.4%	142 (28.9%)	90 (18.3%)	73 (14.8%)	170 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$8,870			$407			$8,463	80.1	83.2	638	118
484365013670	757	Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1600	664	40	16.7	92.0%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	662 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,972			$1,535			$8,436	80	70.4	1150	393
480140013427	758	Sst Advancement	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12801 Brant Rock Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 288-2523	630	42	14.8	89.5%	44 (7.0%)	413 (65.6%)	142 (22.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$8,195			$483			$7,713	80	75.5	939	181
481500001006	759	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Many Pines	The Woodlands	77380	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 592-5800	731	54	13.5	49.1%	214 (29.3%)	65 (8.9%)	354 (48.4%)	63 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (4.1%)	$9,925			$940			$8,986	80	75.6	935	176
482001011168	760	Corbell Elementary	Public	K-5	11095 Monarch Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3550	542	39	13.8	26.2%	115 (21.2%)	97 (17.9%)	66 (12.2%)	223 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	$9,124			$378			$8,746	80	71.6	1097	337

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