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)
481365005767	2491	W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	711	44	16.1	81.2%	146 (20.5%)	111 (15.6%)	410 (57.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	$9,744			$1,265			$8,478	44.9	54.8	1903	588
481170000675	2492	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Bluffview Dr	Brownwood	76801	Brown County	Brownwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 646-0707	495	36	13.7	84.2%	202 (40.8%)	35 (7.1%)	225 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.9%)	$11,502			$3,253			$8,249	44.9	44.3	2514	22
481970001902	2493	Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	722	44	16.4	52.5%	301 (41.7%)	159 (22.0%)	220 (30.5%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$10,519			$1,273			$9,246	44.8	53.3	1989	504
482526011332	2494	Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5400 Shiver Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-6200	511	40	12.7	65.0%	167 (32.7%)	138 (27.0%)	116 (22.7%)	42 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$10,486			$1,270			$9,216	44.8	24.3	3749	1255
481623010574	2495	Jerry R Junkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2808 Running Duke Dr	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2400	577	38	15.1	78.3%	32 (5.5%)	161 (27.9%)	351 (60.8%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$11,786			$1,537			$10,250	44.8	53.8	1959	536
484071005812	2496	Campestre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11399 Socorro Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7300	521	21	24.3	90.2%	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	499 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,487			$2,122			$9,365	44.8	56.9	1764	732
484416005023	2497	Pine Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4150 N Main	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-8805	574	38	15.2	63.8%	492 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,039			$1,660			$8,379	44.8	37.3	2962	465
483039005778	2498	Beasley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Green Canyon Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5160	326	23	14.4	72.7%	86 (26.4%)	74 (22.7%)	149 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$9,823			$1,072			$8,752	44.8	33.5	3189	691
484365006492	2499	Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lowry	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4500	484	32	14.9	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	483 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,531			$1,676			$10,855	44.8	56.8	1770	729
484467005086	2500	Waskom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 School Ave	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Waskom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 687-3361	385	27	14.2	70.9%	192 (49.9%)	51 (13.2%)	103 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.6%)	$10,196			$1,258			$8,938	44.8	34.2	3145	645

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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.