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)
481023000499	1441	Snow Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Vance Rd	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2200	394	26	15	47.7%	198 (50.3%)	40 (10.2%)	105 (26.6%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	$10,499			$806			$9,693	63.1	58.9	1661	220
481965011961	1442	Jan Schiff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Discovery Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-9451	827	53	15.4	36.2%	110 (13.3%)	272 (32.9%)	87 (10.5%)	308 (37.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	$9,405			$645			$8,760	63	73.8	1017	425
483057005900	1443	Santa Rita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5306 Whitman St	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7900	635	28	22.6	50.4%	215 (33.9%)	46 (7.2%)	335 (52.8%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.0%)	$8,843			$663			$8,180	63	58	1703	260
481818005462	1444	L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	422	26	16.2	86.7%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,020			$967			$11,053	63	56.2	1810	366
481674011447	1445	Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1400	524	39	13.4	41.6%	214 (40.8%)	65 (12.4%)	184 (35.1%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	$10,367			$1,282			$9,085	63	68.4	1234	211
482100002093	1446	Goldthwaite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Campbell St	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3055	237	25	9.4	54.9%	149 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,371			$2,331			$14,040	62.9	75.6	933	513
484200004782	1447	Sweet Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7508 Fm 531	Sweet Home	77964	Lavaca County	Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 221-3221	148	13	11.5	18.9%	125 (84.5%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$10,397			$842			$9,555	62.9	65.4	1366	81
481983011299	1448	Bennett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Donald Preston Dr	Wolfforth	79382	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 866-4443	915	53	17.1	44.2%	451 (49.3%)	26 (2.8%)	387 (42.3%)	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	$8,960			$764			$8,196	62.9	77.1	879	569
480920000384	1449	Eagle Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6505 Lucerne Dr	Fort Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 237-4161	490	38	12.7	67.1%	194 (39.6%)	6 (1.2%)	268 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$11,054			$1,358			$9,696	62.9	69.3	1195	254
483363003755	1450	Olney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 W Hamilton St	Olney	76374	Young County	Olney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 564-5608	356	32	11	65.7%	193 (54.2%)	8 (2.2%)	139 (39.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$13,299			$3,508			$9,790	62.9	57.7	1715	265

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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.