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)
481168000667	3411	Skinner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 W St Charles St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2830	350	22	16.2	99.4%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	348 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,226			$1,913			$14,313	30.4	34.7	3111	300
484443008076	3412	H T Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35753 Owens Rd	Hempstead	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-0395	760	55	13.7	83.0%	97 (12.8%)	164 (21.6%)	481 (63.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$11,115			$1,732			$9,384	30.4	37.8	2942	470
481800001575	3413	Dowling Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 E 17th	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1079	594	29	20.2	87.4%	39 (6.6%)	16 (2.7%)	528 (88.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,335			$2,207			$10,128	30.4	24.7	3716	303
480020914245	3414	North Forest Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	6602 Winfield Road Bldg A	Houston	77050	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5600	646	39	16.4	94.9%	13 (2.0%)	145 (22.4%)	476 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)								30.4			(n/a)
484245013591	3415	Dr Bruce Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Poetry Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-3750	564	32	17.5	85.1%	113 (20.0%)	103 (18.3%)	311 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$11,552			$1,651			$9,901	30.4	20.7	3965	550
484122012103	3416	Hoyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Wittershaw Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8810	690	48	14.3	93.8%	8 (1.2%)	381 (55.2%)	268 (38.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$10,368			$1,513			$8,854	30.4	27.4	3542	126
483432003831	3417	Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9301 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0616	370	37	10	93.8%	15 (4.1%)	64 (17.3%)	280 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,989			$1,829			$10,160	30.4	27.6	3533	116
483879022794	3418	Greyhounds Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-9	2115 N Williams Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 361-6100	100	9	10.6	79.0%	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								30.4	39.8	2810	608
480016312859	3419	Founders Classical Academy-Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3405 E Grande Blvd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	544	42	12.8	48.7%	281 (51.7%)	65 (11.9%)	147 (27.0%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$8,392			$570			$7,822	30.3	38	2925	494
483432003820	3420	Burnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11825 Teaneck Dr	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0536	528	45	11.7	87.5%	27 (5.1%)	103 (19.5%)	357 (67.6%)	28 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$13,422			$1,905			$11,517	30.3	29.3	3433	13

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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:

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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.