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)
484443012190	2201	Evelyn Turlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Hegar Rd	Hockley	77447	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-0100	1,197	74	16.2	69.7%	311 (26.0%)	121 (10.1%)	706 (59.0%)	28 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.2%)	$9,592			$1,324			$8,268	49.1	51.4	2102	99
480027011188	2202	La Academia De Estrellas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4680 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	La Academia De Estrellas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-8908	711	39	18.3	90.4%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	701 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,043			$1,449			$7,594	49.1	35.8	3046	844
484365013304	2203	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 St Luke Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1200	807	48	16.8	93.2%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	804 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,865			$1,675			$8,190	49.1	53.2	2001	202
481044000523	2204	Bloomburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	307 W Cypress St	Bloomburg	75556	Cass County	Bloomburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 728-5216	243	26	9.5	75.3%	213 (87.7%)	6 (2.5%)	14 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,718			$777			$11,941	49.1	42.2	2648	444
481140000616	2205	Fort Elliott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 E Wilson	Briscoe	79011	Wheeler County	Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 375-2454	158	18	8.5		132 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$20,143			$1,658			$18,485	49.1	42.9	2610	405
483993006039	2206	Olivero Garza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7905 N Taylor Rd	McAllen	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5353	626	40	15.6	80.0%	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,982			$1,745			$9,237	49.1	37.5	2955	749
484122010791	2207	Northgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23437 Northgate Crossing Blvd	Houston	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8780	687	52	13.2	74.8%	73 (10.6%)	192 (27.9%)	380 (55.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.4%)	$10,501			$1,478			$9,023	49.1	41.3	2708	501
483873004326	2208	Bonham Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	925 S St Marys St	San Antonio	78205	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3300	645	43	14.9	64.7%	41 (6.4%)	8 (1.2%)	595 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,249			$1,842			$8,407	49	48.1	2293	85
482679009089	2209	T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4500	578	36	16	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,666			$1,504			$9,162	49	48.4	2273	64
484496007002	2210	A N Rico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2202 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6815	819	45	18.3	91.3%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	810 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,575			$1,217			$9,358	49	35.2	3077	867

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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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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.