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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
4151	Waterford Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Waterford Oaks Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5290	521	25	20.9	75.8%	4 (0.8%)	397 (76.2%)	94 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$8,030	17.8	24.9	3783	368	481323021203
4152	Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Shell St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-0125	867	64	13.6	91.8%	96 (11.1%)	38 (4.4%)	716 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$11,714	17.7	18.8	4131	21	481437007675
4153	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	580	51	11.2	51.4%	291 (50.2%)	8 (1.4%)	264 (45.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,161	17.7	28.6	3546	607	482159002173
4154	Rodriguez Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3623 W Cesar Chavez	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6873	205	11	18.1	58.5%	21 (10.2%)	2 (1.0%)	179 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,626	17.7	27.1	3641	513	483873014063
4155	The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-9797	200	17	11.7	78.5%	14 (7.0%)	162 (81.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$19,901	17.6	25.6	3739	416	480028313400
4156	Cheney Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Dreeben Dr	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2300	696	45	15.3	83.3%	69 (9.9%)	56 (8.0%)	530 (76.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.4%)	$9,545	17.6	24.1	3836	320	481023000500
4157	Ignite Community School - Mainland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	319 Newman Rd	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 934-9100	327	22	14.9	86.5%	7 (2.1%)	202 (61.8%)	96 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$11,222	17.6	16	4265	108	480016313322
4158	Morgan Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	295 E Fm 1188	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Morgan Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-4921	127	12	10.3	44.9%	93 (73.2%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (19.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$9,613	17.6	40.6	2803	1355	483141003521
4159	Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Shadow Rdg Dr	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7900	753	49	15.3	86.2%	33 (4.4%)	434 (57.6%)	244 (32.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.9%)	$8,261	17.5	24.9	3780	379	480870006821
4160	Briscoe Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2015 S Flores St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3305	494	28	17.8	88.7%	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	467 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,685	17.5	18	4168	8	483873004329

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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 June 25, 2025, 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.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 4651)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
4151	Waterford Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Waterford Oaks Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5290	521	25	20.9	75.8%	4 (0.8%)	397 (76.2%)	94 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$8,030							17.8	24.9	3783	368		481323021203
4152	Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Shell St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-0125	867	64	13.6	91.8%	96 (11.1%)	38 (4.4%)	716 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$11,714							17.7	18.8	4131	21		481437007675
4153	Granger School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Colorado St	Granger	76530	Williamson County	Granger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 859-2173	580	51	11.2	51.4%	291 (50.2%)	8 (1.4%)	264 (45.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,161							17.7	28.6	3546	607		482159002173
4154	Rodriguez Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3623 W Cesar Chavez	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6873	205	11	18.1	58.5%	21 (10.2%)	2 (1.0%)	179 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,626							17.7	27.1	3641	513		483873014063
4155	The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-9797	200	17	11.7	78.5%	14 (7.0%)	162 (81.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$19,901							17.6	25.6	3739	416		480028313400
4156	Cheney Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Dreeben Dr	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2300	696	45	15.3	83.3%	69 (9.9%)	56 (8.0%)	530 (76.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.4%)	$9,545							17.6	24.1	3836	320		481023000500
4157	Ignite Community School - Mainland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	319 Newman Rd	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 934-9100	327	22	14.9	86.5%	7 (2.1%)	202 (61.8%)	96 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$11,222							17.6	16	4265	108		480016313322
4158	Morgan Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	295 E Fm 1188	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Morgan Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-4921	127	12	10.3	44.9%	93 (73.2%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (19.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$9,613							17.6	40.6	2803	1355		483141003521
4159	Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Shadow Rdg Dr	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7900	753	49	15.3	86.2%	33 (4.4%)	434 (57.6%)	244 (32.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.9%)	$8,261							17.5	24.9	3780	379		480870006821
4160	Briscoe Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2015 S Flores St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3305	494	28	17.8	88.7%	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	467 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,685							17.5	18	4168	8		483873004329