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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
3071	Black Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	328 E Newsom St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7240	587	39	15	87.2%	62 (10.6%)	91 (15.5%)	420 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,163	35.8	54	1930	1141	483039003402
3072	Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9990 Webb Chapel Rd	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2900	528	41	12.8	98.3%	15 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	495 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,991	35.7	32.1	3334	262	481623010573
3073	Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	336	32	10.5	67.9%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,935	35.7	32.8	3285	212	480941000399
3074	Banuelos Elementary	Public	K-5	7770 Eastpoint Blvd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	769	47	16.2	72.7%	72 (9.4%)	193 (25.1%)	465 (60.5%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	$8,198	35.7	39	2896	178	482115013012
3075	Handley Stem Elementary	Public	K-5	3725 Broadway Blvd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 926-2540	563	37	15.2	88.1%	16 (2.8%)	109 (19.4%)	397 (70.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	$13,749	35.7			(n/a)	482034022817
3076	McDougle Elementary	Public	K-5	10410 Kansack Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-7550	612	46	13.2	85.9%	10 (1.6%)	72 (11.8%)	482 (78.8%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$11,094	35.7	40.9	2788	288	482574010772
3077	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 Hollis St	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9600	393	27	14.3	94.1%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (94.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,676	35.7	31.9	3356	279	481970001914
3078	Townewest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13927 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4480	462	38	12	82.7%	31 (6.7%)	45 (9.7%)	335 (72.5%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,318	35.7	26.8	3666	588	481965001828
3079	Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,302	35.6	22.6	3921	842	483873013656
3080	Scharbauer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Hereford Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8000	579	28	20.4	64.8%	155 (26.8%)	17 (2.9%)	380 (65.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$10,235	35.6	24.7	3795	715	483057006145

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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
3071	Black Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	328 E Newsom St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7240	587	39	15	87.2%	62 (10.6%)	91 (15.5%)	420 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,163							35.8	54	1930	1141		483039003402
3072	Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9990 Webb Chapel Rd	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2900	528	41	12.8	98.3%	15 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	495 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,991							35.7	32.1	3334	262		481623010573
3073	Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	336	32	10.5	67.9%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,935							35.7	32.8	3285	212		480941000399
3074	Banuelos Elementary	Public	K-5	7770 Eastpoint Blvd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	769	47	16.2	72.7%	72 (9.4%)	193 (25.1%)	465 (60.5%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	$8,198							35.7	39	2896	178		482115013012
3075	Handley Stem Elementary	Public	K-5	3725 Broadway Blvd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 926-2540	563	37	15.2	88.1%	16 (2.8%)	109 (19.4%)	397 (70.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	$13,749							35.7			(n/a)		482034022817
3076	McDougle Elementary	Public	K-5	10410 Kansack Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-7550	612	46	13.2	85.9%	10 (1.6%)	72 (11.8%)	482 (78.8%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$11,094							35.7	40.9	2788	288		482574010772
3077	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 Hollis St	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9600	393	27	14.3	94.1%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (94.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,676							35.7	31.9	3356	279		481970001914
3078	Townewest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13927 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4480	462	38	12	82.7%	31 (6.7%)	45 (9.7%)	335 (72.5%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,318							35.7	26.8	3666	588		481965001828
3079	Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,302							35.6	22.6	3921	842		483873013656
3080	Scharbauer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Hereford Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8000	579	28	20.4	64.8%	155 (26.8%)	17 (2.9%)	380 (65.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$10,235							35.6	24.7	3795	715		483057006145