Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 4647)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
483294003640	701	Hidden Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Silver Spruce	San Antonio	78232	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-4000	554	36	15.4	30.9%	287 (51.8%)	26 (4.7%)	200 (36.1%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,009			$802			$8,207	81.7	85.9	520	181
482001007554	702	Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Sean Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2200	603	36	16.6	11.3%	277 (45.9%)	53 (8.8%)	84 (13.9%)	155 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	$9,455			$378			$9,077	81.6	78.6	812	110
480016314321	703	Founders Classical Academy Of Prosper	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4300 E First St	Prosper	75058	Grayson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 390-2061	638	37	17.3	6.9%	276 (43.3%)	97 (15.2%)	90 (14.1%)	146 (22.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)								81.5			(n/a)
482892014002	704	Brenda Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 Julian Feild St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9400	594	43	13.7	34.2%	158 (26.6%)	223 (37.5%)	139 (23.4%)	52 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)								81.5			(n/a)
482703011371	705	William J Winkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Pow Wow	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6700	720	51	14	7.6%	385 (53.5%)	36 (5.0%)	157 (21.8%)	90 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.8%)	$9,506			$426			$9,080	81.4	81	701	4
480016311553	706	Coppell Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	140 S Heartz Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 242-5864	368	26	14.1	20.9%	119 (32.3%)	53 (14.4%)	94 (25.5%)	70 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	$7,077			$346			$6,731	81.4	75	951	245
481179000687	707	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3800 Oak Hill Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1460	535	33	16.3	58.9%	177 (33.1%)	50 (9.3%)	284 (53.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$9,049			$1,348			$7,701	81.4	80.8	715	8
483510003970	708	Saigling Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Matterhorn Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3000	338	30	11	18.9%	222 (65.7%)	22 (6.5%)	45 (13.3%)	34 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$11,638			$362			$11,276	81.4	82.4	655	53
482406002672	709	Hurst Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Billie Ruth Ln	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 285-3295	511	36	14.3	60.5%	223 (43.6%)	89 (17.4%)	121 (23.7%)	54 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,235			$1,260			$8,975	81.3	81.6	676	33
482619002957	710	Leo A Rizzuto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 N Farrington Blvd	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6500	386	27	14.2	49.5%	138 (35.8%)	21 (5.4%)	213 (55.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,864			$1,163			$10,701	81.3	85.2	551	159

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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 August 25, 2023, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.