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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1841	Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	133 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6300	458	30	15.5	97.2%	7 (1.5%)	29 (6.3%)	418 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,504	55	50.6	2143	302	481623001250
1842	Blazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Vertex Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-8800	1,275	94	13.5	60.9%	139 (10.9%)	104 (8.2%)	930 (72.9%)	32 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	65 (5.1%)	$10,223	55	52.5	2026	184	480894011062
1843	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,426	55	27.3	3635	1792	482364002500
1844	Derry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 2nd St	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0070	392	27	14.2	85.2%	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	354 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,837	55	56.4	1786	58	483525003987
1845	Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,509	54.9	35.8	3106	1261	483486003922
1846	Zephyr School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11625 C R 281	Zephyr	76890	Brown County	Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 739-5331	220	22	10.1	52.7%	182 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.9%)	$9,228	54.9	23.4	3871	2025	484677005356
1847	Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,693	54.9	51.6	2077	230	483486006159
1848	Western Plateau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4927 Shawnee	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5550	400	27	14.7	61.8%	265 (66.3%)	30 (7.5%)	84 (21.0%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$8,424	54.9	52.6	2016	168	480813000183
1849	Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3811 Richman Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7000	284	23	12.6	89.4%	18 (6.3%)	28 (9.9%)	229 (80.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,144	54.9	64.9	1356	493	483039003408
1850	Ned E Williams Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5230 Estes Pkwy	Longview	75603	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5500	352	30	11.6	94.0%	28 (8.0%)	188 (53.4%)	122 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,494	54.9	38.4	2933	1083	482811012484

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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 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.
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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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
1841	Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	133 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6300	458	30	15.5	97.2%	7 (1.5%)	29 (6.3%)	418 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,504							55	50.6	2143	302		481623001250
1842	Blazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Vertex Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-8800	1,275	94	13.5	60.9%	139 (10.9%)	104 (8.2%)	930 (72.9%)	32 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	65 (5.1%)	$10,223							55	52.5	2026	184		480894011062
1843	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,426							55	27.3	3635	1792		482364002500
1844	Derry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 2nd St	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0070	392	27	14.2	85.2%	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	354 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,837							55	56.4	1786	58		483525003987
1845	Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,509							54.9	35.8	3106	1261		483486003922
1846	Zephyr School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11625 C R 281	Zephyr	76890	Brown County	Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 739-5331	220	22	10.1	52.7%	182 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.9%)	$9,228							54.9	23.4	3871	2025		484677005356
1847	Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,693							54.9	51.6	2077	230		483486006159
1848	Western Plateau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4927 Shawnee	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5550	400	27	14.7	61.8%	265 (66.3%)	30 (7.5%)	84 (21.0%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$8,424							54.9	52.6	2016	168		480813000183
1849	Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3811 Richman Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7000	284	23	12.6	89.4%	18 (6.3%)	28 (9.9%)	229 (80.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,144							54.9	64.9	1356	493		483039003408
1850	Ned E Williams Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5230 Estes Pkwy	Longview	75603	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5500	352	30	11.6	94.0%	28 (8.0%)	188 (53.4%)	122 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,494							54.9	38.4	2933	1083		482811012484