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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
3431	John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2448 Embassy St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4366	441	31	14.4	99.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,666	30	16.8	4227	796	483714006900
3432	Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Patton Ln	Tyler	75704	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2040	619	39	15.9	91.8%	62 (10.0%)	163 (26.3%)	363 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$8,797	30	19.5	4101	669	484347004932
3433	Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3214 N Winnetka Ave	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-6400	369	28	13.1	96.7%	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.5%)	335 (90.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,812	30	29.9	3469	36	481623005446
3434	Lamar Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Waters Ave	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4730	547	30	18.2	87.0%	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,286	30	39.9	2843	591	483890004439
3435	Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	346	19	18.2	82.9%	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	329 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,435	30	40.4	2812	623	482364004598
3436	Center Elementary	Public	3-5	621 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-3625	476	33	14.5	86.1%	101 (21.2%)	103 (21.6%)	223 (46.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	$7,987	30	28.2	3570	134	481332000832
3437	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6910 E William Cannon Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3550	376	34	11	88.8%	23 (6.1%)	15 (4.0%)	326 (86.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,724	29.9	21.1	4007	570	481662005695
3438	Watts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Deer Meadow	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4400	500	38	13.1	46.4%	159 (31.8%)	37 (7.4%)	259 (51.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.8%)	$11,618	29.9	21.7	3972	534	483948008223
3439	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1412 S Belt Line Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	212	14	15.1	46.7%	43 (20.3%)	85 (40.1%)	69 (32.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$7,981	29.9	33.2	3260	179	480145113916
3440	David K Sellars Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Dorsey St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-6430	436	25	17.4	92.9%	8 (1.8%)	92 (21.1%)	326 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,739	29.9	33	3274	166	481970001908

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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
3431	John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2448 Embassy St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4366	441	31	14.4	99.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,666							30	16.8	4227	796		483714006900
3432	Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Patton Ln	Tyler	75704	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2040	619	39	15.9	91.8%	62 (10.0%)	163 (26.3%)	363 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$8,797							30	19.5	4101	669		484347004932
3433	Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3214 N Winnetka Ave	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-6400	369	28	13.1	96.7%	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.5%)	335 (90.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,812							30	29.9	3469	36		481623005446
3434	Lamar Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Waters Ave	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4730	547	30	18.2	87.0%	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,286							30	39.9	2843	591		483890004439
3435	Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	346	19	18.2	82.9%	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	329 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,435							30	40.4	2812	623		482364004598
3436	Center Elementary	Public	3-5	621 Roughrider Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-3625	476	33	14.5	86.1%	101 (21.2%)	103 (21.6%)	223 (46.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	$7,987							30	28.2	3570	134		481332000832
3437	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6910 E William Cannon Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3550	376	34	11	88.8%	23 (6.1%)	15 (4.0%)	326 (86.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,724							29.9	21.1	4007	570		481662005695
3438	Watts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Deer Meadow	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4400	500	38	13.1	46.4%	159 (31.8%)	37 (7.4%)	259 (51.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.8%)	$11,618							29.9	21.7	3972	534		483948008223
3439	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1412 S Belt Line Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	212	14	15.1	46.7%	43 (20.3%)	85 (40.1%)	69 (32.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$7,981							29.9	33.2	3260	179		480145113916
3440	David K Sellars Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Dorsey St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-6430	436	25	17.4	92.9%	8 (1.8%)	92 (21.1%)	326 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,739							29.9	33	3274	166		481970001908