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Best Elementary Schools in Smith County, TX

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17,960

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Top rankedBirdwell School97^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jones Elementary up 939 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The Leadership Academy 10.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1340 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1318	459	35	12.9	59.3%	168 (36.6%)	106 (23.1%)	136 (29.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)																							$10,656
Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	392	30	13.1	46.4%	137 (34.9%)	104 (26.5%)	125 (31.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	15.3	4290^th of 4643 public elementary schools	7.6%		10	4481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	191										35.3	32.6	33.7				25.9	32.6	22.8					$8,190
The Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6720 Oak Hill Blvd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 561-1002	332	32	10.4	19.0%	219 (66.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53 (16.0%)	27 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	77.5	853^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	81.6%		83.5	627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%	226							80.0		0.0	68.5	68.8	84.0	81.8	80.0	100.0	46.3	56.3	56.0	63.6	70.0		70.0	$11,732
Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16438 County Rd 294	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4650	455	30	14.9	58.9%	285 (62.6%)	55 (12.1%)	85 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	41.7	2616^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.7%		39.5	2800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	184										58.2	40.3	50.7				45.5	31.8	45.6					$7,432
Bullard Elementary	Public	3-4	2008 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2930	423	30	13.9	29.6%	344 (81.3%)	15 (3.5%)	54 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	80.8	731^st of 4643 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.9	497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	234										55.4	73.4					54.0	75.3						$8,299
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)																							$9,747
Bullard Pri	Public	1-2	2016 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2890	409	29	14.3	25.4%	340 (83.1%)	10 (2.4%)	46 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)																							$7,817
Wise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	10659 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-2271	593	41	14.4	82.0%	178 (30.0%)	119 (20.1%)	263 (44.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)								(n/a)	42.9									41.9						38.2							$8,987
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	16406 F M 2767	Tyler	75705	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-3530	388	29	13.3	89.9%	35 (9.0%)	76 (19.6%)	259 (66.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)	20.0									42.1						39.0							$9,818
Velma Penny Elementary	Public	1-3	1000 Mount Sylvan St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4250	517	36	14.3	48.9%	328 (63.4%)	32 (6.2%)	112 (21.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)										74.1						75.6							$8,342
College Street Elementary	Public	1-3	106 N College St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4350	512	35	14.6	44.5%	344 (67.2%)	25 (4.9%)	107 (20.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)								(n/a)										67.3						78.1							$8,739
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	201 Stadium St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4001	462	33	14.0	56.7%	295 (63.9%)	39 (8.4%)	96 (20.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)								(n/a)																							$9,931
Troup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Bryant St	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3071	498	38	13.2	58.0%	374 (75.1%)	30 (6.0%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	42.7	2542^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.2	1519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	1023										49.3	44.6	63.4				42.5	36.1	36.1					$8,989
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Hankerson St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1820	540	33	16.4	90.0%	63 (11.7%)	144 (26.7%)	300 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	38	2895^th of 4643 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.6	2735^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%	160										55.2	39.3	53.9				52.2	32.9	23.1					$10,027
Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	96.9	97^th of 4643 public elementary schools	97.9%		97	101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	4	57.1	40.0					100.0			75.0	94.4	85.7	88.1	89.5	94.7	70.8	96.6	80.0	83.3	86.8	100.0	81.1	$9,035
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	380	27	13.8	93.4%	24 (6.3%)	55 (14.5%)	288 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.2	1853^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	60.1%		51.1	2070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	217	47.8	50.0								42.3	51.1	58.3				42.9	60.8	48.3					$11,464
Clarkston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Williamsburg	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1980	394	28	13.9	76.9%	116 (29.4%)	149 (37.8%)	82 (20.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	26.2	3689^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.5%		27.7	3570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	119										28.0	34.9	55.4				32.0	38.1	30.8					$10,484
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%)	19.1	4106^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.6%		30	3432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	674	18.8	25.0	13.3		33.3	0.0				36.1	35.9	41.2				27.0	32.3	27.3					$8,797
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Carlyle	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2100	591	34	17.3	94.8%	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.8%)	489 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	32.8	3250^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.7	3380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	130	14.3		33.3	14.3						43.2	46.5	38.8				21.6	65.1	23.9					$8,988
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	80.8	730^th of 4643 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	67							100.0			60.9	62.9	81.1	79.5	77.5	87.1	43.5	71.4	62.2	60.3	63.4	72.7	59.7	$8,799
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.6	3913^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	157										24.4	29.8	48.5				35.4	32.3	36.7					$8,533
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Chandler Hwy	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2360	355	22	16.2	92.7%	24 (6.8%)	171 (48.2%)	150 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.2	2169^th of 4643 public elementary schools	53.3%		35.2	3108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	939										37.5	50.0	63.4				31.3	63.9	42.5					$11,048
Orr Elementary	Public	3-5	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2400	460	29	15.8	90.9%	17 (3.7%)	135 (29.3%)	303 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.9	4357^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.2%		23.7	3813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	544										20.9	42.9	38.5				13.8	27.2	26.7					$8,811
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.3	4097^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	94										10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	45.9	2344^th of 4643 public elementary schools	49.5%		33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	851										42.3	46.0	44.3				43.7	68.5	40.9					$9,699
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	613	39	15.7	61.0%	249 (40.6%)	170 (27.7%)	115 (18.8%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	33	3234^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.3%		52.9	1969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	1265										34.7	47.7	54.9				26.7	38.9	42.7					$8,607
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	—	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4414^th of 4643 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	630										14.3	21.3	18.2				16.3	37.1	36.4					$10,995
Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Fry Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1280	810	44	18.3	41.9%	470 (58.0%)	136 (16.8%)	155 (19.1%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	84.8	584^th of 4643 public elementary schools	87.4%		87.1	491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	93										77.6	71.3	66.9				61.4	73.9	60.5					$7,116
Owens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 C R 168	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2175	712	43	16.6	47.5%	408 (57.3%)	109 (15.3%)	145 (20.4%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	69.6	1158^th of 4643 public elementary schools	75.1%		78.3	821^st of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	337										55.6	63.6	66.7				51.0	51.8	58.7					$8,471
Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Balsam Gap Ln	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3260	706	40	17.5	45.5%	346 (49.0%)	126 (17.8%)	134 (19.0%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	76.3	899^th of 4643 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.8	1145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	246										57.3	64.7	70.4				60.2	57.1	60.0					$8,146
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-2	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																							$00
Stanton-Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Zavala Trl	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5730	486	35	14.0	42.0%	316 (65.0%)	50 (10.3%)	67 (13.8%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	95.2	165^th of 4643 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.2	95^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.0%	70										78.0	69.3	89.3				79.1	79.3	85.9					$8,489
Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	575	43	13.5	53.7%	296 (51.5%)	107 (18.6%)	102 (17.7%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	73.6	997^th of 4643 public elementary schools	78.5%		77.7	847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	150										67.3	57.3	62.0				56.6	74.4	52.1					$8,479
Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	508	36	14.3	52.2%	330 (65.0%)	60 (11.8%)	86 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	94	215^th of 4643 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.6	165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%	50										68.1	82.7	76.0				75.0	84.0	85.3					$9,007
H L Higgins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Bascom Rd	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5580	597	40	14.8	48.4%	412 (69.0%)	42 (7.0%)	92 (15.4%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	79.2	784^th of 4643 public elementary schools	83.1%		80	748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%	36										68.4	71.7	63.1				64.2	76.1	50.5					$8,139
Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4800	582	37	15.6	91.2%	213 (36.6%)	105 (18.0%)	231 (39.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.8%)	11.9	4441^st of 4643 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.1	4369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.1%	72										33.0	33.3	44.0				19.8	11.7	13.3					$8,468

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