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Best Public Schools in Waller County, TX

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Schools

7,030

Students

Districts

Top rankedWillie Melton Senior Elementary478^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

H T Jones Elementary up 1,040 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hempstead Middle 12.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Willie Melton Senior Elementary and 1 more

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading 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
Safe Haven	Public, Charter	5-10	28158 Sh 6	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 633-0795	12	3	4.0		4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																									$14,258
Hempstead Elementary	Public	K-5	1340 13th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2452	823	41	19.8	87.2%	59 (7.2%)	204 (24.8%)	534 (64.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	18.5	4141^st of 4643 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.3	4362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	221												27.7	22.6	38.7				29.4	30.9	39.8					$7,609
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	801 Donoho	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-3331	462	32	14.5	72.5%	43 (9.3%)	97 (21.0%)	312 (67.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	18.3	1707^th of 2057 public high schools	17.0%		13.6	1718^th of 1974 public high schools	13.0%	11							35.7	52.1	35.3	28.0	47.3														$11,985
Hempstead Middle	Public	6-8	2532 9th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2530	300	24	12.5	82.0%	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	195 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	44.1	1244^th of 2359 public middle schools	47.3%		31.4	1687^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%	443							95.0								40.2	50.5	54.1				21.8	20.9	43.4	51.0	$10,196
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29801 Kingsland Blvd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4300	1,194	88	13.5	28.5%	419 (35.1%)	209 (17.5%)	250 (20.9%)	231 (19.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.9%)	77.3	859^th of 4643 public elementary schools	81.5%		86.2	530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	329												54.2	63.4	79.0				50.8	56.4	74.5					$9,365
Willie Melton Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2880 Jordan Ranch Blvd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-7100	635	35	18.2	26.0%	181 (28.5%)	132 (20.8%)	179 (28.2%)	120 (18.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	87.6	478^th of 4643 public elementary schools	89.7%					(n/a)												63.6	73.9	74.8				66.1	80.4	62.6					$00
Royal High School	Public	9-12	34499 Royal Rd	Brookshire	77466	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-2215	968	68	14.1	62.6%	65 (6.7%)	179 (18.5%)	695 (71.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	17.9	1715^th of 2057 public high schools	16.6%		21.1	1588^th of 1974 public high schools	19.6%	127							15.2	46.4	31.1	43.3	47.2														$10,653
Royal J H	Public	6-8	2500 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77466	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-2241	639	36	17.9	74.8%	49 (7.7%)	102 (16.0%)	461 (72.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	16.4	2148^th of 2359 public middle schools	8.9%		21.7	1978^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.6%	170							97.2								33.5	36.8	33.2				21.9	9.3	24.2	8.4	$9,772
Royal Elementary	Public	2-5	2222 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77466	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-3166	760	47	16.0	75.9%	64 (8.4%)	121 (15.9%)	549 (72.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	31	3382^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	27.2%		20.5	4000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.0%	618			14.3									32.1	38.4	34.1				35.4	47.7	47.1					$9,348
Royal Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	2300 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77466	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-3147	517	33	15.8	79.5%	49 (9.5%)	75 (14.5%)	372 (72.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)								(n/a)																									$9,098
Royal Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7560 Bartlett Rd	Katy	77466	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(346) 922-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	17.5	4191^st of 4643 public elementary schools	9.7%					(n/a)		14.3										20.5	37.2	40.0				22.7	41.7	24.8
H T Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35753 Owens Rd	Hempstead	77446	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-0395	720	51	14.0	79.6%	100 (13.9%)	125 (17.4%)	472 (65.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	48.7	2187^th of 4643 public elementary schools	52.9%		33.5	3227^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%	1040												59.1	34.1	36.3				61.4	58.9	36.3					$10,717

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