Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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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
2361	Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Swindoll Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5450	793	51	15.5	53.8%	174 (21.9%)	97 (12.2%)	453 (57.1%)	22 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$7,627							46.3	47.9	2309	52		482410011444
2362	Spur School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 N Williams	Spur	79370	Dickens County	Spur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 271-3385	192	22	8.8	50.0%	106 (55.2%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (39.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$11,793							46.3	50.3	2158	204		480000204732
2363	Leila P Cowart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5500	515	41	12.5	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	493 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,945							46.3	32	3344	981		481623001241
2364	Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 E Jefferson	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3070	504	30	16.7	90.9%	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	480 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,116							46.3	34.8	3160	796		482253002278
2365	Wildorado School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1523 S Locust	Wildorado	79098	Oldham County	Wildorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 426-3317	215	18	12	22.3%	173 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$12,790							46.3	44.5	2543	178		484584005225
2366	Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	470 Washington Ave	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4740	592	37	16.2	35.0%	219 (37.0%)	112 (18.9%)	193 (32.6%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.6%)	$7,351							46.2	69.9	1138	1228		484473013909
2367	Cedar Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Mouser St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7400	457	32	14.2	99.8%	6 (1.3%)	164 (35.9%)	275 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$15,632							46.2	38.7	2912	545		481623001290
2368	Lamar Elementary	Public	K-5	3444 School House Rd	San Angelo	76904	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 947-3900	579	38	15.1	44.6%	212 (36.6%)	25 (4.3%)	290 (50.1%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	$8,386							46.2	55.7	1833	535		483870011044
2369	Giddings Intermediate	Public	4-5	2337 N Main	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Giddings Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 542-4403	278	19	14.9	64.7%	86 (30.9%)	17 (6.1%)	164 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$8,364							46.2	47.9	2312	57		482064007674
2370	Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Willowbrook Dr	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6980	465	29	16.2	81.9%	137 (29.5%)	44 (9.5%)	254 (54.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$8,744							46.2	49.5	2199	171		480887000279

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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.
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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