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
1951	Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12332 Perry Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	511	33	15.5	22.5%	234 (45.8%)	39 (7.6%)	207 (40.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$8,121							53.3	44.7	2526	575		480001914072
1952	Gale Pond Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E 23rd St	Odessa	79760	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1019	352	23	15	66.2%	54 (15.3%)	12 (3.4%)	270 (76.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$8,288							53.3	77.4	853	1099		481800001566
1953	McGhee Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 452-2880	770	54	14.1	92.6%	29 (3.8%)	52 (6.8%)	675 (87.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$10,830							53.2	49.5	2197	244		481359000855
1954	Idea Rio Grande City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	717	34	21.1	85.2%	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,119							53.2	53.8	1944	10		480021113608
1955	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	372	40	9.3	61.3%	169 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,994							53.2	54.7	1903	52		484542005168
1956	El Magnet At Milam Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 S Dixie Blvd	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1169	583	35	16.8	62.3%	42 (7.2%)	4 (0.7%)	532 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,730							53.2	50.7	2133	177		481800001585
1957	Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6424 Settlers Village	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3200	984	65	15	72.2%	72 (7.3%)	304 (30.9%)	519 (52.7%)	44 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	$9,550							53.2	47.4	2342	385		481611008810
1958	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1027 Cr 3550	Sulphur Bluff	75481	Hopkins County	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2460	209	21	10	55.5%	164 (78.5%)	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,898							53.2	55.2	1870	88		484179004763
1959	Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center	Public, Charter	K-6	1700 Groesbeck St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 703-1810	123	11	11.1	89.4%	15 (12.2%)	32 (26.0%)	75 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$11,694							53.1	64.3	1398	561		480141612753
1960	Margaret S McWhirter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Pennsylvania	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4800	810	52	15.6	75.7%	90 (11.1%)	110 (13.6%)	555 (68.5%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$9,943							53.1	62.3	1488	472		481428000908

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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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