Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 4627)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
3951	Wolffarth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 Erskine	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7600	282	21	13.4	94.0%	15 (5.3%)	45 (16.0%)	211 (74.8%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,586							21.8	31.3	3349	602		482850010941
3952	Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	576	39	14.8	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	314 (54.5%)	252 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,669							21.7	33	3251	701		482364012972
3953	Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Cripple Creek Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2510	433	32	13.5	94.9%	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	395 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,018							21.7	14.1	4331	378		480894000309
3954	Barbara Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4060 Abbey Rd	Heartland	75126	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6030	709	40	17.8	66.4%	132 (18.6%)	292 (41.2%)	238 (33.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	$6,647							21.7	22.3	3892	62		481551012027
3955	Sanborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Roberts	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5250	404	29	13.9	93.3%	36 (8.9%)	14 (3.5%)	347 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,822							21.7	33	3254	701		480813000177
3956	South Elementary	Public	3-5	1301 Linda Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3501	216	15	14.7	84.3%	70 (32.4%)	79 (36.6%)	45 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	$13,741							21.7	12.8	4379	423		481618006389
3957	Morton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Champion Dr	Morton	79346	Cochran County	Morton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 266-5505	368	27	13.8	75.3%	36 (9.8%)	4 (1.1%)	327 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,902							21.7	20.7	3988	31		483147003523
3958	Channing School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Greenwood Ave	Channing	79018	Hartley County	Channing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 235-3432	121	15	7.8	75.2%	56 (46.3%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$9,952							21.7	37.1	2979	979		481362000857
3959	Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2510 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-6100	486	29	16.5	88.9%	9 (1.9%)	111 (22.8%)	353 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,522							21.7	16	4234	275		480003012700
3960	Sunrise - McMillan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3409 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3900	417	25	16.5	97.4%	7 (1.7%)	138 (33.1%)	258 (61.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,932							21.7	22	3920	40		481970001917

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.