Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2501	Celeste Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 W Cockrell St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	244	19	13.1	57.4%	158 (64.8%)	3 (1.2%)	75 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$8,889	43.9	33.4	3249	748	481326000827
2502	Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	409	34	12.1	67.7%	86 (21.0%)	56 (13.7%)	253 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,263	43.9	67.4	1244	1258	482985006300
2503	Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	415 Shiloh Rd	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 500-0600	226	16	14.2	27.0%	115 (50.9%)	15 (6.6%)	82 (36.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$10,368	43.9	41	2775	272	480016314319
2504	Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	742	45	16.6	52.7%	300 (40.4%)	180 (24.3%)	211 (28.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$9,425	43.9	44.8	2517	13	481970001902
2505	J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary	Public	K-5	909 Courtney Ln	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 542-3070	635	48	13.2	62.4%	203 (32.0%)	137 (21.6%)	169 (26.6%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	88 (13.9%)	$8,161	43.9	36	3091	586	481524006840
2506	Christene C Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Eastland St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3600	393	28	14.2	94.7%	11 (2.8%)	148 (37.7%)	230 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,795	43.9	29	3521	1015	481970001858
2507	Tijerina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Sherman St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1790	333	20	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	322 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,366	43.9	58.4	1682	825	482364005500
2508	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 N 3rd St	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 482-2604	361	24	14.9	51.0%	178 (49.3%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (44.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$7,967	43.8	58.3	1690	818	482598002924
2509	Nixon Smiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Anglin St	Smiley	78159	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	438	33	13.2	80.4%	104 (23.7%)	6 (1.4%)	311 (71.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,615	43.8	48	2301	208	483274003617
2510	Martins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3706	234	16	14.5	43.2%	177 (75.6%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$9,046	43.8	55.7	1831	679	482922017091

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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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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
2501	Celeste Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 W Cockrell St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	244	19	13.1	57.4%	158 (64.8%)	3 (1.2%)	75 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$8,889							43.9	33.4	3249	748		481326000827
2502	Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	409	34	12.1	67.7%	86 (21.0%)	56 (13.7%)	253 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,263							43.9	67.4	1244	1258		482985006300
2503	Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	415 Shiloh Rd	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 500-0600	226	16	14.2	27.0%	115 (50.9%)	15 (6.6%)	82 (36.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$10,368							43.9	41	2775	272		480016314319
2504	Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	742	45	16.6	52.7%	300 (40.4%)	180 (24.3%)	211 (28.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$9,425							43.9	44.8	2517	13		481970001902
2505	J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary	Public	K-5	909 Courtney Ln	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 542-3070	635	48	13.2	62.4%	203 (32.0%)	137 (21.6%)	169 (26.6%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	88 (13.9%)	$8,161							43.9	36	3091	586		481524006840
2506	Christene C Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Eastland St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3600	393	28	14.2	94.7%	11 (2.8%)	148 (37.7%)	230 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,795							43.9	29	3521	1015		481970001858
2507	Tijerina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Sherman St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1790	333	20	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	322 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,366							43.9	58.4	1682	825		482364005500
2508	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 N 3rd St	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 482-2604	361	24	14.9	51.0%	178 (49.3%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (44.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$7,967							43.8	58.3	1690	818		482598002924
2509	Nixon Smiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Anglin St	Smiley	78159	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	438	33	13.2	80.4%	104 (23.7%)	6 (1.4%)	311 (71.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,615							43.8	48	2301	208		483274003617
2510	Martins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3706	234	16	14.5	43.2%	177 (75.6%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$9,046							43.8	55.7	1831	679		482922017091