Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2611	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 First St	Ackerly	79713	Dawson County	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 353-4888	232	23	9.8	58.6%	112 (48.3%)	1 (0.4%)	111 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,099	42.4	40.7	2795	184	483912004462
2612	Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	571	36	15.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,678	42.4	29.3	3503	891	482679006578
2613	Lake Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Falcon Dr	Lake Dallas	75065	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 497-2222	500	40	12.5	54.0%	182 (36.4%)	27 (5.4%)	266 (53.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$9,549	42.4	43.5	2631	18	482643002974
2614	Whitesboro Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 College	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4257	473	27	17.8	64.5%	333 (70.4%)	5 (1.1%)	102 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$7,597	42.4	40.8	2790	176	484563005186
2615	Parkway Elementary	Public	3-6	2010 E 8th St	Monahans	79756	Ward County	Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 943-2414	646	31	20.7	59.4%	195 (30.2%)	19 (2.9%)	418 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$9,196	42.3	43	2667	52	483117003508
2616	Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	147	9	16.2	92.5%	52 (35.4%)	21 (14.3%)	62 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	$7,037	42.3	19	4121	1505	482109001873
2617	Idea Horizon Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	201 Horizon Crossing St	Horizon City	79928	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 888-4300	742	30	24.6	79.4%	36 (4.9%)	20 (2.7%)	679 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,651	42.3	33.8	3225	608	480021114105
2618	Lumberton Intermediate	Public	3-5	115 E Candlestick	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7581	987	60	16.4	43.4%	825 (83.6%)	7 (0.7%)	114 (11.6%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	$9,490	42.3	51	2120	498	481353006967
2619	W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$8,148	42.3	44.9	2515	104	481365005767
2620	Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	8939 Whitewing Ln	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5200	676	38	18	98.7%	21 (3.1%)	132 (19.5%)	506 (74.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,223	42.3	24.8	3789	1169	481623010575

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About our rankings:

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
2611	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 First St	Ackerly	79713	Dawson County	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 353-4888	232	23	9.8	58.6%	112 (48.3%)	1 (0.4%)	111 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,099							42.4	40.7	2795	184		483912004462
2612	Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	571	36	15.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,678							42.4	29.3	3503	891		482679006578
2613	Lake Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Falcon Dr	Lake Dallas	75065	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 497-2222	500	40	12.5	54.0%	182 (36.4%)	27 (5.4%)	266 (53.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$9,549							42.4	43.5	2631	18		482643002974
2614	Whitesboro Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 College	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4257	473	27	17.8	64.5%	333 (70.4%)	5 (1.1%)	102 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$7,597							42.4	40.8	2790	176		484563005186
2615	Parkway Elementary	Public	3-6	2010 E 8th St	Monahans	79756	Ward County	Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 943-2414	646	31	20.7	59.4%	195 (30.2%)	19 (2.9%)	418 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$9,196							42.3	43	2667	52		483117003508
2616	Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	147	9	16.2	92.5%	52 (35.4%)	21 (14.3%)	62 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	$7,037							42.3	19	4121	1505		482109001873
2617	Idea Horizon Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	201 Horizon Crossing St	Horizon City	79928	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 888-4300	742	30	24.6	79.4%	36 (4.9%)	20 (2.7%)	679 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,651							42.3	33.8	3225	608		480021114105
2618	Lumberton Intermediate	Public	3-5	115 E Candlestick	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7581	987	60	16.4	43.4%	825 (83.6%)	7 (0.7%)	114 (11.6%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	$9,490							42.3	51	2120	498		481353006967
2619	W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$8,148							42.3	44.9	2515	104		481365005767
2620	Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	8939 Whitewing Ln	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5200	676	38	18	98.7%	21 (3.1%)	132 (19.5%)	506 (74.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,223							42.3	24.8	3789	1169		481623010575