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
4411	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	815 S Travis St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6700	464	34	13.6	91.8%	54 (11.6%)	15 (3.2%)	383 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$8,570							12.2	19.1	4116	295		484008004552
4412	Candlewood Elementary	Public	2-5	3635 Candleglen	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 662-1060	263	16	16.1	82.1%	20 (7.6%)	79 (30.0%)	152 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$11,761							12.1	9.2	4558	146		482499006723
4413	Jack M Fields Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 S Houston Ave	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-2700	638	60	10.5	87.9%	10 (1.6%)	196 (30.7%)	412 (64.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,712							12.1	15.2	4306	107		482391007029
4414	Frank Madla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Royalgate Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3800	382	24	16	100.0%	16 (4.2%)	11 (2.9%)	349 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,822							12	11.8	4471	57		484068004615
4415	Uplift Ascend Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	864	48	18.1	85.9%	23 (2.7%)	297 (34.4%)	492 (56.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.6%)	$8,954							12	13.2	4401	14		480003013809
4416	Lighthouse Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-4100	273	16	17.5	89.0%	8 (2.9%)	15 (5.5%)	242 (88.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$20,801							12	4.4	4688	272		480024609569
4417	Hubbard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 W Spurgeon St	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7500	508	34	15.1	93.3%	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	488 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,535							12	12.2	4458	41		481970001869
4418	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Fort Worth	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-0594	1,016	68	14.8	94.1%	87 (8.6%)	28 (2.8%)	887 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	$9,984							11.9	17.2	4212	206		481437000929
4419	Ripley House Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4410 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6413	322	20	16.3	91.3%	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	300 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,727							11.9	10.9	4510	91		480024009263
4420	Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	456	39	11.6	90.8%	22 (4.8%)	16 (3.5%)	407 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,265							11.9	19.1	4117	303		480870000236

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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