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
2081	Sst Spring	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	2105 Louetta Rd	Spring	77388	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 528-0096	839	51	16.4	62.8%	59 (7.0%)	218 (26.0%)	503 (60.0%)	28 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.1%)	$9,443							51	43.5	2623	542		480025813925
2082	Mildred Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5475 S Hwy 287	Corsicana	75109	Navarro County	Mildred Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 872-0381	385	26	15	48.1%	255 (66.2%)	5 (1.3%)	105 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$8,293							51	67.7	1224	858		483072003468
2083	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Victoria Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2686	430	30	14.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	86 (20.0%)	336 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,624							51	59.1	1645	438		482364002508
2084	Menger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2640	243	19	13	86.4%	32 (13.2%)	5 (2.1%)	204 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,359							50.9	51.4	2098	14		481527001072
2085	Newton Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Apogee Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3900	600	45	13.3	67.3%	113 (18.8%)	23 (3.8%)	423 (70.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$11,974							50.9	46.9	2372	287		481662013609
2086	Regina Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 Regina	Beaumont	77706	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6190	742	44	16.8	60.5%	120 (16.2%)	310 (41.8%)	199 (26.8%)	70 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.6%)	$7,388							50.9	56.5	1779	307		480967005961
2087	Bussey Elementary	Public	1-5	11555 Airline	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1501	489	34	14.4	90.2%	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	464 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,381							50.9	46.8	2378	291		480771009528
2088	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 McKee St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2627	453	24	18.8	99.8%	9 (2.0%)	27 (6.0%)	411 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,883							50.9	44.7	2529	441		482364002586
2089	Ira Cross Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Herndon Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2550	642	45	14.3	81.3%	58 (9.0%)	284 (44.2%)	204 (31.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	77 (12.0%)	$10,526							50.9	48.5	2268	179		482566009456
2090	Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 78th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7000	464	30	15.3	73.3%	117 (25.2%)	42 (9.1%)	281 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.2%)	$8,387							50.9	40.5	2809	719		482850010934

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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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