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
2781	Borman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Parvin St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2500	523	46	11.3	76.9%	78 (14.9%)	74 (14.1%)	318 (60.8%)	17 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$12,098							39.6	21.2	3960	1179		481674001445
2782	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							39.6	42.4	2611	171		483912004462
2783	Kocurek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Curlew Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2547	507	42	12	65.7%	129 (25.4%)	26 (5.1%)	312 (61.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.1%)	$11,875							39.6	41.5	2674	109		480894006212
2784	Harmony School Of Innovation - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1441 Fish Creek Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 269-6181	516	35	14.7	77.9%	27 (5.2%)	173 (33.5%)	280 (54.3%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,726							39.6	42.8	2586	198		480029213701
2785	Mathis Intermediate	Public	3-5	410 E San Patricio Ave	Mathis	78368	San Patricio County	Mathis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 547-2472	315	22	14	84.4%	28 (8.9%)	3 (1.0%)	281 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,905							39.6	46.1	2375	410		482940003313
2786	Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	$8,405							39.6	36.3	3032	246		484233004826
2787	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Rutherford Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4060	803	51	15.6	78.2%	79 (9.8%)	129 (16.1%)	548 (68.2%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.0%)	$9,264							39.6	49.5	2169	618		483039003416
2788	High Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2113 6th St	High Island	77623	Galveston County	High Island Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 257-5276	132	14	9.1	56.8%	103 (78.0%)	2 (1.5%)	15 (11.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	$12,730							39.5	49.2	2189	599		482316002351
2789	Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	$7,862							39.5	49.8	2152	637		480986008101
2790	Idea Riverview Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	30 Palm Dr	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5900	714	33	21.9	94.3%	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	686 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,216							39.5	57.8	1682	1108		480021113225

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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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