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
4301	Parkdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Edmond	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-2170	497	36	13.8	92.4%	58 (11.7%)	191 (38.4%)	223 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$8,926							14.9	9	4509	208		484428005051
4302	Hanes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Cheyenne St	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3600	709	46	15.4	83.8%	19 (2.7%)	121 (17.1%)	516 (72.8%)	40 (5.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,235							14.9	19.4	4063	239		482442002725
4303	Bradford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 Bradford St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3645	453	30	14.9	85.2%	39 (8.6%)	12 (2.6%)	387 (85.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,384							14.9	22.7	3872	431		483870004301
4304	Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7201 Colony Loop Dr	Austin	78724	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9300	440	32	13.7	92.5%	7 (1.6%)	65 (14.8%)	364 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,544							14.8	8.5	4533	229		480894011066
4305	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 S Georgia Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2322	478	34	14	90.0%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	464 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,498							14.8	29.6	3458	847		483025003391
4306	Percy W Neblett Elementary	Public	K-5	1505 Gallagher	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6670	462	48	9.6	64.3%	215 (46.5%)	63 (13.6%)	129 (27.9%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	$11,176							14.8	13.8	4342	36		484008011225
4307	J W Long Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Creekside Dr	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1448	681	39	17.4	79.4%	106 (15.6%)	108 (15.9%)	426 (62.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$8,206							14.8	15.4	4261	46		484245013672
4308	Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	473	35	13.4	86.9%	149 (31.5%)	42 (8.9%)	260 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$9,893							14.8	21.8	3926	382		480744000014
4309	Richard J Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W Fogg St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7700	508	33	15.5	93.1%	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	484 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,553							14.7	15.8	4245	64		481970001910
4310	Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	$10,436							14.7	11.7	4425	115		481956022876

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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.
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