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
161	Hightower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Decatur Dr	Plano	75093	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-1800	448	32	13.9	21.0%	169 (37.7%)	56 (12.5%)	78 (17.4%)	99 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.3%)	$9,517							95.7	93.1	256	95		483510007836
162	C W Cline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 W Blvd	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-1201	906	55	16.4	4.3%	581 (64.1%)	20 (2.2%)	168 (18.5%)	80 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.1%)	$7,832							95.6	90.8	347	185		481995001950
163	Bonnie Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Seven Meadow Pkwy	Katy	77449	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0506	784	62	12.7	27.8%	178 (22.7%)	74 (9.4%)	177 (22.6%)	309 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$10,079							95.6	92.8	268	105		482517011840
164	Valley Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8390 Westview Dr	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-7500	894	56	15.8	9.2%	524 (58.6%)	9 (1.0%)	209 (23.4%)	95 (10.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	$8,206							95.6	97.6	77	87		484110004701
165	Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	508	36	14.3	52.2%	330 (65.0%)	60 (11.8%)	86 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$9,007							95.6	91.8	305	140		484560012233
166	Glen Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10955 Sam Snead Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5500	537	43	12.3	78.0%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,640							95.5	93.9	220	54		484668005320
167	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Fairview Dr	Austin	78731	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2090	649	45	14.4	6.6%	459 (70.7%)	7 (1.1%)	105 (16.2%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	$8,665							95.5	95.8	153	14		480894000320
168	Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12200 Anderson Mill Rd	Austin	78726	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 494-5151	742	39	19	18.5%	109 (14.7%)	68 (9.2%)	97 (13.1%)	442 (59.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	$9,228							95.5	90	375	207		480024113430
169	Stuard Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Thunderhead Ln	Aledo	76008	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 441-5103	544	35	15.5	5.0%	439 (80.7%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.3%)	$7,398							95.5	92.7	271	102		480778008897
170	Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S Gate Rd	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-7230	526	40	13	93.2%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,789							95.5	97.4	89	81		483774011414

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