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
3701	Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	562	42	13.2	94.1%	16 (2.8%)	37 (6.6%)	495 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$10,955							25.5	24.7	3796	95		480870000258
3702	Colorado Elementary And Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1244 E 10th St	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3471	681	5	130.7	63.9%	218 (32.0%)	36 (5.3%)	384 (56.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$9,711							25.5	22.6	3922	220		481464013409
3703	Uplift Summit Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1305 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	688	36	19.2	87.1%	24 (3.5%)	250 (36.3%)	364 (52.9%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	$10,245							25.5	36.7	3044	659		480003012231
3704	Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 N Patterson	Campbell	75422	Hunt County	Campbell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 246-9305	141	14	10	79.4%	82 (58.2%)	5 (3.5%)	48 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$9,538							25.4	11.9	4469	765		481266000763
3705	Corina Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Liberty Blvd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2750	523	35	14.9	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,418							25.4	27.8	3599	106		482613010832
3706	Adrian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Matador Dr	Adrian	79001	Oldham County	Adrian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 538-6203	141	16	8.8	65.2%	51 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,884							25.3	21.9	3968	262		480750000042
3707	Outley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12355 Richmond Ave	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 584-0655	863	60	14.3	84.8%	71 (8.2%)	464 (53.8%)	265 (30.7%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	$7,025							25.3	42.3	2710	997		480783004182
3708	West Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	280	18	15.7	73.6%	241 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$8,592							25.3	27.3	3631	77		484500005126
3709	Clarence W Bailey Elementary	Public, Charter	1-5	1011 S Mobberly Ave	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5200	283	23	12.4	92.9%	16 (5.7%)	100 (35.3%)	161 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,570							25.3	20.2	4066	357		482811012508
3710	Lois F Giddens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Timberwood Dr	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-5600	483	47	10.3	41.2%	170 (35.2%)	46 (9.5%)	130 (26.9%)	75 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	$11,409							25.3	15.6	4279	569		482703007497

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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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