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
1151	Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	631	42	14.9	64.2%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,034							69.6	69.2	1166	15		483993011430
1152	Evadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77615	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 276-1337	200	16	12.6	44.5%	189 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$9,617							69.5	45.1	2502	1350		481875001752
1153	Castroville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Madrid	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2117	600	36	16.6	52.3%	197 (32.8%)	11 (1.8%)	375 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,164							69.5	61.4	1528	375		483006010958
1154	Leonard Intermediate	Public	4-5	501 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 587-8303	115	10	11.3	62.6%	87 (75.7%)	2 (1.7%)	23 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$12,309							69.5	65.7	1304	150		482721008781
1155	Arden Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6801 Learning Tree Ave	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2360	403	26	15.7	26.8%	249 (61.8%)	10 (2.5%)	119 (29.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$7,849							69.5	85.9	542	613		481281006372
1156	Hidalgo Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 S I Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 834-4276	239	19	12.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,526							69.5	86.4	521	635		482310010819
1157	Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7533 Lipes Blvd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0100	520	31	16.8	54.4%	86 (16.5%)	14 (2.7%)	403 (77.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,454							69.4	65.6	1313	156		481527021048
1158	Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,100							69.4	75.7	920	238		482967011407
1159	Harmony Science Academy - Cypress	Public, Charter	K-5	7047 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 258-1641	656	41	15.9	67.4%	75 (11.4%)	222 (33.8%)	249 (38.0%)	82 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$10,507							69.4	58.4	1683	524		480027413842
1160	Alvord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 W Stadium Dr	Alvord	76225	Wise County	Alvord Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 427-2881	437	33	13.2	42.1%	328 (75.1%)	5 (1.1%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$6,593							69.4	64.7	1375	215		480810000140

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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