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
4331	Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Cripple Creek Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2510	433	32	13.5	94.9%	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	395 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,018							14.1	18.8	4130	201		480894000309
4332	Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Hopkins Rd	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9527	439	29	15	92.7%	40 (9.1%)	20 (4.6%)	368 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,080							14.1	14.3	4351	19		484415005006
4333	Buffalo Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Blalock Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5300	741	53	13.9	96.9%	32 (4.3%)	36 (4.9%)	645 (87.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$12,519							14	37.5	2985	1348		484110007647
4334	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Davis Ave	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4900	831	51	16.1	90.0%	43 (5.2%)	148 (17.8%)	584 (70.3%)	33 (4.0%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,124							14	16.9	4223	111		482442006869
4335	West Birdville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Layton Ave	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2500	665	43	15.4	86.2%	46 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	595 (89.5%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$9,674							14	19.5	4100	235		481023000506
4336	Amelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 S Major Dr	Beaumont	77707	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6000	528	33	16.1	89.0%	29 (5.5%)	362 (68.6%)	99 (18.8%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$8,256							14	19.8	4082	254		480967004631
4337	Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3200 Kessler Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7300	604			86.1%	58 (9.6%)	36 (6.0%)	496 (82.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,445							13.9	22.8	3906	431		483057003444
4338	Benavidez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6262 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3350	782	53	14.8	99.6%	32 (4.1%)	42 (5.4%)	515 (65.9%)	184 (23.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$11,001							13.9	12.3	4455	117		482364001389
4339	Texas Online Preparatory Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-5	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6306	646			65.3%	181 (28.0%)	161 (24.9%)	244 (37.8%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.7%)	$8,185							13.9	16.7	4237	102		482403012936
4340	Hart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8301 Furness	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2100	577	40	14.3	92.4%	24 (4.2%)	45 (7.8%)	480 (83.2%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$11,381							13.9	16.8	4229	111		480894008061

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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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