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
2711	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S M St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3130	401	28	14.1	88.5%	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,251							40.9	35.1	3138	427		482253002287
2712	Agua Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2335	178	11	15.9	77.5%	29 (16.3%)	2 (1.1%)	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,682							40.9	49.5	2196	516		480753000043
2713	Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary	Public	1-5	100 T J Pfeil	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6050	574	35	16.5	86.8%	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,942							40.9	30.2	3451	738		480972000438
2714	Tolar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Hill City Hwy	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-4718	418	29	14.4	44.5%	365 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	$6,200							40.9	41.9	2738	24		484290007047
2715	Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5550	606	45	13.3	58.3%	85 (14.0%)	51 (8.4%)	427 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.9%)	$11,587							40.9	40.7	2796	81		483312010440
2716	Uplift Elevate Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10800 Chapin Rd	Fort Worth	76008	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	650	36	18.2	78.3%	84 (12.9%)	194 (29.8%)	306 (47.1%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$10,599							40.9	33.6	3235	519		480003013926
2717	Jerry R Junkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2808 Running Duke Dr	Carrollton	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2400	702	40	17.5	86.3%	24 (3.4%)	168 (23.9%)	462 (65.8%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	$10,317							40.8	44.8	2519	198		481623010574
2718	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	270	25	10.8	40.4%	131 (48.5%)	1 (0.4%)	133 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,978							40.8	27.7	3601	883		482760003102
2719	Academy At Carrie F Thomas	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 O'Brian Way	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3000	586	37	15.8	75.6%	98 (16.7%)	149 (25.4%)	283 (48.3%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.8%)	$10,357							40.8	47.9	2310	409		481023000486
2720	Ft Davis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 W Webster Ave	Fort Davis	79734	Jeff Davis County	Ft Davis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 426-4444	682	24	29		206 (30.2%)	62 (9.1%)	387 (56.7%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$13,020							40.8	44.7	2528	192		482010001962

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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