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
4521	Bridgeport Intermediate	Public	3-5	1400 Hwy 380	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-5784	458	31	14.6	68.1%	196 (42.8%)	2 (0.4%)	234 (51.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	$5,986							8.7	22.6	3918	603		481134005614
4522	Stafford Elementary	Public	5	415 SW 36th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4250	102	12	8.7	91.2%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,319							8.7	7.3	4615	93		481815001630
4523	Price T Young Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Sanford	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	550	36	15.4	93.1%	78 (14.2%)	243 (44.2%)	188 (34.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	$8,817							8.7	4.5	4686	163		482916003294
4524	Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,023							8.7	13.4	4390	134		483831004271
4525	Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3229 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4600	296	21	14.1	94.3%	32 (10.8%)	40 (13.5%)	203 (68.6%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$12,369							8.6	14.6	4338	187		481970001872
4526	Detroit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 2nd SE	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-3137	222	17	13.2	66.7%	164 (73.9%)	10 (4.5%)	26 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	$16,647							8.6	30.9	3404	1122		481689001464
4527	Eckert Elementary	Public	1-5	1430 Aldine Meadows Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6380	454	31	14.6	88.3%	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.2%)	338 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,466							8.6	11.8	4476	51		480771013688
4528	Kendrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N University Parks Dr	Waco	76701	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3316	446	31	14.3	94.2%	18 (4.0%)	40 (9.0%)	380 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$10,924							8.6	10.9	4509	19		484428005041
4529	Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	705	31	23	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.5%)	582 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,515							8.6	11.9	4468	61		480021113950
4530	Panther Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Pr 3421	Valera	76884	Coleman County	Panther Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 203-5800	163	21	7.7	69.9%	120 (73.6%)	2 (1.2%)	34 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$12,632							8.6	21.1	4003	527		480000706343

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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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