Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2021	Caldwell Intermediate	Public	4-6	763 County Rd 300	Caldwell	77836	Burleson County	Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 567-2403	439	27	16	67.7%	192 (43.7%)	33 (7.5%)	188 (42.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$7,827	52.1	53.4	1961	60	481246021143
2022	Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6290 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 986-5200	630	38	16.7	96.3%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	624 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,106	52.1	60.2	1595	427	481168007200
2023	Paradise Intermediate	Public	4-5	338 Schoolhouse Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 969-5032	225	19	12.1	29.8%	188 (83.6%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$7,025	52.1	68.3	1198	825	483426008419
2024	McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Stephens Green	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5140	406	27	14.9	86.5%	18 (4.4%)	93 (22.9%)	273 (67.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,798	52	58.1	1697	327	483039005551
2025	Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 S Ferguson Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1400	706	40	17.7	49.0%	246 (34.8%)	182 (25.8%)	176 (24.9%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (8.8%)	$8,889	52	68.9	1178	847	480834011456
2026	Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	471	23	20.8	94.5%	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,257	52	46.4	2410	384	480780000099
2027	Hallie Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4466	209	20	10.6	67.5%	168 (80.4%)	3 (1.4%)	27 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$9,619	52	48.7	2247	220	482007001960
2028	Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33356 Fm 732	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 276-5055	351	26	13.6	94.0%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	347 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,268	52	36.1	3085	1057	483879012468
2029	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 St Luke Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1200	815	49	16.6	91.9%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	808 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,035	52	49.1	2224	195	484365013304
2030	Mt Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 NW 3rd St	Mt Enterprise	75681	Rusk County	Mount Enterprise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 822-3545	252	19	13.3	59.5%	189 (75.0%)	14 (5.6%)	35 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$7,702	52	66.6	1270	760	483165003530

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About our rankings:

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

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

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

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
2021	Caldwell Intermediate	Public	4-6	763 County Rd 300	Caldwell	77836	Burleson County	Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 567-2403	439	27	16	67.7%	192 (43.7%)	33 (7.5%)	188 (42.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$7,827							52.1	53.4	1961	60		481246021143
2022	Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6290 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 986-5200	630	38	16.7	96.3%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	624 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,106							52.1	60.2	1595	427		481168007200
2023	Paradise Intermediate	Public	4-5	338 Schoolhouse Rd	Paradise	76073	Wise County	Paradise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 969-5032	225	19	12.1	29.8%	188 (83.6%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$7,025							52.1	68.3	1198	825		483426008419
2024	McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Stephens Green	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5140	406	27	14.9	86.5%	18 (4.4%)	93 (22.9%)	273 (67.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,798							52	58.1	1697	327		483039005551
2025	Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 S Ferguson Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1400	706	40	17.7	49.0%	246 (34.8%)	182 (25.8%)	176 (24.9%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (8.8%)	$8,889							52	68.9	1178	847		480834011456
2026	Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	471	23	20.8	94.5%	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,257							52	46.4	2410	384		480780000099
2027	Hallie Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4466	209	20	10.6	67.5%	168 (80.4%)	3 (1.4%)	27 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$9,619							52	48.7	2247	220		482007001960
2028	Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33356 Fm 732	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 276-5055	351	26	13.6	94.0%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	347 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,268							52	36.1	3085	1057		483879012468
2029	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 St Luke Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1200	815	49	16.6	91.9%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	808 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,035							52	49.1	2224	195		484365013304
2030	Mt Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 NW 3rd St	Mt Enterprise	75681	Rusk County	Mount Enterprise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 822-3545	252	19	13.3	59.5%	189 (75.0%)	14 (5.6%)	35 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$7,702							52	66.6	1270	760		483165003530