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
1161	Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Mayberry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 476-4600	354	28	12.6	89.3%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	352 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,925							69.3	71.7	1067	94		484365004958
1162	E C Brice Elementary	Public	K-4	311 Cedar St	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 575-2057	485	38	12.7	76.1%	101 (20.8%)	51 (10.5%)	314 (64.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,091							69.3	60.9	1558	396		483176003532
1163	C E Vail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	209 W Jessamine Ave	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8460	376	26	14.4	94.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	363 (96.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,418							69.3	77.8	842	321		482604002929
1164	Westhoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	244 Lynch Ave	Westhoff	77994	DeWitt County	Westhoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 236-5519	85	8	10.7	58.8%	45 (52.9%)	4 (4.7%)	36 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,527							69.3	93.3	246	918		484524005157
1165	Davila Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7610 Dahlia St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1851	398	29	13.7	99.5%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	386 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,352							69.2	68.6	1188	23		482364006864
1166	Irene Clinkscale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Blayke St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3900	609	40	15.2	41.1%	323 (53.0%)	79 (13.0%)	154 (25.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$8,270							69.2	65.6	1311	145		481218012251
1167	Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 S Taylor Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 668-0426	611	37	16.5	81.3%	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	590 (96.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,511							69.1	64.4	1392	225		483993010824
1168	Veramendi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2290 Oak Run Pkwy	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 608-5900	935	55	17	21.0%	533 (57.0%)	15 (1.6%)	325 (34.8%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	$6,023							69.1	77.8	839	329		483237013537
1169	Thompson Elementary	Public	1-5	220 Casa Grande Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0333	455	32	14.1	92.3%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,232							69.1	68.5	1191	22		480771000068
1170	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	613	34	18	85.6%	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	589 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,811							69.1	81.5	699	471		480011808242

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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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