Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
1171	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2122 W Nathan Lowe Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7760	373	32	11.6	63.0%	81 (21.7%)	97 (26.0%)	145 (38.9%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,195	69.2	64.3	1365	194	482892006297
1172	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	689	52	13.1	88.7%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.8%)	537 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$9,081	69.2	59.2	1619	447	483540004003
1173	Kaiser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13430 Bammel-N Houston Rd	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6100	724	52	13.8	86.6%	18 (2.5%)	138 (19.1%)	532 (73.5%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$12,419	69.2	70.1	1133	40	482574002902
1174	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 N Cantu	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6740	761	38	20	85.3%	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	744 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,893	69.2	71.7	1062	112	484496005122
1175	Wolf Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Jay Wolf Dr	Georgetown	78628	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 943-5050	869	55	15.9	22.2%	350 (40.3%)	75 (8.6%)	254 (29.2%)	113 (13.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.7%)	$6,941	69.2	54.6	1865	690	482060007489
1176	Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Valley Ranch Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1700	651	42	15.6	29.2%	12 (1.8%)	117 (18.0%)	68 (10.4%)	427 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$8,073	69.2	66.7	1278	102	481305010555
1177	Nichols Sawmill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	28750 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2133	671	47	14.1	46.1%	447 (66.6%)	16 (2.4%)	181 (27.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,823	69.1	78.1	832	345	482874009357
1178	Hemphill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Milam St	Hemphill	75948	Sabine County	Hemphill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 787-3371	340	27	12.7	59.4%	268 (78.8%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	$7,645	69.1	54.5	1874	696	482289002318
1179	Harmony Science Academy - Cypress	Public, Charter	K-5	7047 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 258-1641	656	41	15.9	67.4%	75 (11.4%)	222 (33.8%)	249 (38.0%)	82 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$10,507	69.1	69.4	1159	20	480027413842
1180	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Donley Dr	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 399-3920	573	36	15.8	60.6%	146 (25.5%)	159 (27.7%)	168 (29.3%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	44 (7.7%)	$8,817	69.1	72.1	1046	134	482406002674

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 4627)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1171	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2122 W Nathan Lowe Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7760	373	32	11.6	63.0%	81 (21.7%)	97 (26.0%)	145 (38.9%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,195							69.2	64.3	1365	194		482892006297
1172	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	689	52	13.1	88.7%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.8%)	537 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$9,081							69.2	59.2	1619	447		483540004003
1173	Kaiser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13430 Bammel-N Houston Rd	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6100	724	52	13.8	86.6%	18 (2.5%)	138 (19.1%)	532 (73.5%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$12,419							69.2	70.1	1133	40		482574002902
1174	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 N Cantu	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6740	761	38	20	85.3%	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	744 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,893							69.2	71.7	1062	112		484496005122
1175	Wolf Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Jay Wolf Dr	Georgetown	78628	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 943-5050	869	55	15.9	22.2%	350 (40.3%)	75 (8.6%)	254 (29.2%)	113 (13.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.7%)	$6,941							69.2	54.6	1865	690		482060007489
1176	Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Valley Ranch Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1700	651	42	15.6	29.2%	12 (1.8%)	117 (18.0%)	68 (10.4%)	427 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$8,073							69.2	66.7	1278	102		481305010555
1177	Nichols Sawmill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	28750 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2133	671	47	14.1	46.1%	447 (66.6%)	16 (2.4%)	181 (27.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,823							69.1	78.1	832	345		482874009357
1178	Hemphill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Milam St	Hemphill	75948	Sabine County	Hemphill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 787-3371	340	27	12.7	59.4%	268 (78.8%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	$7,645							69.1	54.5	1874	696		482289002318
1179	Harmony Science Academy - Cypress	Public, Charter	K-5	7047 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 258-1641	656	41	15.9	67.4%	75 (11.4%)	222 (33.8%)	249 (38.0%)	82 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$10,507							69.1	69.4	1159	20		480027413842
1180	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Donley Dr	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 399-3920	573	36	15.8	60.6%	146 (25.5%)	159 (27.7%)	168 (29.3%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	44 (7.7%)	$8,817							69.1	72.1	1046	134		482406002674