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
2271	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4225 Pine Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-4286	431	29	14.8	63.3%	102 (23.7%)	62 (14.4%)	243 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	$8,834							47.8	47.6	2330	59		484428005048
2272	Hanna Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 E Ave F	Lampasas	76550	Lampasas County	Lampasas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 556-2152	685	50	13.7	59.1%	360 (52.6%)	11 (1.6%)	271 (39.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.5%)	$9,625							47.8	48	2298	26		482664007378
2273	Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6445 Escondido Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3700	186	17	10.6	69.9%	30 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (81.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,211							47.8	55.9	1824	449		481830001709
2274	Cayuga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17750 N Us Hwy 287	Tennessee Colony	75861	Anderson County	Cayuga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 928-2295	263	19	14.1	51.3%	205 (77.9%)	20 (7.6%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$7,073							47.7	45.2	2498	224		481320000820
2275	Greyhounds Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-10	2115 N Williams Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 361-6100	76	10	7.9	76.3%	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,357							47.7	30.4	3445	1170		483879022794
2276	Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	434	30	14.4	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	414 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,343							47.7	47.3	2348	72		481623001272
2277	Sheldon Elementary	Public	1-5	17203 Hall Sheppard	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 456-6700	585	38	15.3	80.7%	43 (7.4%)	101 (17.3%)	428 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,040							47.7	38.5	2929	652		483999010799
2278	Pilgrim Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6302 Skyline	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-4672	1,233	68	18.1	97.6%	30 (2.4%)	51 (4.1%)	1,143 (92.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,375							47.7	32.3	3325	1047		482364002555
2279	Dorie Miller Intermediate	Public	4-5	2200 W Lampasas	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3775	447	30	15	64.4%	119 (26.6%)	63 (14.1%)	253 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,049							47.7	49.2	2215	64		481854009218
2280	Indian Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Arbor Creek Dr	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5180	490	39	12.5	38.2%	138 (28.2%)	116 (23.7%)	109 (22.2%)	97 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.7%)	$9,857							47.7	44.5	2545	265		482730006138

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