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
771	Palmer-Laakso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30515 Farm Rd 1847	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5121	582	38	15.4	75.4%	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,498							79.4	81.5	700	71		482829007201
772	McAndrew Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26615 Toutant Beauregard	San Antonio	78006	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1750	304	23	13.3	7.2%	125 (41.1%)	20 (6.6%)	120 (39.5%)	20 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$11,969							79.4	87.2	490	282		483312012811
773	Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5816 Stephenson Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2660	256	20	12.8	91.0%	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	250 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,299							79.3	67.8	1220	447		481830001688
774	Ingram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Brave Run	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 955-8547	642	42	15.3	69.0%	298 (46.4%)	4 (0.6%)	327 (50.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$9,192							79.3	79	799	25		482421002699
775	Jean Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Hawkins Run	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 856-5038	671	41	16.2	20.3%	332 (49.5%)	156 (23.2%)	137 (20.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$7,950							79.3	84.1	615	160		483060014119
776	Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Yellowjacket Dr	Chester	75936	Tyler County	Chester Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 969-2211	72	9	8.1	45.8%	67 (93.1%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,627							79.3	74.1	984	208		481377000867
777	Monta Jane Akin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3261 Barley Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-8000	872	63	13.8	4.1%	316 (36.2%)	19 (2.2%)	131 (15.0%)	348 (39.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	$7,103							79.3	84.3	598	179		482703013585
778	Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Ave T	Lubbock	79401	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6500	470	38	12.4	45.7%	67 (14.3%)	34 (7.2%)	333 (70.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,786							79.3	84.4	597	181		482850010928
779	Prestwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Stonefield	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9450	451	29	15.5	6.7%	222 (49.2%)	37 (8.2%)	75 (16.6%)	87 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$8,763							79.3	79.5	782	3		482772014102
780	Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2022 Colonist Park Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4160	541	40	13.5	41.4%	128 (23.7%)	88 (16.3%)	136 (25.1%)	156 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$11,226							79.2	80.5	738	42		481965006255

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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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