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
2741	John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8610 Tex-Mex	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2390	514	33	15.6	93.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,957							40.5	46.3	2424	317		481818007353
2742	Desert Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Kenazo Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4500	928	57	16.1	81.1%	35 (3.8%)	10 (1.1%)	875 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$9,378							40.4	42.8	2679	63		481443006525
2743	Idea Harlingen Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	651	31	21	84.8%	42 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	596 (91.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,355							40.4	52.7	2005	738		480021114099
2744	Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	$8,679							40.4	36.5	3061	317		480744002371
2745	Palacios Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2949 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2911	610	42	14.3	77.2%	124 (20.3%)	2 (0.3%)	453 (74.3%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,490							40.4			(n/a)		483402003780
2746	Maude I Logan Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2300 Dillard St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3700	319	25	12.9	94.0%	11 (3.4%)	118 (37.0%)	181 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$19,232							40.4	38.6	2917	171		481970001875
2747	River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Scofield Farms Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-5000	551	39	13.9	83.5%	58 (10.5%)	75 (13.6%)	375 (68.1%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,980							40.4	30.8	3412	665		483483005489
2748	Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N R Longoria	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2850	598	35	16.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	594 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,076							40.4	46.3	2425	323		483486004738
2749	Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	6100 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4595	746	48	15.4	75.5%	90 (12.1%)	152 (20.4%)	470 (63.0%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$8,038							40.4	45.8	2463	286		482115002105
2750	Gattis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2920 Round Rock Ranch Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-2000	610	41	14.7	49.8%	145 (23.8%)	82 (13.4%)	288 (47.2%)	37 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	52 (8.5%)	$10,721							40.3	55.9	1825	925		483808001326

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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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