Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
3031	David & Terri Youngblood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25600 Longenbaugh Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 264-6200	1,186	84	14.1	48.4%	144 (12.1%)	395 (33.3%)	426 (35.9%)	149 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (5.6%)	$9,348	35.8	48.7	2209	822	482517014259
3032	West Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	711 S Gray	West Columbia	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 345-5147	674	41	16.5	57.3%	392 (58.2%)	40 (5.9%)	218 (32.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$7,136	35.8	44.6	2461	571	481467000960
3033	Nancy Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6700	610	40	15.1	96.4%	10 (1.6%)	53 (8.7%)	535 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,673	35.8	46.5	2346	687	481623001320
3034	William B Travis World Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	525 NE 15th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-2990	690	51	13.4	90.6%	10 (1.4%)	14 (2.0%)	660 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,210	35.7	38.6	2874	160	482142013226
3035	Rb Godley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 N Pearson	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4410	560	36	15.5	47.7%	298 (53.2%)	21 (3.8%)	221 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$8,320	35.7	50.2	2134	901	482096022869
3036	Harris R P Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1262 Mae Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7100	383	28	13.6	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	63 (16.4%)	313 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,892	35.7	24.3	3779	743	482364002479
3037	Menger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2640	243	19	13	86.4%	32 (13.2%)	5 (2.1%)	204 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,359	35.7	50.9	2084	953	481527001072
3038	Harmony School Of Innovation - Carrollton	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 892-5556	444	29	15.3	65.1%	43 (9.7%)	117 (26.4%)	181 (40.8%)	85 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$10,562	35.7	48.2	2244	794	480029212548
3039	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	140	13	10.4	65.0%	29 (20.7%)	1 (0.7%)	110 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,538	35.7	20.5	3999	960	481635001399
3040	Robert Crippen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18690 Cumberland Blvd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8740	809	50	16.2	69.0%	212 (26.2%)	77 (9.5%)	464 (57.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.2%)	$9,670	35.7	41.6	2668	372	483240007407

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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
3031	David & Terri Youngblood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25600 Longenbaugh Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 264-6200	1,186	84	14.1	48.4%	144 (12.1%)	395 (33.3%)	426 (35.9%)	149 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (5.6%)	$9,348							35.8	48.7	2209	822		482517014259
3032	West Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	711 S Gray	West Columbia	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 345-5147	674	41	16.5	57.3%	392 (58.2%)	40 (5.9%)	218 (32.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$7,136							35.8	44.6	2461	571		481467000960
3033	Nancy Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6700	610	40	15.1	96.4%	10 (1.6%)	53 (8.7%)	535 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,673							35.8	46.5	2346	687		481623001320
3034	William B Travis World Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	525 NE 15th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-2990	690	51	13.4	90.6%	10 (1.4%)	14 (2.0%)	660 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,210							35.7	38.6	2874	160		482142013226
3035	Rb Godley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 N Pearson	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4410	560	36	15.5	47.7%	298 (53.2%)	21 (3.8%)	221 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$8,320							35.7	50.2	2134	901		482096022869
3036	Harris R P Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1262 Mae Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7100	383	28	13.6	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	63 (16.4%)	313 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,892							35.7	24.3	3779	743		482364002479
3037	Menger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2640	243	19	13	86.4%	32 (13.2%)	5 (2.1%)	204 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,359							35.7	50.9	2084	953		481527001072
3038	Harmony School Of Innovation - Carrollton	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 892-5556	444	29	15.3	65.1%	43 (9.7%)	117 (26.4%)	181 (40.8%)	85 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$10,562							35.7	48.2	2244	794		480029212548
3039	Dawson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Brownfield Hwy	Welch	79377	Dawson County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 489-7461	140	13	10.4	65.0%	29 (20.7%)	1 (0.7%)	110 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,538							35.7	20.5	3999	960		481635001399
3040	Robert Crippen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18690 Cumberland Blvd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8740	809	50	16.2	69.0%	212 (26.2%)	77 (9.5%)	464 (57.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.2%)	$9,670							35.7	41.6	2668	372		483240007407