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
2381	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fm 1777 Bulldog Blvd	Royse City	75189	Collin County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-9549	616	41	15	53.1%	249 (40.4%)	85 (13.8%)	260 (42.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,321							46	60.6	1575	806		483822004267
2382	Idea McAllen Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	201 N Bentsen Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4100	738	34	21.4	78.3%	32 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (94.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,327							46	57.2	1736	646		480021112688
2383	Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 N Hwy 146	Baytown	77521	Chambers County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	712	46	15.4	60.7%	193 (27.1%)	110 (15.4%)	357 (50.1%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$8,176							46	32.9	3281	898		482115011562
2384	Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Butcher Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4666	452	33	13.5	42.7%	187 (41.4%)	38 (8.4%)	204 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$9,623							46	47	2367	17		484473006624
2385	Nancy J Cochran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Keeneland Pkwy	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4600	455	33	13.8	98.0%	8 (1.8%)	114 (25.1%)	322 (70.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,453							46	46.6	2394	9		481623001237
2386	Cesar Chavez Pri	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Deen Rd	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 378-5000	447	34	13	94.2%	19 (4.3%)	33 (7.4%)	369 (82.6%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,096							46	23.4	3868	1482		481970009378
2387	Chireno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	245	21	11.7	73.1%	178 (72.7%)	17 (6.9%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$9,346							46	34.9	3153	766		481398000883
2388	Vernal Lister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3030	586	40	14.7	79.4%	55 (9.4%)	116 (19.8%)	206 (35.2%)	180 (30.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$10,249							46	34.5	3176	788		482034016969
2389	Mueller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7074 Fm 2920	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7300	477	38	12.6	54.3%	83 (17.4%)	151 (31.7%)	169 (35.4%)	53 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$9,877							46	71.9	1058	1331		482574012302
2390	Oakwood Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Ranger Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 399-3890	777	46	16.9	83.8%	83 (10.7%)	143 (18.4%)	413 (53.2%)	84 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	26 (3.3%)	$8,398							45.9	59.2	1642	748		482406002677

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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