Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2481	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8500 Brookwulf	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8300	609	56	10.8	89.3%	15 (2.5%)	127 (20.9%)	410 (67.3%)	53 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,653	44.3	49.9	2182	299	480783005944
2482	Smithville Elementary	Public	1-5	800 Bishop St	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2406	694	40	17.3	45.5%	396 (57.1%)	28 (4.0%)	233 (33.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$7,502	44.3	52.3	2034	448	484055004589
2483	Fidel And Andrea R Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Mira Flores St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4321	445	31	14.4	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,438	44.3	56.7	1768	715	484671009448
2484	Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,075	44.2	54.6	1905	579	480771000071
2485	Alvarez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Gumwood Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4471	435	28	15.8	96.8%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	420 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,669	44.2	52.1	2048	437	482967003326
2486	Harker Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 S Ann Blvd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2050	706	52	13.6	73.7%	121 (17.1%)	133 (18.8%)	359 (50.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	71 (10.1%)	$11,894	44.2	40.9	2787	301	482566002869
2487	George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3939 Spring Valley Rd	Addison	75001	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1700	834	46	18.1	86.7%	41 (4.9%)	187 (22.4%)	547 (65.6%)	18 (2.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$9,244	44.2	42.1	2723	236	481623012472
2488	James A Monaco	Public	K-5	9350 Cape Cod Blvd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-0000	539	37	14.4	36.0%	242 (44.9%)	121 (22.4%)	110 (20.4%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	$8,580	44.1	44.6	2534	46	480891012259
2489	I T Holleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19455 Stokes Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9196	753	50	15.2	70.4%	167 (22.2%)	85 (11.3%)	467 (62.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,226	44.1	54.6	1906	583	484443005072
2490	Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	601	52	11.5	89.2%	27 (4.5%)	42 (7.0%)	485 (80.7%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$10,736	44.1	30	3464	974	481611005685

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.

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
2481	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8500 Brookwulf	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8300	609	56	10.8	89.3%	15 (2.5%)	127 (20.9%)	410 (67.3%)	53 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,653							44.3	49.9	2182	299		480783005944
2482	Smithville Elementary	Public	1-5	800 Bishop St	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2406	694	40	17.3	45.5%	396 (57.1%)	28 (4.0%)	233 (33.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$7,502							44.3	52.3	2034	448		484055004589
2483	Fidel And Andrea R Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Mira Flores St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4321	445	31	14.4	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,438							44.3	56.7	1768	715		484671009448
2484	Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,075							44.2	54.6	1905	579		480771000071
2485	Alvarez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Gumwood Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4471	435	28	15.8	96.8%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	420 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,669							44.2	52.1	2048	437		482967003326
2486	Harker Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 S Ann Blvd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2050	706	52	13.6	73.7%	121 (17.1%)	133 (18.8%)	359 (50.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	71 (10.1%)	$11,894							44.2	40.9	2787	301		482566002869
2487	George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3939 Spring Valley Rd	Addison	75001	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1700	834	46	18.1	86.7%	41 (4.9%)	187 (22.4%)	547 (65.6%)	18 (2.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$9,244							44.2	42.1	2723	236		481623012472
2488	James A Monaco	Public	K-5	9350 Cape Cod Blvd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-0000	539	37	14.4	36.0%	242 (44.9%)	121 (22.4%)	110 (20.4%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	$8,580							44.1	44.6	2534	46		480891012259
2489	I T Holleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19455 Stokes Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9196	753	50	15.2	70.4%	167 (22.2%)	85 (11.3%)	467 (62.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,226							44.1	54.6	1906	583		484443005072
2490	Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	601	52	11.5	89.2%	27 (4.5%)	42 (7.0%)	485 (80.7%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$10,736							44.1	30	3464	974		481611005685