Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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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
2571	Idea Yukon Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7300 E Yukon Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 247-8700	736	33	22	38.3%	138 (18.8%)	70 (9.5%)	511 (69.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,805							42.3	51.7	2044	527		480021114276
2572	Woodridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-4	1001 Woodridge	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-3800	362	23	15.7	58.8%	9 (2.5%)	285 (78.7%)	58 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$7,891							42.3	29.4	3468	896		481686009467
2573	Silsbee Elementary	Public	1-5	770 S 7th St	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7856	921	64	14.4	70.0%	601 (65.3%)	166 (18.0%)	80 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	$8,420							42.3	40	2773	200		484023013558
2574	Alvarado El-South	Public	PK, KG-2	1000 E Davis	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6880	386	24	16.1	70.5%	136 (35.2%)	11 (2.8%)	218 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$8,270							42.3			(n/a)		480001100130
2575	Greenspoint Elementary	Public	1-5	18020 Chisolm Trail	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7800	755	46	16.2	92.8%	6 (0.8%)	206 (27.3%)	529 (70.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,272							42.3	27.7	3573	998		480771012174
2576	Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Saratoga Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 923-4631	386	29	13.3	49.7%	113 (29.3%)	101 (26.2%)	147 (38.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$00							42.2			(n/a)		484473022988
2577	Ermel Elementary	Public	1-5	7103 Woodsman Trl	Houston	77040	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 466-5220	436	32	13.5	85.3%	8 (1.8%)	35 (8.0%)	390 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,353							42.2	50.6	2110	467		480771000067
2578	Idea Mesa Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	643	30	21.2	79.9%	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	569 (88.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,688							42.2	56.3	1760	818		480021114003
2579	KIPP Austin Comunidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8004 Cameron Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-3911	513	27	19.1	94.0%	25 (4.9%)	29 (5.7%)	443 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$9,236							42.2	35.4	3096	517		480026412553
2580	Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3515 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4400	484	35	13.6	94.6%	41 (8.5%)	24 (5.0%)	393 (81.2%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,073							42.2	51.4	2061	519		480813000156

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