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
4201	Life School Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-6	950 S I-35 E	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-7950	455	26	17.4	73.8%	23 (5.1%)	273 (60.0%)	142 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$10,180							16.8	18.9	4089	112		480005511533
4202	Hearne Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1210 Hackberry St	Hearne	77859	Robertson County	Hearne Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-3341	377	32	11.8	95.0%	27 (7.2%)	174 (46.2%)	151 (40.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	$9,062							16.7	7.8	4542	340		482283012113
4203	W E Chalmers Elementary	Public	2-4	600 Fm 3092	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4147	703	39	18.1	73.5%	188 (26.7%)	24 (3.4%)	455 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	$6,961							16.7	8.9	4511	308		482022008744
4204	Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Guadalupe St	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2047	497	34	14.6	96.8%	26 (5.2%)	27 (5.4%)	408 (82.1%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,491							16.7	8.8	4517	313		480894000304
4205	Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Dixie Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1765	391	38	10.4	94.9%	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	359 (91.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$17,454							16.7	12.5	4393	188		480894005398
4206	Pioneer Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11300 Samsung Blvd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4850	503	29	17.3	69.2%	54 (10.7%)	117 (23.3%)	258 (51.3%)	43 (8.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$8,454							16.6	12.2	4405	199		482889011988
4207	Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5901 Boca Raton Blvd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 395-1776	588	36	16.2	87.6%	28 (4.8%)	179 (30.4%)	330 (56.1%)	17 (2.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$10,167							16.6	7.2	4563	356		480144013408
4208	Good Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 E Union Bower Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3300	729	43	16.7	90.8%	19 (2.6%)	13 (1.8%)	687 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$9,264							16.6	44.7	2456	1752		482442002722
4209	Goliad Elementary	Public	K-5	501 E 52nd St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1109	565	32	17.8	89.6%	82 (14.5%)	19 (3.4%)	445 (78.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,214							16.6	15	4287	78		481800001579
4210	Linden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 S Kaufman St	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5471	299	25	12	66.2%	168 (56.2%)	54 (18.1%)	40 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)	$8,851							16.6	11.2	4451	241		482754003095

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These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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.
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