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
2341	Oak Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 S Hill	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4850	314	24	13	86.0%	69 (22.0%)	17 (5.4%)	218 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,184							45.8	37.3	2968	627		480813000168
2342	Egly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Land O'Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8850	520	36	14.5	92.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	504 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,269							45.8	43.3	2544	202		481168000650
2343	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4225 Pine Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-4286	431	29	14.8	63.3%	102 (23.7%)	62 (14.4%)	243 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	$8,834							45.8	47.8	2271	72		484428005048
2344	P H Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2903 Friendswood Link Rd	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5000	545	38	14.3	57.8%	172 (31.6%)	87 (16.0%)	199 (36.5%)	60 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$10,857							45.7	52.1	2020	324		481428000909
2345	Molly Livengood Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14117 Borealis Dr	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	680	44	15.4	35.4%	254 (37.4%)	148 (21.8%)	151 (22.2%)	58 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (10.0%)	$10,496							45.7	42.8	2585	240		483318022823
2346	Lone Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Hwy 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 662-5022	540	36	15	49.4%	372 (68.9%)	4 (0.7%)	118 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.8%)	$7,207							45.7	54.5	1871	475		482802003136
2347	Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Colbath Ave	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4511	478	34	14.1	93.9%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,403							45.7	44	2496	149		482967005547
2348	Anita Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Erby Campbell Blvd	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-3300	548	43	12.7	52.9%	192 (35.0%)	110 (20.1%)	196 (35.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	$8,830							45.7	48.5	2221	127		483822009370
2349	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 W 19th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1219	656	31	21.1	86.6%	58 (8.8%)	39 (5.9%)	534 (81.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.6%)	$8,558							45.7	44.4	2471	122		481800001594
2350	Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	499	42	11.9	43.3%	402 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	$10,217							45.7	33.3	3239	889		481860001744

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
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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