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
1001	Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	1540 Baffin Bay Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-1500	321	27	11.7	29.0%	143 (44.5%)	55 (17.1%)	44 (13.7%)	55 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$11,815							73.1	74.4	971	30		483510003963
1002	Coppell Classical Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	140 S Heartz Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 242-5864	432	27	16	21.8%	130 (30.1%)	69 (16.0%)	93 (21.5%)	118 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$8,396							73	75.5	927	75		480016311553
1003	Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Port Aegean Dr	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-8900	908	56	16.2	59.8%	149 (16.4%)	233 (25.7%)	427 (47.0%)	51 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	$9,067							73	78.6	810	193		482574013709
1004	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3800 Oak Hill Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1460	445	31	14.5	53.5%	137 (30.8%)	38 (8.5%)	251 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$9,163							73	71.3	1085	81		481179000687
1005	Gerard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1212 Hyde Park	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2130	474	32	14.8	50.4%	279 (58.9%)	15 (3.2%)	133 (28.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.7%)	$9,064							72.9	63.2	1448	443		481431006079
1006	Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Kentish Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2700	555	44	12.5	29.5%	252 (45.4%)	10 (1.8%)	221 (39.8%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	$10,732							72.9	73.2	1012	6		480894008940
1007	Mt Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 F M 663	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6300	567	38	14.8	25.0%	338 (59.6%)	85 (15.0%)	116 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$8,384							72.9	71.6	1077	70		483060007590
1008	Shepard Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Wilson Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3100	400	34	11.7	18.8%	227 (56.8%)	17 (4.3%)	68 (17.0%)	53 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$9,912							72.8	75.2	942	66		483510003971
1009	William F Barnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11818 Hwy 1764	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9700	640	42	15.2	56.1%	407 (63.6%)	11 (1.7%)	192 (30.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	$7,791							72.8	75.8	912	97		483927013640
1010	Cielo Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Basil Ct	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8375	287	22	13.1	61.3%	20 (7.0%)	17 (5.9%)	240 (83.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,024							72.8	60.5	1578	568		481830001674

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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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