Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
3181	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4670	567	37	15.1	89.8%	36 (6.3%)	69 (12.2%)	443 (78.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$9,481	34.1	43.3	2644	537	482115002120
3182	University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 E 6th St	Austin	78702	Travis County	University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 495-3300	304	22	13.8	60.5%	51 (16.8%)	37 (12.2%)	199 (65.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$13,512	34.1	59.6	1626	1556	480025109530
3183	Saegert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Schorn Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6660	940	62	15.1	59.7%	147 (15.6%)	357 (38.0%)	272 (28.9%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	110 (11.7%)	$10,249	34.1	37.7	2975	208	482566010407
3184	Joy James Academy Of Leadership	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Buchanan St	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2500	471	33	14.3	91.5%	37 (7.9%)	17 (3.6%)	399 (84.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	$16,067	34.1	46.4	2405	779	481317000819
3185	Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Baker Ave	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3800	364	30	12	92.0%	24 (6.6%)	58 (15.9%)	276 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,738	34.1	29.6	3486	301	481179006830
3186	Martinez R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7211 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3680	380	28	13.4	96.8%	14 (3.7%)	9 (2.4%)	357 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,812	34.1	48.1	2288	898	482364001432
3187	Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2280	556	33	16.7	93.7%	14 (2.5%)	18 (3.2%)	521 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,116	34.1	25	3778	591	481527001058
3188	Neidig Elementary	Public	K-4	13700 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Travis County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9702	528	32	16.6	78.0%	58 (11.0%)	67 (12.7%)	378 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,859	34	30.7	3420	232	481836010393
3189	McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,654	34	27.1	3639	450	482364002495
3190	Guillermo Flores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2760	452	29	15.6	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,534	34	54.1	1925	1265	482613005528

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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.
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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
3181	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4670	567	37	15.1	89.8%	36 (6.3%)	69 (12.2%)	443 (78.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$9,481							34.1	43.3	2644	537		482115002120
3182	University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 E 6th St	Austin	78702	Travis County	University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 495-3300	304	22	13.8	60.5%	51 (16.8%)	37 (12.2%)	199 (65.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$13,512							34.1	59.6	1626	1556		480025109530
3183	Saegert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Schorn Dr	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6660	940	62	15.1	59.7%	147 (15.6%)	357 (38.0%)	272 (28.9%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	110 (11.7%)	$10,249							34.1	37.7	2975	208		482566010407
3184	Joy James Academy Of Leadership	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Buchanan St	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2500	471	33	14.3	91.5%	37 (7.9%)	17 (3.6%)	399 (84.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	$16,067							34.1	46.4	2405	779		481317000819
3185	Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Baker Ave	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3800	364	30	12	92.0%	24 (6.6%)	58 (15.9%)	276 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,738							34.1	29.6	3486	301		481179006830
3186	Martinez R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7211 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3680	380	28	13.4	96.8%	14 (3.7%)	9 (2.4%)	357 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,812							34.1	48.1	2288	898		482364001432
3187	Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2280	556	33	16.7	93.7%	14 (2.5%)	18 (3.2%)	521 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,116							34.1	25	3778	591		481527001058
3188	Neidig Elementary	Public	K-4	13700 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Travis County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9702	528	32	16.6	78.0%	58 (11.0%)	67 (12.7%)	378 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,859							34	30.7	3420	232		481836010393
3189	McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,654							34	27.1	3639	450		482364002495
3190	Guillermo Flores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2760	452	29	15.6	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,534							34	54.1	1925	1265		482613005528