Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1471	Whitestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7400	855	64	13.4	18.1%	385 (45.0%)	23 (2.7%)	297 (34.7%)	103 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	$9,028	62.3	69.2	1165	306	482703003044
1472	Elfida Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11720 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8300	616	40	15.5	81.5%	28 (4.5%)	7 (1.1%)	571 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$9,124	62.3	40.9	2786	1314	484071007598
1473	Nancy Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	741 Griffin Rd	Albany	76430	Shackelford County	Albany Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 762-3384	258	21	12.3	44.2%	188 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	60 (23.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$9,257	62.2	72.4	1041	432	480768000055
1474	Dolphin Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9790 Pickerel Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6500	510	33	15.4	67.8%	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,180	62.2	48.9	2237	763	484668005313
1475	Eula Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6040 F M 603	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Eula Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 529-3212	286	24	11.7	40.2%	220 (76.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$8,871	62.1	66.6	1274	201	481869021014
1476	Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	421	27	15.4	41.1%	155 (36.8%)	35 (8.3%)	214 (50.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,040	62	69.5	1156	320	480014808336
1477	Plum Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Flores St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0570	522	34	15.3	85.6%	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	473 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,743	62	47.3	2345	868	482787006293
1478	Farmers Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13521 Tom Field Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1600	468	36	13.1	76.5%	35 (7.5%)	12 (2.6%)	409 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,799	61.9	62	1501	23	481305000797
1479	Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	481			66.1%	67 (13.9%)	44 (9.1%)	350 (72.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,445	61.9	48.1	2295	816	483057003442
1480	Harleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17240 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 777-4092	323	25	12.9	58.2%	267 (82.7%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$8,030	61.8	77.6	848	632	482250002273

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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
1471	Whitestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7400	855	64	13.4	18.1%	385 (45.0%)	23 (2.7%)	297 (34.7%)	103 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	$9,028							62.3	69.2	1165	306		482703003044
1472	Elfida Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11720 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8300	616	40	15.5	81.5%	28 (4.5%)	7 (1.1%)	571 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$9,124							62.3	40.9	2786	1314		484071007598
1473	Nancy Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	741 Griffin Rd	Albany	76430	Shackelford County	Albany Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 762-3384	258	21	12.3	44.2%	188 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	60 (23.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$9,257							62.2	72.4	1041	432		480768000055
1474	Dolphin Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9790 Pickerel Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6500	510	33	15.4	67.8%	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,180							62.2	48.9	2237	763		484668005313
1475	Eula Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6040 F M 603	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Eula Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 529-3212	286	24	11.7	40.2%	220 (76.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$8,871							62.1	66.6	1274	201		481869021014
1476	Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	421	27	15.4	41.1%	155 (36.8%)	35 (8.3%)	214 (50.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,040							62	69.5	1156	320		480014808336
1477	Plum Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Flores St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0570	522	34	15.3	85.6%	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	473 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,743							62	47.3	2345	868		482787006293
1478	Farmers Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13521 Tom Field Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1600	468	36	13.1	76.5%	35 (7.5%)	12 (2.6%)	409 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,799							61.9	62	1501	23		481305000797
1479	Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	481			66.1%	67 (13.9%)	44 (9.1%)	350 (72.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,445							61.9	48.1	2295	816		483057003442
1480	Harleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17240 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 777-4092	323	25	12.9	58.2%	267 (82.7%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$8,030							61.8	77.6	848	632		482250002273