Best Schools in Texas

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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
1741	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	330	38	8.7	49.4%	257 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$12,807			$1,051			$11,756	56.7	47.7	2304	563		482133002133
1742	Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	657	46	14.2	97.4%	17 (2.6%)	61 (9.3%)	572 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,536			$1,654			$11,883	56.7	60.3	1577	165		481623001214
1743	Leon Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 N Main	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-3200	219	18	12.1	58.9%	111 (50.7%)	8 (3.7%)	87 (39.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$12,062			$1,361			$10,701	56.7	63.5	1427	316		480986000457
1744	Valley Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Valley Ranch Crossing	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8760	871	54	15.9	69.0%	289 (33.2%)	68 (7.8%)	455 (52.2%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	35 (4.0%)	$10,663			$1,344			$9,318	56.6	45.9	2431	687		483240010972
1745	Silver Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N Dooley	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 251-5750	451	40	11.2	59.2%	140 (31.0%)	23 (5.1%)	268 (59.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,300			$985			$10,315	56.6	55.8	1813	68		482166007117
1746	Bang Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Rio Grande	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4760	958	65	14.7	81.3%	130 (13.6%)	253 (26.4%)	495 (51.7%)	42 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$10,318			$1,570			$8,749	56.6	44.2	2534	788		481611021033
1747	Goldthwaite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Campbell St	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3055	237	25	9.4	54.9%	149 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,371			$2,331			$14,040	56.5	62.9	1446	301		482100002093
1748	Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Via Avenida	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4000	427	32	13.1	80.3%	45 (10.5%)	60 (14.1%)	296 (69.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$8,845			$796			$8,048	56.5	46.6	2374	626		483039005552
1749	Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	4-5	829 Bell St	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 885-8466	639	46	13.8	63.5%	350 (54.8%)	59 (9.2%)	194 (30.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	$10,147			$2,174			$7,973	56.5	49.3	2193	444		484182012791
1750	Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	434	42	10.3	56.0%	229 (52.8%)	2 (0.5%)	192 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,920			$544			$11,376	56.5	68.3	1189	561		484059004593

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