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
1751	Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4014 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2377	543	33	16.3	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,742							56.5	44.2	2563	812		481818008289
1752	Dartmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	417 Dartmouth Ln	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-8400	425	31	13.6	48.7%	150 (35.3%)	88 (20.7%)	81 (19.1%)	86 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$12,522							56.5	72.6	1035	717		483702004129
1753	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,306	80	16.2	76.1%	96 (7.4%)	70 (5.4%)	1,092 (83.6%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.3%)	$11,543							56.4	63.4	1441	312		480027212339
1754	Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5640 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3500	392	28	14	96.2%	2 (0.5%)	292 (74.5%)	96 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,161							56.4	50.9	2124	370		481623001370
1755	Moulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 596-4605	170	15	11	53.5%	88 (51.8%)	1 (0.6%)	76 (44.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$8,779							56.4	61.7	1512	243		483156003527
1756	Sigifredo Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sierra Vista Dr	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3600	588	41	14.3	91.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,175							56.4	42.9	2672	916		484365006339
1757	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 E Blvd	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-2600	667	37	18	54.3%	136 (20.4%)	10 (1.5%)	497 (74.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,228							56.4	59.5	1627	130		482619011426
1758	Briscoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Forest Hill	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1740	177	17	10.4	93.2%	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	173 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,119							56.4	58.3	1686	72		482364002407
1759	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 E Locust St	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8004	533	36	15	70.0%	163 (30.6%)	74 (13.9%)	261 (49.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,255							56.3	56.1	1809	50		480831012579
1760	Idea Mesa Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	643	30	21.2	79.9%	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	569 (88.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,688							56.3	43.6	2610	850		480021114003

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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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