Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 4627)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
3651	R A Hall Elementary	Public	1-5	1100 W Huntington	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6060	463	27	17.1	86.4%	38 (8.2%)	10 (2.2%)	412 (89.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,091							26.6	38.2	2914	737		480972000439
3652	Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8520 Hemlock Hill Dr	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8040	645	56	11.5	91.0%	19 (2.9%)	154 (23.9%)	380 (58.9%)	88 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,757							26.6	23.4	3825	173		480783007308
3653	Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 Fm 1854	Dale	78616	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0630	529	34	15.6	89.2%	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	505 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,448							26.6	25.2	3717	64		482787013361
3654	Golfcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7414 Fairway Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7425	372	28	13.2	96.8%	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.3%)	339 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,694							26.6	37.6	2950	704		482364002466
3655	Ignite Community School - Huntsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7174 S Hwy 75	Huntsville	77340	Walker County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 291-0203	380	25	15	63.7%	165 (43.4%)	102 (26.8%)	85 (22.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$9,315							26.5	35.4	3091	564		480016308127
3656	Gary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Bobcat Trl	Gary	75643	Panola County	Gary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 685-2291	476	38	12.4	65.5%	427 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,435							26.5	23.2	3839	183		482046002058
3657	Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	$8,679							26.5	40.4	2744	913		480744002371
3658	J C Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Wishbone Ln	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3800	726	51	14.1	35.5%	300 (41.3%)	120 (16.5%)	226 (31.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.9%)	$8,332							26.5	32.9	3259	399		483318012710
3659	Services-Ninos Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5815 Alder Dr	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 667-6145	512	29	17.8	95.5%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	493 (96.3%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,462							26.5	37.9	2934	725		480001807302
3660	Ramirez-Burks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 N Baylor	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2511	468	40	11.6	86.1%	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,897							26.5	30.5	3395	265		481540006384

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.