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
1201	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6324 Adirondack	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-4050	385	25	15.3	52.5%	188 (48.8%)	35 (9.1%)	136 (35.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$9,612							68.6	80.7	731	470		480813000145
1202	Silver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10300 S F M 730	Azle	76020	Parker County	Azle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 444-0257	448	31	14.5	36.8%	295 (65.8%)	6 (1.3%)	123 (27.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$10,508							68.6	68.6	1187	15		480920006359
1203	Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6121 Tierwester	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8250	363	27	13.5	95.9%	2 (0.6%)	325 (89.5%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$18,878							68.6	46.5	2344	1141		482364002590
1204	Chester E Jordan	Public	PK, KG-5	13995 Jason Crandall Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8800	755	45	16.8	75.8%	44 (5.8%)	33 (4.4%)	656 (86.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$9,078							68.6	57.2	1712	508		484071011477
1205	Lindsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-8923	268	22	12.4	7.1%	245 (91.4%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$7,309							68.6	70.3	1120	85		482757003099
1206	Timber Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Timber Creek Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5961	410	36	11.3	29.5%	202 (49.3%)	20 (4.9%)	91 (22.2%)	58 (14.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$9,194							68.5	61.4	1513	307		482730003074
1207	Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1100	502	30	16.8	56.4%	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,141							68.5	81.7	690	517		482967011472
1208	Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary	Public	K-5	11505 Pine Valley Dr	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 228-7715	779	48	16.2	39.2%	460 (59.1%)	83 (10.7%)	172 (22.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$7,409							68.5	85.8	540	668		484590013425
1209	Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Bucknell Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8303	525	31	16.9	93.0%	12 (2.3%)	16 (3.0%)	457 (87.0%)	30 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,109							68.4	70	1136	73		482034002010
1210	Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	2800 B W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 303-1553	524	32	16.3	30.3%	171 (32.6%)	103 (19.7%)	119 (22.7%)	79 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.5%)	$7,843							68.4	78.7	801	409		480015812532

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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