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
1561	Longfellow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3617 Norris	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5268	576	41	14.2	85.6%	31 (5.4%)	370 (64.2%)	134 (23.3%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$9,237							61.3	54.8	1853	292		482364002523
1562	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4630	556	40	13.8	89.9%	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.7%)	518 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,611							61.2	61.4	1509	53		482025001987
1563	Gross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12583 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8450	390	26	15	99.5%	8 (2.1%)	141 (36.2%)	225 (57.7%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,193							61.2	30.5	3397	1834		482364008612
1564	Forester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10726 Rousseau	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0200	723	54	13.5	63.5%	57 (7.9%)	21 (2.9%)	608 (84.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.9%)	$10,548							61.2	57.5	1697	133		483312011780
1565	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Polk Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3170	294	17	16.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	289 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,834							61.2	35.8	3068	1503		482253002289
1566	Great Hearts Irving	Public, Charter	K-5	3350 W Story Rd	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 759-3030	719	41	17.6	19.7%	161 (22.4%)	44 (6.1%)	130 (18.1%)	354 (49.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$9,633							61.1	60	1577	11		480144113211
1567	Knox City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 N 4th St	Knox City	79529	Knox County	Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 657-3565	195	25	7.8	65.6%	90 (46.2%)	4 (2.1%)	94 (48.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$11,485							61.1	70.5	1110	457		482587005526
1568	Heritage Elementary	Public	1-5	3223 S Loop 1604 E	San Antonio	78264	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1607	555	31	17.9	87.9%	27 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	514 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,360							61.1	67.6	1228	340		484092008120
1569	Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5500 Park Springs Blvd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8900	839	55	15.3	51.8%	349 (41.6%)	166 (19.8%)	239 (28.5%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.3%)	$8,807							61	70.8	1098	471		480870021052
1570	Don Jeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2455 County Rd 58	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3055	800	52	15.3	71.6%	39 (4.9%)	297 (37.1%)	379 (47.4%)	56 (7.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (2.9%)	$9,529							61	53.6	1928	358		480809008452

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