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
4531	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17202 Butte Creek Rd	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8180	740	42	17.5	87.2%	30 (4.1%)	219 (29.6%)	462 (62.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,381							8.4	5.4	4609	78		484122004718
4532	Dime Box School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Dime Box	77853	Lee County	Dime Box Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 884-2324	156	17	9.2	78.2%	42 (26.9%)	35 (22.4%)	71 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$14,046							8.3	9.8	4490	42		481713001486
4533	Paducah School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	810 Goodwin Ave	Paducah	79248	Cottle County	Paducah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 524-2009	156	17	8.9	67.3%	65 (41.7%)	18 (11.5%)	68 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,481							8.1	11.4	4438	95		483390003775
4534	Port Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Jade Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4960	507	31	16.4	85.6%	27 (5.3%)	234 (46.2%)	218 (43.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$8,662							8.1	5.8	4599	65		483540004000
4535	Bloom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3420 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Bloom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 333-1320	302	14	21.3	79.1%	5 (1.7%)	261 (86.4%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$15,098							8.1	4.3	4629	94		480146613748
4536	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	165	19	8.7	84.2%	63 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (60.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,053							8	8.5	4532	4		484452012079
4537	David Crockett Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2215 Morales St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9785	717	48	14.7	96.4%	13 (1.8%)	32 (4.5%)	656 (91.5%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,608							8	6.6	4575	38		483873004339
4538	Woodlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Lk Bend E	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-3920	639	33	19.4	85.8%	56 (8.8%)	245 (38.3%)	293 (45.9%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$8,997							8	7.9	4540	2		482499005514
4539	Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Rutgers Dr	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-7700	725	48	15.1	86.9%	31 (4.3%)	67 (9.2%)	580 (80.0%)	25 (3.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,462							7.9	18.3	4124	415		482442002728
4540	Harmony Science Academy - Austin	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	930 E Rundberg Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 835-7900	754	47	16	96.9%	27 (3.6%)	17 (2.3%)	696 (92.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,812							7.9	4.9	4618	78		480024109409

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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.