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
421	Cypress Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11091 Darden Hill Rd	Driftwood	78619	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 260-8700	697	46	15.1	1.4%	480 (68.9%)	3 (0.4%)	119 (17.1%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.9%)	$7,973							88.7	89	406	15		480000813978
422	Lee Elementary	Public	K-6	3308 Hampton Rd	Austin	78705	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2098	428	32	13.4	16.6%	274 (64.0%)	14 (3.3%)	93 (21.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	$9,532							88.6	84.3	603	181		480894000328
423	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4772 E Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1717	458	35	13.2	93.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,878							88.6	83.3	638	215		483774012938
424	Keller-Harvel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	635 Norma Ln	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5100	464	31	14.9	28.7%	235 (50.6%)	34 (7.3%)	88 (19.0%)	66 (14.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	$8,916							88.6	92.9	259	165		482526002821
425	Field Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 E 17th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5190	507	29	17.5	41.6%	151 (29.8%)	32 (6.3%)	291 (57.4%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$8,795							88.6	89.3	399	26		482364002453
426	Tippin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6541 Bear Rdg Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 585-4750	784	51	15.4	28.2%	115 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	567 (72.3%)	59 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	$9,255							88.5	90	370	56		481830010640
427	John W Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ben Davis Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7480	724	41	17.7	41.2%	244 (33.7%)	98 (13.5%)	173 (23.9%)	154 (21.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	$8,411							88.5	91.8	304	123		482034009200
428	Argyle West	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Old Justin Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-4007	643	42	15.2	4.2%	387 (60.2%)	15 (2.3%)	74 (11.5%)	124 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	$7,331							88.4	92.7	273	155		480867013742
429	Bar W Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Stamp Iron Ave	Leander	78628	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 260-5580	615	49	12.5	7.3%	164 (26.7%)	34 (5.5%)	86 (14.0%)	294 (47.8%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,041							88.4	80.9	719	290		482742014334
430	Joella Exley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21800 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8400	868	68	12.7	37.9%	291 (33.5%)	68 (7.8%)	213 (24.5%)	258 (29.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$10,451							88.4	84.4	596	166		482517010765

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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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