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
1561	Bill Sybert School	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4400	748	54	13.8	74.9%	33 (4.4%)	8 (1.1%)	693 (92.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$11,027							60.4	50.4	2153	592		484071009234
1562	Lackland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 357-5053	615	48	12.7	14.3%	242 (39.3%)	89 (14.5%)	192 (31.2%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.9%)	$13,394							60.4	58.3	1687	125		482637002970
1563	Shields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 W Ovilla Rd	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-4799	625	38	16.3	59.2%	120 (19.2%)	236 (37.8%)	234 (37.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$9,149							60.4	60.3	1589	26		483666005800
1564	Morales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W Harris Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0664	379	33	11.4	93.9%	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	357 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,783							60.3	45.1	2501	937		483432001447
1565	Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	554	35	15.6	76.4%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,238							60.3	57.7	1707	142		481818012178
1566	Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	2706 Wolford St	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6100	554	42	13.3	50.2%	151 (27.3%)	84 (15.2%)	236 (42.6%)	43 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.3%)	$10,998							60.3	75.2	941	625		482985006953
1567	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	464	28	16.4	25.9%	277 (59.7%)	12 (2.6%)	149 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,036							60.3	57.6	1714	147		480016311503
1568	Brandon Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1612 Sayers St	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 632-5513	386	28	13.8	78.2%	138 (35.8%)	133 (34.5%)	86 (22.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$8,249							60.3	56	1821	253		482855007765
1569	McElwain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 Greenwood Orchard Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4800	1,039	74	14.1	46.5%	148 (14.2%)	290 (27.9%)	446 (42.9%)	96 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.6%)	$10,237							60.2	64.9	1362	207		482517013832
1570	Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Ridge Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2700	686	40	17.2	84.5%	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,457							60.2	53.3	1964	394		483486006599

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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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