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
231	Woodway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Estates Dr	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5740	547	36	15.1	31.4%	345 (63.1%)	47 (8.6%)	108 (19.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$8,202							93.4	91.7	308	77		483064003462
232	Markham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Ave I N	Markham	77465	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 843-4340	255	16	15.9	51.8%	89 (34.9%)	20 (7.8%)	139 (54.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$8,962							93.4	95.3	174	58		484281004882
233	Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10650 Beinhorn	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6000	575	39	14.7	18.8%	332 (57.7%)	33 (5.7%)	117 (20.3%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$9,056							93.4	90.5	355	122		484110004676
234	Gullett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6310 Treadwell Blvd	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2082	544	40	13.5	7.7%	388 (71.3%)	7 (1.3%)	92 (16.9%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	$10,071							93.4	89.5	387	153		480894000318
235	Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12200 Meridian Park Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8900	582	44	13.2	13.7%	309 (53.1%)	10 (1.7%)	142 (24.4%)	81 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$9,442							93.4	94.3	213	22		480894011064
236	Minett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16000 Peyton Abbey Rd	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 633-2375	539	36	15	6.1%	133 (24.7%)	58 (10.8%)	76 (14.1%)	238 (44.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$8,347							93.3	91	334	98		482001022801
237	Bee Cave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14300 Hamilton Pool Rd	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6250	785	48	16.3	3.4%	474 (60.4%)	9 (1.1%)	95 (12.1%)	147 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	$7,389							93.3	84.3	600	363		482647008395
238	Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7332 Cochrans Crossing Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1700	830	54	15.3	20.8%	424 (51.1%)	46 (5.5%)	194 (23.4%)	110 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.5%)	$8,124							93.3	94.3	215	23		481500007046
239	Kiker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5913 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2584	750	52	14.3	4.3%	434 (57.9%)	10 (1.3%)	147 (19.6%)	93 (12.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.1%)	$8,444							93.3	91.1	331	92		480894002776
240	Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20002 W Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 897-4003	1,138	66	17.2	33.0%	115 (10.1%)	306 (26.9%)	279 (24.5%)	357 (31.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.9%)	$00							93.3			(n/a)		481611023018

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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