Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
4111	Van Horn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 W 7th St	Van Horn	79855	Culberson County	Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 283-2245	381	33	11.5	78.5%	41 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (82.9%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,097	18.8	20.1	4021	90	481599001171
4112	Little Cypress Intermediate	Public	4-5	2300 Allie Payne	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 886-4245	344	27	12.7	57.6%	239 (69.5%)	50 (14.5%)	34 (9.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,524	18.7	45.7	2400	1712	482769003107
4113	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,517	18.7	20.8	3981	132	482667006743
4114	Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	462	37	12.3	93.7%	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.6%)	417 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,953	18.7	6.7	4572	458	480894000366
4115	Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2810 Prairie Hill Ln	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0200	516	42	12.2	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	79 (15.3%)	416 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,401	18.7	14.3	4322	207	480870007434
4116	Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 N Valley Mills Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 751-7878	569	39	14.4	87.0%	70 (12.3%)	104 (18.3%)	372 (65.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,042	18.7	27.1	3600	516	480029211466
4117	Rosendo Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 El Pinto Rd	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2360	267	21	12.7	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,377	18.7	19.5	4053	64	482613005881
4118	Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,642	18.7	15.5	4259	141	482364002481
4119	Gloria Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24505 Birnamwood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-4900	876	55	15.9	75.1%	39 (4.5%)	352 (40.2%)	423 (48.3%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	31 (3.5%)	$8,609	18.7	20.7	3984	135	484122012370
4120	Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 W 10th St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4000	879	54	16.2	94.0%	56 (6.4%)	40 (4.6%)	747 (85.0%)	9 (1.0%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,604	18.7	38.8	2865	1255	482442002735

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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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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
4111	Van Horn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 W 7th St	Van Horn	79855	Culberson County	Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 283-2245	381	33	11.5	78.5%	41 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (82.9%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,097							18.8	20.1	4021	90		481599001171
4112	Little Cypress Intermediate	Public	4-5	2300 Allie Payne	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 886-4245	344	27	12.7	57.6%	239 (69.5%)	50 (14.5%)	34 (9.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,524							18.7	45.7	2400	1712		482769003107
4113	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,517							18.7	20.8	3981	132		482667006743
4114	Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	462	37	12.3	93.7%	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.6%)	417 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,953							18.7	6.7	4572	458		480894000366
4115	Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2810 Prairie Hill Ln	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0200	516	42	12.2	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	79 (15.3%)	416 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,401							18.7	14.3	4322	207		480870007434
4116	Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 N Valley Mills Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 751-7878	569	39	14.4	87.0%	70 (12.3%)	104 (18.3%)	372 (65.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,042							18.7	27.1	3600	516		480029211466
4117	Rosendo Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 El Pinto Rd	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2360	267	21	12.7	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,377							18.7	19.5	4053	64		482613005881
4118	Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,642							18.7	15.5	4259	141		482364002481
4119	Gloria Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24505 Birnamwood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-4900	876	55	15.9	75.1%	39 (4.5%)	352 (40.2%)	423 (48.3%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	31 (3.5%)	$8,609							18.7	20.7	3984	135		484122012370
4120	Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 W 10th St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4000	879	54	16.2	94.0%	56 (6.4%)	40 (4.6%)	747 (85.0%)	9 (1.0%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,604							18.7	38.8	2865	1255		482442002735