Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
51	Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,842	98	98.8	26	25	482325002356
52	Bess Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Shadow Bend Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1300	580	39	14.7	19.5%	271 (46.7%)	89 (15.3%)	105 (18.1%)	79 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.9%)	$12,513	98	97.5	77	25	482658008782
53	Spicewood Elementary	Public	K-5	11601 Olson Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-3600	691	44	15.6	6.1%	305 (44.1%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (12.7%)	218 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (10.1%)	$8,337	98	97.4	88	35	483808004257
54	Rummel Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brittmoore	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6700	793	49	16	6.6%	482 (60.8%)	6 (0.8%)	129 (16.3%)	113 (14.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.1%)	$8,453	98	97.9	54		484110004687
55	Kimberlin Academy For Excel	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Cumberland Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 926-2560	474	29	16.2	36.5%	139 (29.3%)	88 (18.6%)	159 (33.5%)	66 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,702	97.9	98.6	30	25	482034002032
56	Don Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7520 Woodcreek Way	Sachse	75048	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2560	728	51	14.2	17.6%	239 (32.8%)	93 (12.8%)	84 (11.5%)	269 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$9,103	97.9	97.5	74	18	484653011373
57	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2428 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 468-5899	253	16	15.5		169 (66.8%)	14 (5.5%)	57 (22.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$8,435	97.9	98.8	27	30	480139512006
58	Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4400	834	48	17.3	86.9%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	831 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,522	97.8	96.1	139	81	482679003027
59	Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,565	97.8	92.5	291	232	481623001341
60	River Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2008 Kirby Dr	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1460	777	40	19.4	9.5%	250 (32.2%)	69 (8.9%)	167 (21.5%)	226 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.2%)	$7,542	97.8	96.8	110	50	482364002567

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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
51	Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,842							98	98.8	26	25		482325002356
52	Bess Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Shadow Bend Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1300	580	39	14.7	19.5%	271 (46.7%)	89 (15.3%)	105 (18.1%)	79 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.9%)	$12,513							98	97.5	77	25		482658008782
53	Spicewood Elementary	Public	K-5	11601 Olson Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-3600	691	44	15.6	6.1%	305 (44.1%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (12.7%)	218 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (10.1%)	$8,337							98	97.4	88	35		483808004257
54	Rummel Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brittmoore	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6700	793	49	16	6.6%	482 (60.8%)	6 (0.8%)	129 (16.3%)	113 (14.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.1%)	$8,453							98	97.9	54			484110004687
55	Kimberlin Academy For Excel	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Cumberland Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 926-2560	474	29	16.2	36.5%	139 (29.3%)	88 (18.6%)	159 (33.5%)	66 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,702							97.9	98.6	30	25		482034002032
56	Don Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7520 Woodcreek Way	Sachse	75048	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2560	728	51	14.2	17.6%	239 (32.8%)	93 (12.8%)	84 (11.5%)	269 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$9,103							97.9	97.5	74	18		484653011373
57	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2428 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 468-5899	253	16	15.5		169 (66.8%)	14 (5.5%)	57 (22.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$8,435							97.9	98.8	27	30		480139512006
58	Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4400	834	48	17.3	86.9%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	831 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,522							97.8	96.1	139	81		482679003027
59	Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,565							97.8	92.5	291	232		481623001341
60	River Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2008 Kirby Dr	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1460	777	40	19.4	9.5%	250 (32.2%)	69 (8.9%)	167 (21.5%)	226 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.2%)	$7,542							97.8	96.8	110	50		482364002567