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
2511	Matzke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Jones Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4450	1,026	75	13.7	77.5%	102 (9.9%)	288 (28.1%)	548 (53.4%)	55 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	$8,692							43.7	38.5	2930	419		481611001189
2512	Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1400 Walmsley Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4400	633	44	14.5	77.7%	61 (9.6%)	72 (11.4%)	484 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,731							43.7	47	2368	144		481623001301
2513	Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1200 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	532	29	18.5	81.0%	23 (4.3%)	270 (50.8%)	188 (35.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$11,008							43.7	46.2	2434	79		480003014111
2514	Larkspur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Rusk Bluff Ave	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-0000	834	65	12.8	16.5%	360 (43.2%)	49 (5.9%)	210 (25.2%)	142 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.8%)	$8,112							43.7	55.3	1868	646		482703013829
2515	J R Phillips Elementary	Public	1-5	1501 Royal Dr	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-4500	466	31	15	80.9%	130 (27.9%)	3 (0.6%)	320 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$7,340							43.7	34.6	3172	657		482520013698
2516	Rodolfo Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Lone Tree Rd	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-2850	381	27	13.9	83.5%	38 (10.0%)	21 (5.5%)	307 (80.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$8,793							43.7	20.6	4035	1519		484415012253
2517	Barbara Yarbrough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6000 Riverfront Dr	Midland	79706	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8500	691	34	20.5	48.8%	193 (27.9%)	68 (9.8%)	369 (53.4%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$8,160							43.7	54	1928	589		483057013104
2518	Buckner Terrace Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	4918 Hovenkamp Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8800	307	24	12.9	86.3%	20 (6.5%)	68 (22.1%)	211 (68.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,671							43.6	33.4	3252	734		481623001345
2519	Noble Reed	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Wildcat Trail	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6000	800	43	18.8	70.8%	126 (15.8%)	174 (21.8%)	460 (57.5%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	$7,214							43.6	36.7	3042	523		481551013634
2520	Seven Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	654 Fm 3433	Rhome	76078	Wise County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 215-0700	707	52	13.7	43.3%	391 (55.3%)	51 (7.2%)	227 (32.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	$9,631							43.6	39.2	2887	367		483318006593

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