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
3251	Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	576	39	14.8	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	314 (54.5%)	252 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,669							33	21.6	3978	727		482364012972
3252	Juan N Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 S E Fourth St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-7100	452	34	13.2	84.3%	22 (4.9%)	40 (8.8%)	375 (83.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,599							33	18	4169	917		482142010593
3253	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	310 S Ave F	Blum	76627	Hill County	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 874-5231	334	30	11	50.3%	284 (85.0%)	6 (1.8%)	35 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,569							33	44.2	2561	692		481065000534
3254	Sanborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Roberts	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5250	404	29	13.9	93.3%	36 (8.9%)	14 (3.5%)	347 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,822							33	37.5	2984	270		480813000177
3255	Shands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4836 Shands Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4020	567	43	13.1	86.1%	29 (5.1%)	88 (15.5%)	433 (76.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,069							33	33	3275	20		483039003418
3256	Jarrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1615 Cr 313	Jarrell	76537	Williamson County	Jarrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 746-2170	719	49	14.6	64.0%	179 (24.9%)	67 (9.3%)	419 (58.3%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	$9,124							33	33.6	3239	17		482460002755
3257	Stephen C Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Clover Ln	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8100	604	41	14.7	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.1%)	563 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,397							33	23	3898	641		481623001258
3258	Peebles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 N W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2120	458	38	12	75.1%	46 (10.0%)	102 (22.3%)	259 (56.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	40 (8.7%)	$12,359							33	24.1	3831	573		482566002877
3259	J C Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Wishbone Ln	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3800	726	51	14.1	35.5%	300 (41.3%)	120 (16.5%)	226 (31.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.9%)	$8,332							32.9	38.5	2923	336		483318012710
3260	Lefors School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	209 E 5th St	Lefors	79054	Gray County	Lefors Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 835-2533	173	23	7.5	66.5%	138 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$15,405							32.9	41.1	2774	486		482709003047

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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