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
4011	Sycamore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Country Manor Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5700	509	36	13.9	85.3%	35 (6.9%)	167 (32.8%)	263 (51.7%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	$9,199							20.6	14.8	4304	293		481591001158
4012	Idea Travis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	900 E Gist Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8200	1,298			73.1%	71 (5.5%)	65 (5.0%)	1,145 (88.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	$11,883							20.6	25.9	3676	336		483057013952
4013	Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0536	378	23	16.3	59.8%	287 (75.9%)	29 (7.7%)	33 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$8,714							20.6	34.8	3139	874		482277002307
4014	Belt Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 W Belt Line Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1608	567	37	15.2	83.1%	7 (1.2%)	443 (78.1%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$7,846							20.6	30.8	3377	637		482667011199
4015	Southridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	495 W Corporate Dr	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5187	696	49	14.1	84.9%	32 (4.6%)	140 (20.1%)	448 (64.4%)	41 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	$9,742							20.6	16.1	4231	216		482730008197
4016	Padron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 W Rundberg Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9600	625	43	14.3	95.8%	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	597 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$9,940							20.5	12.3	4402	386		480894011065
4017	Northline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Witcher Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2890	358	28	12.9	97.8%	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	333 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,218							20.5	37.5	2952	1065		482364002543
4018	High Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Starlight Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5000	563	41	13.8	41.2%	339 (60.2%)	25 (4.4%)	147 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	$7,525							20.5	33.4	3235	783		480986012898
4019	Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2201 Woodside Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3200	507	36	14.2	70.2%	143 (28.2%)	161 (31.8%)	150 (29.6%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$10,497							20.5	28.8	3513	506		480870000243
4020	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11300 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8380	650	53	12.3	89.4%	13 (2.0%)	131 (20.2%)	400 (61.5%)	103 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,619							20.4	19.9	4028	8		480783000109

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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.
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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