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
3341	KIPP Austin Obras	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5107 Ih-35 S Ste A	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2069	373	18	20.7	92.8%	13 (3.5%)	19 (5.1%)	336 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,657							31.5	24	3793	452		480026412954
3342	Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Robin Rd	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4660	709	44	16	77.9%	99 (14.0%)	114 (16.1%)	459 (64.7%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$8,077							31.5	33.7	3216	126		482115002123
3343	Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Rainbow Dr	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1299	807	38	21.1	66.7%	146 (18.1%)	30 (3.7%)	608 (75.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$6,740							31.5	24.7	3749	406		481800006688
3344	El Paso Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8960 Escobar Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	271	20	13.6	76.0%	10 (3.7%)	7 (2.6%)	252 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,027							31.4	47.3	2300	1044		480016313959
3345	Northwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	14532 Meandering Way	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4300	563	39	14.4	65.0%	72 (12.8%)	68 (12.1%)	395 (70.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$14,510							31.4	32.2	3300	45		483702004145
3346	Marjory Vickery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Wager Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5969	635	45	14.1	74.8%	56 (8.8%)	43 (6.8%)	459 (72.3%)	60 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,444							31.4	46.1	2377	969		482730009593
3347	Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19711 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8500	703	61	11.5	79.2%	76 (10.8%)	145 (20.6%)	422 (60.0%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$10,928							31.4	38.8	2860	487		482517010766
3348	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							31.4	43.7	2517	831		483057013104
3349	Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	445	34	13	73.7%	67 (15.1%)	21 (4.7%)	334 (75.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,257							31.3	53.3	1949	1400		483897013738
3350	Whidby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7625 Springhill St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8170	369	28	13.1	94.9%	5 (1.4%)	273 (74.0%)	75 (20.3%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,608							31.3	26.9	3611	261		482364002612

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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