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
811	Knippa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 Kessler St	Knippa	78870	Uvalde County	Knippa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 934-2177	408	33	12.4	45.6%	143 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (62.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,189							78.6	73.7	998	187		482580002911
812	Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Girard St	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6400	477	37	12.7	65.2%	184 (38.6%)	24 (5.0%)	245 (51.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,672							78.5	61.3	1535	723		483897004449
813	Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1600	651	42	15.4	88.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	650 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,200							78.5	80	762	51		484365013670
814	Lopez-Riggins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Mesquite Ln	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6916	467	32	14.6	84.8%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,272							78.4	80.4	741	73		482829006140
815	Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Throckmorton Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5800	250	19	13.1	61.6%	23 (9.2%)	64 (25.6%)	140 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$13,097							78.4	66.5	1282	467		481623001283
816	Seashore Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-4	15801 S Padre Island Dr	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Seashore Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 949-1222	238	18	13.5		175 (73.5%)	3 (1.3%)	49 (20.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$10,265							78.4	67.5	1235	419		480028907412
817	Lujan-Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8700	923	51	17.9	70.4%	76 (8.2%)	37 (4.0%)	763 (82.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (3.0%)	$7,828							78.3	63.8	1423	606		484071008553
818	Sonntag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Reagan Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-3850	429	41	10.4	33.1%	149 (34.7%)	95 (22.1%)	57 (13.3%)	81 (18.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.3%)	$8,738							78.3	74.1	982	164		482001012599
819	Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18018 Forest Hts Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-1400	951	59	16	51.4%	216 (22.7%)	199 (20.9%)	363 (38.2%)	121 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	$8,619							78.3	79	798	21		481611001247
820	Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4301 32nd St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	650	31	20.9	83.5%	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.2%)	598 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,968							78.3	75	946	126		480141013465

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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