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
2771	Pleasanton Elementary	Public	3-5	101 Grant St	Pleasanton	78064	Atascosa County	Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 569-1340	733	53	13.8	67.0%	166 (22.6%)	4 (0.5%)	547 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$9,928							40	30	3466	695		483519003983
2772	Spring Branch Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Campbell Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7000	570	39	14.5	96.0%	24 (4.2%)	26 (4.6%)	492 (86.3%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$11,765							40	45.4	2483	289		484110004690
2773	Silsbee Elementary	Public	1-5	770 S 7th St	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7856	921	64	14.4	70.0%	601 (65.3%)	166 (18.0%)	80 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	$8,420							40	40.1	2831	58		484023013558
2774	Classical Academy - Permian Basin	Public, Charter	K-8	4320 W Illinois Ave Ste A	Midland	79073	Midland County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 682-0384	218	18	11.8	34.9%	82 (37.6%)	15 (6.9%)	101 (46.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	13 (6.0%)	$9,854							39.9	36.7	3039	265		480016313855
2775	A V Cato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Barbara Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2400	633	43	14.7	94.8%	58 (9.2%)	8 (1.3%)	558 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,798							39.9	49.5	2195	580		481317000815
2776	Nichols-Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10805 Crystal View Dr	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 388-1130	497	33	14.9	46.5%	57 (11.5%)	250 (50.3%)	114 (22.9%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$10,074							39.9	52.7	2003	773		480809013933
2777	McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 First	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6100	527	40	13.1	90.7%	17 (3.2%)	15 (2.8%)	482 (91.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,882							39.9	55.7	1838	939		482850010920
2778	Garden Villas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7185 Santa Fe	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7484	363	26	13.9	90.6%	14 (3.9%)	81 (22.3%)	265 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,458							39.9	31.3	3378	600		482364002464
2779	Hobby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Woodmont Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5650	447	34	13.1	97.1%	5 (1.1%)	183 (40.9%)	251 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,133							39.9	36	3094	315		482364002490
2780	Van Middle	Public	2-6	14300 State Hwy 110	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 963-1461	828	58	14.2	61.7%	541 (65.3%)	21 (2.5%)	219 (26.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$8,371							39.8	54.6	1908	872		484392011810

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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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