Best Schools in Texas

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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
1891	Larry G Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5299 Gus Thomasson Rd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4800	753	50	15.1	94.0%	32 (4.2%)	123 (16.3%)	582 (77.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$11,666			$1,381			$10,285	54.3	44.1	2550	659		481623010566
1892	C F Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1952 Bayside St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4300	268	29	9.2	98.5%	3 (1.1%)	160 (59.7%)	100 (37.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,351			$2,020			$13,331	54.2	28.7	3510	1618		481623001228
1893	Willie E Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	18101 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-6866	871	58	15	67.9%	389 (44.7%)	28 (3.2%)	428 (49.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	$10,725			$1,671			$9,054	54.2	60.3	1575	318		482874007078
1894	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5214 Duval Rd	Austin	78727	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2580	653	51	12.9	30.2%	336 (51.5%)	41 (6.3%)	168 (25.7%)	63 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.6%)	$11,276			$522			$10,753	54.2	64.4	1382	512		480894022775
1895	Fields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Dallas Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4344	456	39	11.7	91.0%	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	442 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,494			$1,212			$10,282	54.2	30.3	3421	1526		482967003334
1896	Idea Brownsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	694	31	22.3	81.1%	36 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	654 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,561			$1,659			$7,902	54.2	54.6	1887	9		480021112684
1897	Horizon Montessori - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	320 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 631-0234	342	26	12.9	78.9%	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,644			$1,702			$7,942	54.2	62.5	1467	430		480006510814
1898	Ketelsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 220-5050	422	25	16.8	96.7%	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	396 (93.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,468			$1,071			$9,397	54.2	44	2554	656		482364009279
1899	Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Trailwood Village Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1400	568	41	13.8	52.6%	255 (44.9%)	48 (8.5%)	222 (39.1%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$10,958			$482			$10,476	54.1	44.1	2547	648		482391002644
1900	South Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4719 S Bowie	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5401	315	21	14.7	87.9%	126 (40.0%)	25 (7.9%)	141 (44.8%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$10,627			$2,022			$8,605	54.1	46.4	2391	491		480813000179

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