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
201	Arapaho Classical Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-6	1300 Cypress Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6400	578	39	14.9	20.2%	338 (58.5%)	50 (8.7%)	124 (21.5%)	30 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	$8,355			$735			$7,620	94.6	94.8	189	12		483702004123
202	Harvard Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	810 Harvard St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 867-5210	673	40	16.8	16.6%	376 (55.9%)	41 (6.1%)	183 (27.2%)	29 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	$9,662			$723			$8,940	94.6	83.1	646	444		482364002482
203	Bear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 Escarpment Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-0040	582	41	14	4.1%	308 (52.9%)	6 (1.0%)	115 (19.8%)	123 (21.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$3,482			$289			$3,193	94.6	92.9	260	57		480894014109
204	Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Martin Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 971-4577	792	53	14.9	35.0%	62 (7.8%)	7 (0.9%)	640 (80.8%)	69 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$8,864			$282			$8,582	94.5	94.6	196	8		482967021348
205	Barbers Hill Intermediate North	Public	4-6	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 576-2221	862	66	12.9	27.6%	546 (63.3%)	43 (5.0%)	209 (24.2%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)								94.4	95.4	168	37		480945014027
206	Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Oakland Hills Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2300	791	45	17.5	12.8%	150 (19.0%)	53 (6.7%)	61 (7.7%)	491 (62.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$7,990			$378			$7,612	94.4	96.8	110	96		482001008147
207	Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7420 Crownridge Dr	The Woodlands	77382	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1600	895	55	16.2	21.3%	498 (55.6%)	43 (4.8%)	230 (25.7%)	72 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$7,951			$579			$7,372	94.4	95.3	170	37		481500007404
208	Palo Pinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	821 Oak St	Palo Pinto	76484	Palo Pinto County	Palo Pinto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 659-2745	102	10	10.2	51.0%	85 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$17,195			$2,105			$15,090	94.4	93.2	247	39		483414003795
209	Harry McKillop Elementary	Public	K-5	3509 Liberty Way	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 837-2632	944	52	18.1	13.5%	533 (56.5%)	106 (11.2%)	92 (9.7%)	127 (13.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	77 (8.2%)	$8,689			$385			$8,305	94.4	93.7	227	18		483012006143
210	Centennial Elementary	Public	K-5	2609 Ventura Dr	Plano	75093	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0700	488	38	12.8	13.3%	167 (34.2%)	42 (8.6%)	47 (9.6%)	197 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$8,686			$231			$8,455	94.4	94.9	181	29		483510008152

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