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
431	Riojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Crispin Hill	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-4100	738	50	14.8	25.2%	224 (30.4%)	51 (6.9%)	343 (46.5%)	81 (11.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$8,798							88.6	91.2	325	106		483483012031
432	Herfurth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Miller Rd	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 475-7994	590	35	17	46.6%	153 (25.9%)	89 (15.1%)	242 (41.0%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.8%)	$9,254							88.6	73.9	968	536		482034006553
433	Jo Ann Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Woodlake Dr	Georgetown	78633	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5180	504	36	13.9	14.7%	316 (62.7%)	14 (2.8%)	119 (23.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.5%)	$7,007							88.5	87.8	461	28		482060011092
434	Rutledge Elementary	Public	K-5	11501 Staked Plains Dr	Austin	78717	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6500	853	62	13.8	6.2%	256 (30.0%)	21 (2.5%)	176 (20.6%)	344 (40.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.3%)	$7,430							88.5	91.8	305	129		482703011113
435	Bear Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Garden Lk	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1600	623	41	15.2	19.3%	388 (62.3%)	24 (3.9%)	178 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	$10,060							88.5	82.8	649	214		482391002642
436	Brenda Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 Julian Feild St	Mansfield	76063	Johnson County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9400	845	56	15	30.9%	207 (24.5%)	336 (39.8%)	144 (17.0%)	105 (12.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	$7,839							88.3	85.2	562	126		482892014002
437	Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11902 Madera Run Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5000	998	66	15.2	25.7%	256 (25.7%)	300 (30.1%)	346 (34.7%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (5.8%)	$8,575							88.3	81.6	700	263		482391013313
438	C T Eddins Elementary	Public	K-5	311 Peregrine Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6600	372	29	13	13.2%	228 (61.3%)	34 (9.1%)	55 (14.8%)	23 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	$11,018							88.3	84.5	588	150		482985007833
439	Horizon Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 Ryderwood Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7400	947	56	17	56.6%	68 (7.2%)	13 (1.4%)	852 (90.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$8,289							88.3	86.3	525	86		484071005922
440	Shadow Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Mills Branch Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2600	584	37	15.9	20.0%	361 (61.8%)	20 (3.4%)	135 (23.1%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$9,425							88.2	79.4	769	329		482391004620

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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.
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