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
2161	Cotton Center School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2345 Fm 179	Cotton Center	79021	Hale County	Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 879-2176	100	17	5.8	62.0%	42 (42.0%)	1 (1.0%)	52 (52.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,423							49.6	52.4	2027	134		481536001112
2162	Wills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 W 11th	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5650	458	31	14.8	92.6%	91 (19.9%)	103 (22.5%)	133 (29.0%)	116 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$9,739							49.6	49.7	2188	26		480813000185
2163	Leon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7111 Huebner Rd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4650	613	46	13.2	71.6%	32 (5.2%)	19 (3.1%)	550 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,211							49.6	44.7	2531	368		483312003708
2164	Milam Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	301 E Dormard Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7500	561	28	20.1	70.2%	27 (4.8%)	26 (4.6%)	497 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,665							49.6	52.3	2038	126		483057003448
2165	Dr Linda Henrie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	253 W Lawson Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4200	891	59	15.1	93.7%	33 (3.7%)	17 (1.9%)	834 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$9,941							49.6	45.8	2464	299		483039013041
2166	Bill Childress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Cap Carter Rd	Vinton	79821	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-7700	386	31	12.4	75.6%	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	375 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,869							49.6	52.5	2021	145		481278007274
2167	Kruse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Park Ln	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0624	408	35	11.7	94.6%	17 (4.2%)	7 (1.7%)	378 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,717							49.5	64.3	1399	768		483432003832
2168	Patterson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5302 Allendale Rd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5750	811	48	16.8	94.0%	15 (1.8%)	46 (5.7%)	746 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,161							49.5	56.1	1808	360		482364002550
2169	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Rutherford Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4060	803	51	15.6	78.2%	79 (9.8%)	129 (16.1%)	548 (68.2%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.0%)	$9,264							49.5	50.5	2145	24		483039003416
2170	Windermere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 Grand Ave Pkwy	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4800	703	48	14.6	58.3%	166 (23.6%)	165 (23.5%)	274 (39.0%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.1%)	$9,081							49.5	56.6	1773	397		483483006895

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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