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
3901	Forman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1200	473	40	11.6	83.9%	35 (7.4%)	93 (19.7%)	300 (63.4%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$10,523							22.2	37	3024	877		483510003961
3902	Catherine Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Villa Paloma Blvd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7200	560	42	13.3	57.5%	92 (16.4%)	299 (53.4%)	86 (15.4%)	38 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$9,691							22.2	17.5	4193	291		481674013270
3903	Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	416 E St	Newton	75966	Newton County	Newton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 420-6600	359	31	11.7	78.8%	209 (58.2%)	109 (30.4%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$13,529							22.2	25.8	3726	177		483273003614
3904	Ponder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Bailey	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 479-8320	773	52	14.8	45.3%	434 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$7,026							22.2	28.4	3558	346		483531003991
3905	W A Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11601 W Hwy 175	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6020	614	39	15.8	68.1%	139 (22.6%)	31 (5.0%)	432 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$9,444							22.2	23.8	3851	54		481551001122
3906	Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Lakeway Dr	Georgetown	78628	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 943-5020	289	27	10.7	61.6%	109 (37.7%)	25 (8.7%)	133 (46.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$12,242							22.2	15.3	4298	392		482060006263
3907	Fulton Elementary	Public	3-5	314 N 6th St	Fulton	78358	Aransas County	Rockport-Fulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 790-2240	619	36	17	65.9%	267 (43.1%)	12 (1.9%)	306 (49.4%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.4%)	$9,657							22.1	22.4	3933	26		480855000219
3908	John W Runyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 Cradlerock Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6100	417	29	14.3	97.4%	5 (1.2%)	121 (29.0%)	281 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$12,152							22.1	12.2	4456	548		481623001346
3909	Gregory-Lincoln Educational Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1101 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1400	502	40	12.6	90.4%	22 (4.4%)	319 (63.5%)	143 (28.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,036							22.1	16.4	4251	342		482364005495
3910	Howsman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11431 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2350	729	54	13.5	77.5%	45 (6.2%)	46 (6.3%)	606 (83.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	$12,352							22.1	28	3584	326		483312003718

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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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