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
3871	Starrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2675 Fairmont Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0400	479	39	12.3	77.9%	44 (9.2%)	185 (38.6%)	208 (43.4%)	17 (3.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	$10,911							22.7	19.8	4083	212		480870006353
3872	Bradford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 Bradford St	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3645	453	30	14.9	85.2%	39 (8.6%)	12 (2.6%)	387 (85.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,384							22.7	13.8	4374	502		483870004301
3873	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	605 S Garland St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 293-6055	456	28	16	84.9%	50 (11.0%)	18 (3.9%)	379 (83.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,105							22.6	19.6	4093	220		483507022851
3874	L E Monahan Elementary	Public	1-5	8901 Deep Valley Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2900	635	40	15.8	87.7%	16 (2.5%)	232 (36.5%)	372 (58.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,721							22.6	22.3	3934	60		483999005811
3875	Akin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N Ave K	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2121	226	20	11.1	84.5%	48 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	173 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$9,240							22.6	33.6	3242	633		482205002218
3876	Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5859 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3540	202	17	11.8	98.0%	4 (2.0%)	140 (69.3%)	57 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,492							22.6	28.9	3528	348		482364002385
3877	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10301 Hartsook St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0584	537	43	12.4	87.5%	12 (2.2%)	48 (8.9%)	473 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,831							22.6	13.2	4403	526		483432003826
3878	Crow Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Coke Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1850	500	41	12.2	92.2%	14 (2.8%)	29 (5.8%)	444 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,349							22.6	17.4	4198	320		480870000240
3879	Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Fox Ave	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5992	581	48	12.2	87.4%	18 (3.1%)	14 (2.4%)	507 (87.3%)	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,678							22.6	20.5	4045	166		482730003071
3880	De Zavala Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Tri City Beach Rd	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4920	527	38	13.7	75.5%	98 (18.6%)	102 (19.4%)	307 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$8,493							22.6	18.5	4150	270		482115001260

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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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