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
1411	Saigling Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Matterhorn Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3000	309	30	10.4	21.0%	186 (60.2%)	17 (5.5%)	53 (17.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	$12,370							63.8	86.8	500	911		483510003970
1412	T E Baxter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Park Pl	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6100	594	42	13.9	31.3%	317 (53.4%)	92 (15.5%)	140 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	32 (5.4%)	$8,675							63.8	71.3	1077	335		483060006586
1413	Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	618	39	15.9	82.5%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,524							63.8	60.5	1551	138		484365008406
1414	Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,100							63.8	69.4	1158	256		482967011407
1415	Galena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1670	588	42	14	85.9%	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	556 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,423							63.8	62.7	1454	39		482025001982
1416	Stuart Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Business Hwy 83	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3160	578	36	16.2	54.8%	29 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	547 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,154							63.7	54.4	1880	464		482253002288
1417	Sanderson Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 N Second St	Sanderson	79848	Terrell County	Terrell County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 345-2515	114	14	8	51.8%	47 (41.2%)	1 (0.9%)	62 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$16,587							63.7	63.4	1415	2		484242004837
1418	Avinger School	Public, Alternative	K-12	245 Connor St	Avinger	75630	Cass County	Avinger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 562-1355	112	16	6.8	75.0%	80 (71.4%)	20 (17.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$12,803							63.7	74.8	934	484		480909000378
1419	Eagle Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4600 Alta Vista Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-6300	499	34	14.7	30.7%	236 (47.3%)	53 (10.6%)	125 (25.1%)	28 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	$9,325							63.7	70.3	1124	295		482526011459
1420	Montague Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	84001 Clements Dr	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2230	548	33	16.7	49.1%	184 (33.6%)	106 (19.3%)	193 (35.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	42 (7.7%)	$11,337							63.7	46.4	2355	935		482566007786

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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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