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
991	Abbott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	219 S First St	Abbott	76621	Hill County	Abbott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-3011	284	24	11.7	38.4%	225 (79.2%)	3 (1.1%)	49 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$9,638							73.3	74.7	961	30		480738000006
992	Ricardo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 W Cr 2160	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Ricardo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-6465	449	30	15.1	51.0%	51 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	387 (86.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,057							73.3	76	904	88		483693004113
993	Yale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 E Collins Blvd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-8300	429	37	11.7	31.0%	196 (45.7%)	49 (11.4%)	113 (26.3%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$12,971							73.2	73.6	1002	9		483702004167
994	Universal Academy-Bartonville	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Fm 407 E	Bartonville	75226	Denton County	Universal Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 393-5068	111	23	4.8		3 (2.7%)	37 (33.3%)	1 (0.9%)	68 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$1,224							73.2	90.3	363	631		480007022965
995	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19119 E Us Hwy 175	Mabank	75147	Kaufman County	Mabank Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 880-1380	723	43	16.8	71.1%	493 (68.2%)	30 (4.1%)	163 (22.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	$7,911							73.2	48.2	2287	1292		482868007372
996	Silverton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Loretta St	Silverton	79257	Briscoe County	Silverton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 823-2476	204	19	10.8	50.5%	122 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$9,883							73.2	50.6	2140	1144		484029004565
997	Yorktown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 W 4th	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 564-2252	278	22	12.3	56.8%	143 (51.4%)	4 (1.4%)	129 (46.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,070							73.1	65.9	1296	299		484665005305
998	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-9945	524	29	18	97.5%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	514 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,451							73.1	70.8	1101	103		480011308237
999	Aikman Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Ave K	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7640	464	24	19.4	84.3%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,468							73.1	74.4	968	31		482301002333
1000	Sundown Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4546 W Sundown Ln	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2400	344	23	15.2	50.9%	189 (54.9%)	8 (2.3%)	136 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$8,166							73.1	76	903	97		481281000779

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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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