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
1941	Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	2-5	1024 Fourth St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1010	342	19	18	32.5%	227 (66.4%)	5 (1.5%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$6,827							53.4	51	2117	176		482958003322
1942	Hood-Case Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Hts Rd	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-5786	698	48	14.5	67.6%	223 (31.9%)	14 (2.0%)	443 (63.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,770							53.4	38.6	2916	974		480809007527
1943	Rusk Intermediate	Public	4-5	1143 Loop 343 W	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-1726	301	23	13	63.8%	187 (62.1%)	29 (9.6%)	67 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$12,799							53.4	58.3	1688	255		483836009506
1944	Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10820 N Conway Ave	Mission	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6200	366	24	15.1	97.5%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	351 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,144							53.4	57.7	1711	233		483104007963
1945	Yes Prep Airline Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5815 Airline Dr	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 924-0700	632	45	14	94.1%	9 (1.4%)	54 (8.5%)	566 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,479							53.4			(n/a)		480020922855
1946	Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Tucker Blvd	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2300	557	39	14.1	47.0%	282 (50.6%)	47 (8.4%)	180 (32.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$10,055							53.4	61.9	1508	438		480870000248
1947	Champion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Bowie Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6200	710	40	17.6	94.8%	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	700 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,531							53.4	53.9	1938	9		481168008463
1948	Fine Arts Academy Of Olympia	Public	PK, KG-5	8439 Athenian	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5113	458	29	15.9	54.1%	111 (24.2%)	48 (10.5%)	266 (58.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.0%)	$11,750							53.4	64.7	1367	581		482499005512
1949	Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	445	34	13	73.7%	67 (15.1%)	21 (4.7%)	334 (75.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,257							53.3	54.9	1892	57		483897013738
1950	Myers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 Village Pkwy	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6650	459	38	12.1	70.8%	26 (5.7%)	14 (3.1%)	407 (88.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$13,310							53.3	53.6	1950			483312007523

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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