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
1371	Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 245-2900	579	48	11.9	45.3%	147 (25.4%)	85 (14.7%)	213 (36.8%)	102 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$11,894							64.2	71.2	1089	282		480016312148
1372	Elva C Lobit Middle	Public	4-5	1251 W Fm 517	League City	77573	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7700	669	39	17	46.5%	225 (33.6%)	134 (20.0%)	259 (38.7%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	$9,597							64.2	46.4	2406	1034		481707013376
1373	Gus Birdwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 S Townsend St	Spearman	79081	Hansford County	Spearman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 659-2565	343	29	11.8	66.5%	105 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,254							64.2	75.6	924	449		484101004663
1374	Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6821 Sanders Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0140	548	32	17.2	65.0%	64 (11.7%)	10 (1.8%)	465 (84.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,865							64.2	67	1255	119		481527007706
1375	Rice School /La Escuela Rice	Public, Magnet	K-8	7550 Seuss Dr	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-1800	1,043	63	16.6	61.8%	25 (2.4%)	526 (50.4%)	436 (41.8%)	42 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	$9,300							64.2	53.1	1981	606		482364016978
1376	Cash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Ponciana St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6700	611	36	16.9	82.2%	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	598 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,228							64.1	54.1	1926	550		483879004418
1377	Big Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Pue Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7560	660	44	14.8	70.8%	45 (6.8%)	35 (5.3%)	564 (85.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	$11,200							64.1	51.1	2110	733		484095006485
1378	Idea Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	718	34	20.9	89.3%	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	673 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,169							64.1	59.4	1635	257		480021113731
1379	Hidden Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4104 Appalachian Trl	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2400	433	33	13.3	32.8%	238 (55.0%)	35 (8.1%)	120 (27.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	$12,429							64	66.7	1266	113		482391006866
1380	Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Morton Ave	Boyd	76023	Wise County	Boyd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 433-9520	541	34	15.8	54.3%	339 (62.7%)	11 (2.0%)	161 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$7,027							64	48	2307	927		481101000568

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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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