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
1501	Dekalb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 W Fannin St	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2328	351	27	13	73.8%	239 (68.1%)	43 (12.3%)	37 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	$8,796							61.5	64.4	1390	111		481657001421
1502	Myrtle Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Rebecca Ann	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7700	550	37	14.7	69.5%	21 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	524 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,252							61.5	68.4	1197	305		484071006326
1503	Pauline Naumann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Brighton Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5800	473	38	12.5	28.8%	242 (51.2%)	33 (7.0%)	115 (24.3%)	37 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	$10,409							61.5	69.9	1132	371		482703008090
1504	Blanco Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Blanco Vista Blvd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8506	787	54	14.6	52.6%	162 (20.6%)	24 (3.0%)	562 (71.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$8,765							61.4	66.7	1268	236		480001010808
1505	Vista Del Sol Environmental Science	Public	PK, KG-5	11851 Vista Del Sol	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7500	505	33	15.5	84.0%	19 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	471 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$11,595							61.4	56.2	1799	294		484071005924
1506	Boles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9777 Fm 2101	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Boles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 914-1393	202	17	12	50.0%	145 (71.8%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$12,066							61.4	35.1	3136	1630		481074000539
1507	John F Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Bouldercrest Dr	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-5400	617	39	15.8	44.2%	227 (36.8%)	79 (12.8%)	200 (32.4%)	79 (12.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$8,623							61.4	65.3	1328	179		481428006835
1508	Sarah Strinden Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	602 S Raguet St	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	512	29	17.8	60.7%	225 (43.9%)	66 (12.9%)	186 (36.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	$6,481							61.4	55.5	1848	340		480007412201
1509	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4630	556	40	13.8	89.9%	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.7%)	518 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,611							61.4	57.6	1715	206		482025001987
1510	North Loop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Emerson St	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2800	534	38	14.1	94.8%	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,039							61.4	62.2	1493	17		484668005328

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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