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
1991	Vanguard Monet	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1020 N Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 403-5020	198	13	15.8	91.4%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,043							52.4	20.8	3982	1991		480019522865
1992	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							52.4	61.4	1508	484		480007412201
1993	Carmichael Elementary	Public	1-5	6902 Silver Star Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0345	711	47	15	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	125 (17.6%)	501 (70.5%)	53 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$11,153							52.3	38.3	2899	906		480771000061
1994	Lyons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Roxella Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2870	767	44	17.4	98.4%	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	741 (96.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,376							52.3	65.4	1328	666		482364004587
1995	Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Tierra Este Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6200	862	49	17.4	71.9%	61 (7.1%)	33 (3.8%)	728 (84.5%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	$7,936							52.3	41.8	2649	654		484071009549
1996	Collinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Reeves	Collinsville	76233	Grayson County	Collinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 429-3077	302	20	14.7	45.7%	237 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$8,479							52.3	51	2080	84		481458013265
1997	Charlotte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	168 Watson Ave	Charlotte	78011	Atascosa County	Charlotte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 277-1710	203	16	12.5	68.5%	54 (26.6%)	2 (1.0%)	147 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,304							52.3	33.5	3224	1227		481371000862
1998	Bridge City Intermediate	Public	3-5	1029 W Round Bunch Rd	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 792-8800	738	41	18.1	37.1%	519 (70.3%)	10 (1.4%)	160 (21.7%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$7,475							52.2	59.6	1598	400		481131007418
1999	W A Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7720 Gayglen Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1600	367	25	14.6	97.5%	6 (1.6%)	75 (20.4%)	280 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,327							52.2	29.3	3473	1474		481623001213
2000	Fox Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6111 Fox Creek	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-3400	620	47	13	58.4%	118 (19.0%)	75 (12.1%)	374 (60.3%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$11,091							52.2	43.1	2562	562		483294021007

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