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
1411	Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	2001 Van Buren Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3580	435	37	11.8	50.8%	104 (23.9%)	71 (16.3%)	238 (54.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$12,361							63.5	57.1	1747	336		480870013254
1412	Paint Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4485 Fm 600	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Paint Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-2868	111	15	7.5	64.0%	55 (49.5%)	5 (4.5%)	48 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$25,134							63.4	78.8	804	608		483396003777
1413	Quitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	580	43	13.4	60.2%	447 (77.1%)	13 (2.2%)	91 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$8,113							63.4	50.8	2127	714		483630004077
1414	Martin De Leon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Santa Barbara St	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9553	531	34	15.7	58.6%	146 (27.5%)	28 (5.3%)	334 (62.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$7,580							63.4	49.8	2185	771		484415005609
1415	Sanderson Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 N Second St	Sanderson	79848	Terrell County	Terrell County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 345-2515	114	14	8	51.8%	47 (41.2%)	1 (0.9%)	62 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$16,587							63.4	56.2	1801	386		484242004837
1416	Big Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3301 W Campbell Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8100	403	35	11.5	42.2%	145 (36.0%)	75 (18.6%)	110 (27.3%)	47 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$14,024							63.4	64.2	1407	9		483702004125
1417	New Summerfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13307 Hwy 110 S	New Summerfield	75780	Cherokee County	New Summerfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 726-3306	526	44	11.8	81.4%	64 (12.2%)	7 (1.3%)	452 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,741							63.3	51.2	2104	687		483261003608
1418	League City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 E Walker St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4400	692	47	14.8	57.5%	192 (27.7%)	29 (4.2%)	437 (63.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	$9,122							63.3	71.7	1069	349		481428000907
1419	Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	265	28	9.4	43.4%	96 (36.2%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (48.3%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	$14,218							63.3	51.1	2108	689		480894014106
1420	Timpson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	836 Bear Dr	Timpson	75975	Shelby County	Timpson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 254-2463	756	72	10.5	65.9%	457 (60.4%)	159 (21.0%)	101 (13.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$10,180							63.3	52.5	2025	605		484284004886

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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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