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
941	Benbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Mercedes St	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6400	346	24	14.5	57.5%	174 (50.3%)	21 (6.1%)	126 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$12,379							74.9	69.7	1146	205		481970001831
942	Durham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4803 Brinkman St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2527	547	35	15.6	58.0%	148 (27.1%)	56 (10.2%)	326 (59.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,188							74.9	59.8	1589	647		482364002444
943	Ault Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21010 Maple Village Dr	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2800	930	59	15.6	36.2%	365 (39.2%)	117 (12.6%)	320 (34.4%)	86 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.2%)	$7,728							74.8	83.8	615	328		481611016970
944	Plum Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Plum St	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	446	30	14.8	41.9%	282 (63.2%)	1 (0.2%)	153 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$9,938							74.8	71.8	1056	112		482493007666
945	Houston Classical	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6403 Addicks Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Houston Classical Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-9626	342	17	19.7	73.7%	18 (5.3%)	178 (52.0%)	109 (31.9%)	20 (5.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$19,438							74.8	76.2	900	45		480146913863
946	Acton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Acton Rd	Granbury	76049	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 408-4200	841	45	18.8	43.0%	595 (70.7%)	22 (2.6%)	179 (21.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.4%)	$8,520							74.8	81.7	697	249		482139002139
947	Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 108th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2342	826	66	12.4	41.8%	303 (36.7%)	37 (4.5%)	454 (55.0%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	$8,804							74.7	86.7	502	445		481518009330
948	Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,050							74.7	69.8	1142	194		484365004960
949	Leadership Prep School	Public, Charter	K-4	8500 Teel Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Leadership Prep School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 294-6921	500	23	21.9		98 (19.6%)	81 (16.2%)	53 (10.6%)	230 (46.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$8,605							74.6	81.7	696	253		480142012633
950	Rosehill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	17950 Waller Tomball Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 357-3075	751	58	12.9	51.9%	204 (27.2%)	45 (6.0%)	459 (61.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$9,192							74.6	71.1	1084	134		484296009523

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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.
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