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
3161	Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 Alfredo Cantu Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3200	854	48	17.7	82.1%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	851 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,816							33.8	39.5	2804	357		484365004961
3162	Reagan County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 N Texas Ave	Big Lake	76932	Reagan County	Reagan County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 884-3705	448	36	12.5	63.6%	63 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,899							33.8	29.6	3455	293		483657004100
3163	Wells Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14650 Merriltown Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 428-3400	558	47	11.8	55.2%	79 (14.2%)	76 (13.6%)	379 (67.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$10,442							33.8	43.3	2545	618		483808006166
3164	Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 E Canino	Houston	77037	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2150	697	39	17.8	96.7%	7 (1.0%)	10 (1.4%)	677 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,947							33.8	41.7	2662	502		482364010749
3165	Idea Academy Pharr	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	717	31	22.7	93.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	716 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,432							33.8	41.3	2697	468		480021112266
3166	Beta Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9701 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 331-2460	1,032	45	22.7	74.0%	151 (14.6%)	166 (16.1%)	690 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$5,940							33.8	40	2769	397		480144614073
3167	D H Brent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Witt Rd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9451	541	38	14.3	57.7%	142 (26.2%)	81 (15.0%)	276 (51.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	$9,553							33.8	55.3	1818	1349		482772008770
3168	John Q Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8239 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1200	399	29	13.7	98.0%	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	377 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,457							33.8	21.3	3958	790		481623001287
3169	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4628 Mistletoe Dr	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1168	322	26	12.4	64.3%	135 (41.9%)	41 (12.7%)	114 (35.4%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	$11,571							33.8	46.5	2349	820		484578005214
3170	Autumn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14910 Woodland Dawn	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-8813	930	63	14.7	62.7%	68 (7.3%)	465 (50.0%)	332 (35.7%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	36 (3.9%)	$9,128							33.8	32.5	3287	117		482391013305

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