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
1811	Herod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5627 Jason St	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3315	682	44	15.5	58.8%	89 (13.0%)	227 (33.3%)	294 (43.1%)	36 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$8,483							55.4	52.6	2014	203		482364002488
1812	Fields Store Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31670 Giboney Rd	Waller	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-4050	718	49	14.5	59.5%	314 (43.7%)	26 (3.6%)	360 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$9,986							55.4	57.2	1738	74		484443009417
1813	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Harvey	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4277	548	39	13.8	92.0%	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	518 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,276							55.4	55.1	1877	64		482967003336
1814	Lake Air Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4601 Cobbs Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1910	734	55	13.4	68.1%	117 (15.9%)	89 (12.1%)	499 (68.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$9,895							55.4	38.7	2910	1096		484428005035
1815	Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 W Mile 3	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2480	538	33	16.3	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	535 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,457							55.4	76.2	893	922		482613008658
1816	Kimball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Coryell Way	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4120	208	21	10.1	76.0%	52 (25.0%)	60 (28.8%)	79 (38.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$14,919							55.4	46.8	2380	564		483039006144
1817	Juarez/Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Espejo-Molina Rd	Rio Bravo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4300	535	40	13.3	93.5%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,670							55.4	48.8	2241	424		484365005596
1818	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							55.3	60	1602	216		482772008770
1819	Rees Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16305 Kensley	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1444	526	52	10.1	81.4%	29 (5.5%)	94 (17.9%)	367 (69.8%)	34 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,633							55.3	52.5	2019	200		480783005943
1820	Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Teal Dr	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-4500	546	41	13.4	46.7%	212 (38.8%)	62 (11.4%)	179 (32.8%)	34 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.6%)	$8,868							55.3	58.5	1677	143		482526009381

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