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
3051	Toler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3520 Guthrie Rd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 226-3922	425	27	15.5	82.1%	47 (11.1%)	102 (24.0%)	213 (50.1%)	35 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$11,064							36	35.2	3133	82		482034002046
3052	Gene Howe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5108 Pico	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2380	363	25	14.7	50.4%	212 (58.4%)	14 (3.9%)	127 (35.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$8,287							36	31.2	3393	341		481281000776
3053	Guzman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 S D Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1920	291	22	13.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,271							36	36.6	3053			481739006847
3054	Marcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 N Holland	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6400	378	27	13.8	86.5%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,802							36	36.6	3047	7		483104003495
3055	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 N Marrs	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5600	440	31	14	92.3%	53 (12.0%)	34 (7.7%)	318 (72.3%)	27 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,557							35.9	48.2	2285	770		480813000184
3056	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	300 E 37th St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1139	450	23	19.1	89.3%	35 (7.8%)	11 (2.4%)	390 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	$8,868							35.9	24.2	3830	774		481800001593
3057	Woodsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Myrtle St	Woodsboro	78393	Refugio County	Woodsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 543-4518	167	12	14.1	56.3%	52 (31.1%)	8 (4.8%)	104 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,018							35.9	29	3524	467		484638005281
3058	Ikard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Ikard Ln	Weatherford	76086	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2818	572	42	13.6	70.3%	242 (42.3%)	21 (3.7%)	268 (46.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.4%)	$9,367							35.9	48.9	2236	822		484480009365
3059	Elkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Elkins School Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 237-0805	654	41	15.7	57.6%	145 (22.2%)	162 (24.8%)	231 (35.3%)	70 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	$8,333							35.9	38.6	2919	140		481770006538
3060	Penelope School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	309 Ave D	Penelope	76676	Hill County	Penelope Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2215	216	18	11.8	50.5%	128 (59.3%)	6 (2.8%)	78 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,186							35.9	20.9	4013	953		483456003885

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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