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
41	Stafford Stem Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	3-11	200 Stafford Pride	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 261-9200	345	22	15.7	35.1%	18 (5.2%)	112 (32.5%)	51 (14.8%)	139 (40.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$5,937							98.4	99	20	21		484135014136
42	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	463	36	12.7		369 (79.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	$12,324							98.3	99	18	24		482325002360
43	Hoffmann Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Fm 306	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2500	705	42	16.9	7.2%	522 (74.0%)	5 (0.7%)	143 (20.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$7,587							98.3	98.4	38	5		481473009179
44	Laurel Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10111 Dk Ranch Rd	Austin	78759	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4300	822	53	15.5	6.1%	228 (27.7%)	6 (0.7%)	97 (11.8%)	409 (49.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.9%)	$7,809							98.3	98.4	37	7		483808006167
45	Lake Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 Sonoma Dr	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6500	721	44	16.3	3.5%	508 (70.5%)	14 (1.9%)	94 (13.0%)	73 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$7,547							98.3	94.3	211	166		482647009414
46	Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7411 Nichols Trail	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3950	635	40	16	4.1%	154 (24.3%)	31 (4.9%)	38 (6.0%)	366 (57.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$6,739							98.2	98.4	39	7		482001012815
47	Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Chicago St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3400	597	36	16.6	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,705							98.2	81.5	707	660		482679003015
48	Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 W 43rd St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 613-2536	950	53	17.7	11.4%	534 (56.2%)	36 (3.8%)	233 (24.5%)	79 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	$7,271							98.1	97.4	79	31		482364002544
49	Tibbals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	621 Waters Edge Way	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2520	609	45	13.6	15.6%	209 (34.3%)	74 (12.2%)	37 (6.1%)	260 (42.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$8,836							98.1	97.9	53	4		484653010520
50	Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	485	35	13.8		407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$11,293							98.1	98.6	32	18		482325002358

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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.
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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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