Best Elementary Schools in Texas for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Texas!

Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Texas Education Agency any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Texas Education Agency any day now!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 3549)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
3549	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	723 SE Loop 410	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 997-5636	365	21	17.4	99.5%	5 (1.4%)	258 (70.7%)	97 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,408							0.0%	3.9%	3.91%			480147914174
3548	Clifford Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Campus Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-4650	868	40	21.9	97.5%	149 (17.2%)	364 (41.9%)	163 (18.8%)	161 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	$9,369							0.0%	0.3%	0.27%			481970009377
3546	Colmesneil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 W Elder	Colmesneil	75938	Tyler County	Colmesneil Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 837-5757	220	15	14.2	70.5%	195 (88.6%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	$8,284							0.1%	26.0%	25.89%			481460000949
3546	Murchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9661 E Bankhead St	Murchison	75778	Henderson County	Murchison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 469-3636	169	18	9.5	71.0%	126 (74.6%)	1 (0.6%)	37 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$12,568							0.1%	48.1%	48.06%			483201003555
3543	Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Harding St	Wichita Falls	76301	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1196	377	23	16.6	95.8%	61 (16.2%)	173 (45.9%)	110 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	$10,027							0.2%	0.7%	0.52%			484578005222
3543	Hempstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 13th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2452	823	41	19.8	87.2%	59 (7.2%)	204 (24.8%)	534 (64.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	$7,609							0.2%	6.2%	6.04%			482292002320
3543	Sunrise - McMillan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3409 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3900	417	25	16.5	97.4%	7 (1.7%)	138 (33.1%)	258 (61.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,932							0.2%	15.7%	15.55%			481970001917
3542	Promesa College Prep Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1944 E Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 295-7778	185	11	16.8	84.3%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,876							0.2%	16.9%	16.70%			480141413823
3541	Advantage Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	955 Freetown Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Advantage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-5800	972	50	19.4	80.2%	110 (11.3%)	297 (30.6%)	530 (54.5%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,781							0.2%	1.5%	1.24%			480004108501
3540	Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Ave A	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7730	375	23	15.9	54.7%	125 (33.3%)	2 (0.5%)	231 (61.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,249							0.3%	36.7%	36.43%			480795000123

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.