Best Elementary Schools in Texas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Texas elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
482064007674	2291	Giddings Intermediate	Public	4-5	2337 N Main	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Giddings Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 542-4403	267	19	13.8	68.2%	78 (29.2%)	20 (7.5%)	161 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,147			$1,360			$9,787	47.9	38.2	2917	626
484071009548	2292	Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	568	36	15.7	92.4%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	555 (97.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,018			$1,455			$9,562	47.9	31.6	3292	1000
481800022827	2293	The Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4940 S Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 552-2580	743	37	20	52.0%	294 (39.6%)	17 (2.3%)	394 (53.0%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)								47.9	60	1607	686
483312011137	2294	Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3430 Barrel Pass	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4450	560	45	12.4	74.8%	29 (5.2%)	22 (3.9%)	502 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,986			$1,356			$9,630	47.8	46.7	2366	72
483890005808	2295	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Echo Vly Dr	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4600	529	30	17.6	57.3%	35 (6.6%)	5 (0.9%)	479 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,882			$1,388			$7,493	47.8	49.7	2202	93
483702004134	2296	Greenwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1313 W Shore Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-6100	416	31	13.2	74.5%	57 (13.7%)	20 (4.8%)	324 (77.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$13,045			$1,189			$11,857	47.8	51.5	2097	199
480813000144	2297	Avondale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Avondale	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4000	489	33	14.8	79.1%	191 (39.1%)	63 (12.9%)	207 (42.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$10,167			$1,560			$8,607	47.8	55.6	1849	448
480969000436	2298	Beckville Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4378 Sh 149	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3601	346	28	12.4	47.1%	265 (76.6%)	15 (4.3%)	40 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.6%)	$9,007			$919			$8,088	47.7	58.9	1664	634
482613006008	2299	Leo J Leo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2370	345	24	14.5	96.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	344 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,209			$1,760			$11,448	47.7	42.4	2639	340
481611001248	2300	Willbern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 Goodspring Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-3820	939	68	13.8	79.6%	61 (6.5%)	220 (23.4%)	500 (53.2%)	123 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.6%)	$10,835			$1,564			$9,272	47.7	61.6	1532	768

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Texas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for TX student subgroups:

Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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 September 11, 2024, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

A high school boy doing homework on a laptop

Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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