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2007 Texas Monthly’s Best Public Elementary Schools List

If a subject is 'N/A' for a particular school, that school was not tested within its grade-span or there was missing data. A significant number of schools were not included in the analysis this year. To determine why your school may not be included, visit the FAQ.

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Campus Name District Name County All Read. Math. Writ. Sci. Grade Span Low Income ELL Af. Am. Hisp. Asian White Nat. Am.
A N Rico Elementary Weslaco ISD Hidalgo No No Yes No No KG - 05 87.6 28.3 0.1 98.6 0.0 1.3 0.0
A P Beutel El Brazosport ISD Brazoria No Yes No No N/A KG - 04 23.0 5.1 4.9 20.5 5.5 68.4 0.7
Adams El Cleburne ISD Johnson No Yes Yes No N/A 01 - 04 59.1 9.4 6.3 19.9 0.7 72.0 1.0
Airport Elementary Weslaco ISD Hidalgo No No Yes No No KG - 05 88.4 19.3 0.0 99.4 0.0 0.6 0.0
Alamo El Wichita Falls ISD Wichita No No Yes No No 01 - 06 89.9 9.5 14.3 50.2 0.9 33.3 1.3
Aldridge El Plano ISD Collin No No Yes No No PK - 05 11.4 11.0 5.3 9.8 18.1 66.7 0.0
Alvin Pri Alvin ISD Brazoria No No Yes N/A N/A KG - 03 53.8 17.2 3.6 37.8 5.0 53.5 0.1
Alvord El Alvord ISD Wise N/A Yes N/A No N/A PK - 05 32.0 3.1 1.4 8.9 0.7 88.3 0.7
Amy Parks-Heath El Rockwall ISD Rockwall Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 06 4.1 0.0 1.7 4.6 0.7 92.8 0.3
Anderson Academy Aldine ISD Harris No Yes No N/A N/A 01 - 03 71.7 20.9 60.5 33.5 1.8 4.3 0.0
Anderson Elementary Frisco ISD Collin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 05 8.0 6.4 8.6 7.3 18.8 64.4 0.8
Andrews El Gregory-Portland ISD San Patricio No Yes No No N/A PK - 04 41.5 5.7 8.7 43.9 4.5 42.4 0.6
Andrews Elementary School Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 3.1 11.5 3.7 5.3 45.3 45.5 0.1
Arden Road Elem Canyon ISD Randall No No No Yes N/A PK - 04 12.2 0.6 3.2 12.9 2.0 81.7 0.2
Armand Bayou El Clear Creek ISD Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes EE - 05 19.6 11.9 7.9 17.0 13.1 61.6 0.3
Armstrong Elementary Highland Park ISD Dallas Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A EE - 04 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.8 90.6 0.2
Arnold El San Antonio ISD Bexar No Yes No No Yes KG - 05 91.3 39.2 1.7 94.5 0.3 3.1 0.3
Arthur H McNeil Elementary School McKinney ISD Collin No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 12.6 2.4 10.3 13.3 5.8 68.9 1.6
Ault El Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Harris No No Yes No Yes EE - 05 3.6 2.8 3.0 8.7 3.1 84.9 0.3
Austin El Abilene ISD Taylor No Yes Yes Yes No PK - 05 32.7 1.5 5.8 15.9 1.4 76.7 0.2
Austin El Coppell ISD Dallas No Yes No No Yes PK - 05 9.9 12.8 4.3 14.9 22.5 58.2 0.2
Austin El Ennis ISD Ellis No Yes No N/A N/A KG - 03 61.5 14.4 17.6 36.4 1.1 44.9 0.0
Austin Elem Edinburg CISD Hidalgo No Yes No No No EE - 05 89.2 43.6 0.0 99.1 0.0 0.9 0.0
Axtell El Axtell ISD McLennan No Yes No No No KG - 05 57.0 0.0 2.5 13.0 0.0 84.5 0.0
Barbara Bush El Houston ISD Harris No No Yes Yes No KG - 05 24.6 20.3 17.8 18.0 24.8 39.4 0.0
Barksdale El Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes Yes No PK - 05 4.7 5.9 6.8 5.8 15.5 71.6 0.3
Barton Creek El Eanes ISD Travis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 05 2.6 2.3 1.0 7.7 18.2 73.1 0.0
Baskin Academy San Antonio ISD Bexar No Yes Yes No No KG - 06 81.8 5.6 4.2 85.6 1.1 9.2 0.0
Bassetti El Abilene ISD Taylor No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 59.4 1.7 17.1 16.4 1.9 64.2 0.3
Beacon Hill El San Antonio ISD Bexar No Yes No No No KG - 05 98.6 31.1 2.2 95.8 0.0 1.8 0.2
Beaver Technology Center Garland ISD Dallas No No Yes No Yes PK - 05 47.7 32.4 14.9 43.0 14.0 26.4 1.7
Bedford Heights El Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Tarrant No No No Yes No PK - 06 13.5 1.5 4.2 7.9 5.1 82.0 0.9
Bells El Bells ISD Grayson No No No No Yes KG - 06 28.5 0.5 1.2 3.4 1.2 93.1 1.0
Benavides El Brownsville ISD Cameron No No Yes No No KG - 05 93.1 51.0 0.1 97.8 0.7 1.3 0.0
Berry El Houston ISD Harris No No No Yes No EE - 05 97.1 64.1 7.4 91.4 0.3 0.5 0.3
Bess Campbell Elementary Lamar CISD Fort Bend No No No No Yes EE - 05 3.7 4.5 10.7 10.5 9.9 68.7 0.3
Bethany El Plano ISD Collin No No Yes No No PK - 05 5.3 7.8 5.3 5.9 23.2 65.7 0.0
Beverly El Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 6.6 11.8 5.2 9.4 25.5 59.7 0.2
Big Springs El Richardson ISD Dallas N/A N/A Yes No Yes PK - 06 28.9 14.1 19.8 21.7 9.7 48.1 0.8
Blackland Prairie El Round Rock ISD Williamson No No No No Yes PK - 05 15.6 7.6 12.2 20.8 8.5 58.4 0.1
Blanton Elementary Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Dallas No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 68.7 37.6 15.8 58.3 5.9 20.0 0.0
Blossom Elem Prairiland ISD Lamar No Yes No No Yes KG - 05 67.0 4.9 0.3 9.4 0.0 89.6 0.7
Bluebonnet Elementary School Keller ISD Tarrant No No No Yes N/A PK - 04 20.3 9.7 6.0 17.8 12.1 63.1 1.0
Bolin Elementary School Allen ISD Collin No No No Yes No EE - 06 11.3 17.9 12.5 11.8 16.9 57.9 0.8
Bonham El Abilene ISD Taylor No No Yes No No PK - 05 66.0 3.4 7.9 35.4 0.7 55.6 0.4
Bonham El Harlingen CISD Cameron No No Yes No No KG - 05 83.6 12.7 0.5 91.4 0.9 7.2 0.0
Bonham El Wichita Falls ISD Wichita No No No Yes No KG - 06 84.3 20.7 7.3 52.5 0.6 38.2 1.5
Borchardt Elementary Frisco ISD Collin No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 3.7 15.3 7.1 5.3 36.6 51.0 0.0
Bowie El Abilene ISD Taylor No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 75.3 5.3 8.0 42.6 0.7 47.3 1.3
Bowie El Harlingen CISD Cameron No Yes No No No KG - 05 93.3 20.6 0.0 97.1 0.0 2.9 0.0
Bowie El Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Hidalgo No No No Yes No KG - 05 78.0 38.2 0.2 97.3 0.0 2.5 0.0
Bowie El Richardson ISD Dallas No Yes Yes No No PK - 06 9.3 5.0 3.7 13.9 2.2 79.8 0.4
Bowie Elementary Corsicana ISD Navarro No No No Yes No PK - 05 47.1 11.9 12.6 28.9 1.8 56.7 0.0
Bowie Elementary Lamar CISD Fort Bend No No No No Yes EE - 05 80.8 34.5 4.2 85.9 0.0 9.8 0.2
Bradfield Elementary Highland Park ISD Dallas Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A EE - 04 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.1 1.5 95.3 0.2
Bransford El Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Tarrant No No Yes No No PK - 05 3.5 1.7 1.7 6.5 7.8 82.8 1.1
Brazos Bend El Fort Bend ISD Fort Bend No No Yes No Yes PK - 05 6.8 15.7 9.0 7.6 44.1 39.2 0.1
Bremond El Bremond ISD Robertson N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A KG - 05 45.3 0.0 21.7 3.3 0.9 72.6 1.4
Brentfield El Richardson ISD Dallas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 06 4.7 2.8 2.6 4.9 7.9 84.4 0.2
Bridge Point El Eanes ISD Travis No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 6.6 89.8 0.2
Bridlewood Elem Lewisville ISD Denton No Yes Yes Yes No EE - 05 0.3 1.3 1.4 4.2 3.9 90.4 0.1
Brinker El Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 2.7 5.1 6.0 4.8 21.8 67.3 0.1
Briscoe Academy San Antonio ISD Bexar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KG - 06 91.2 34.0 1.0 98.1 0.3 0.3 0.2
Broaddus El Broaddus ISD San Augustine No Yes No No No KG - 06 79.1 1.6 4.7 1.7 0.0 93.6 0.0
Brookwood El Clear Creek ISD Galveston No Yes Yes No Yes PK - 05 4.3 5.1 3.6 6.3 17.3 72.5 0.4
Brownsboro El Brownsboro ISD Henderson No No Yes N/A N/A EE - 03 62.1 8.7 11.6 11.4 0.5 76.0 0.5
Brushy Creek El Round Rock ISD Williamson No No Yes No Yes EE - 05 17.0 7.9 6.9 17.4 11.7 63.4 0.6
Bryker Woods El Austin ISD Travis No Yes No No No PK - 06 11.9 4.0 5.9 18.7 4.2 70.3 0.9
Buckalew El Conroe ISD Montgomery Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A EE - 04 1.5 3.5 1.5 8.6 4.5 85.2 0.2
Buffalo Gap El Jim Ned CISD Taylor No No No No Yes PK - 05 23.9 0.0 0.4 8.4 0.0 89.8 1.3
Bunker Hill El Spring Branch ISD Harris No No Yes No Yes PK - 05 5.9 11.3 1.5 9.4 19.0 70.1 0.0
Burbank El Houston ISD Harris No No No Yes No KG - 05 94.2 54.2 4.2 93.8 0.0 1.9 0.0
Burke ES Northside ISD Bexar No No Yes No No KG - 05 74.7 35.1 6.3 81.2 0.8 11.3 0.5
Burks El McKinney ISD Collin No No Yes No No KG - 05 67.5 36.5 10.3 55.0 0.5 34.1 0.0
Burton Hill El Fort Worth ISD Tarrant No No Yes No No KG - 05 62.5 19.3 9.5 49.5 1.1 39.7 0.3
Bush El Alief ISD Harris No No No Yes N/A KG - 04 88.5 57.0 37.8 58.5 2.8 1.0 0.0
C F Carr El Dallas ISD Dallas No No Yes N/A N/A KG - 03 96.1 39.3 48.0 52.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
C T Eddins El McKinney ISD Collin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 05 2.5 0.5 3.9 5.4 3.5 86.3 0.9
C W Cline Elementary Friendswood ISD Galveston No Yes No N/A N/A EE - 03 4.7 2.6 2.4 11.5 4.6 81.0 0.6
Cactus Ranch El Round Rock ISD Williamson No No No No Yes EE - 05 7.0 3.1 6.4 18.5 6.2 68.5 0.3
Caldwell El Garland ISD Dallas No No No Yes No PK - 05 85.3 54.9 13.2 74.0 0.4 11.5 0.9
Caldwell El McKinney ISD Collin No No Yes Yes No EE - 05 76.8 40.4 12.2 61.8 1.4 24.2 0.4
Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy Tyler ISD Smith No No No Yes Yes PK - 05 62.0 13.3 36.0 30.2 0.5 33.2 0.2
Canterbury Elem Edinburg CISD Hidalgo No Yes No Yes No EE - 05 56.4 21.6 0.7 88.0 4.5 6.9 0.0
Canyon Creek El Richardson ISD Dallas N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A EE - 06 7.9 2.5 4.1 8.3 2.5 85.1 0.0
Canyon Creek El Round Rock ISD Williamson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 05 1.2 2.8 1.1 6.3 26.7 65.6 0.4
Carlisle El Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 10.7 6.3 4.8 9.7 15.2 70.1 0.2
Carroll Elementary Carroll ISD Tarrant Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A EE - 04 0.9 0.5 3.5 4.0 7.0 85.0 0.5
Carver Elementary Greenville ISD Hunt No No Yes No N/A PK - 04 91.9 45.2 25.8 59.8 0.2 14.0 0.2
Casis El Austin ISD Travis No Yes Yes No No EE - 05 3.5 2.7 3.0 11.4 3.2 82.4 0.0
Cedar Creek El Eanes ISD Travis No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 5.3 5.8 1.8 12.8 11.1 74.1 0.3
Cedar Valley Elementary Killeen ISD Bell No No No No Yes KG - 05 37.4 13.0 36.1 22.1 4.8 36.1 0.9
Centennial Elementary Plano ISD Collin No Yes Yes No No PK - 05 11.7 6.2 9.6 5.5 14.5 69.6 0.9
Central Park El Corpus Christi ISD Nueces No Yes Yes No No KG - 05 84.3 9.1 4.4 88.3 0.9 5.4 0.9
Charles Acton Elementary Duncanville ISD Dallas Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A KG - 04 80.1 24.3 45.5 49.9 1.3 3.4 0.0
Charles Rice El Dallas ISD Dallas No No No No Yes KG - 05 91.6 0.9 96.2 3.6 0.0 0.2 0.0
Charlotte Anderson Elementary Mansfield ISD Tarrant No Yes No Yes N/A KG - 04 15.7 9.1 11.1 11.5 8.2 69.2 0.0
Cielo Vista El El Paso ISD El Paso N/A Yes N/A No N/A KG - 05 53.7 21.7 6.6 77.7 1.7 13.7 0.3
Clifton Park Elementary Killeen ISD Bell No No Yes No No KG - 05 65.0 33.1 21.3 45.0 2.7 31.0 0.0
Clint Q Smith Elementary Duncanville ISD Dallas Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A PK - 04 53.6 9.4 47.6 32.1 3.8 16.3 0.2
Clover Elementary Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Hidalgo No No Yes Yes Yes KG - 05 90.1 45.5 0.1 99.2 0.1 0.6 0.0
Collier Elementary Harlandale ISD Bexar No Yes Yes No No EE - 05 92.8 19.2 0.2 98.1 0.0 1.6 0.0
Colony Meadows El Fort Bend ISD Fort Bend No No Yes No Yes KG - 05 8.5 16.2 4.2 4.9 50.2 40.7 0.0
Columbia Heights Elementary Harlandale ISD Bexar No No No No Yes EE - 05 93.7 34.8 0.0 98.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Commonwealth El Fort Bend ISD Fort Bend No Yes Yes No Yes EE - 05 0.6 8.5 4.4 3.4 49.0 43.3 0.0