Best Elementary Schools in Austin, TX (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

151

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Austin, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Austin, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Austin, TX elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Canyon Creek	Austin	Round Rock Isd	90%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	369
#2	A+	Laurel Mountain	Austin	Round Rock Isd	87%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	702
#3	A+	Patsy Sommer	Austin	Round Rock Isd	87%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	982
#4	A+	Elsa England	Austin	Round Rock Isd	82%	73%	Meets Expectations	960
#5	A+	Laura Welch Bush	Austin	Leander Isd	80%	70%	Meets Expectations	525
#6	A+	Mills	Austin	Austin Isd	79%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	776
#7	A+	Barton Creek	Austin	Eanes Isd	78%	68%	Meets Expectations	521
#8	A+	Spicewood	Austin	Round Rock Isd	78%	70%	Meets Expectations	730
#9	A+	Forest Trail	Austin	Eanes Isd	76%	66%	Meets Expectations	544
#10	A+	Eanes	Austin	Eanes Isd	75%	62%	Meets Expectations	526
#11	A+	Highland Park	Austin	Austin Isd	75%	64%	Meets Expectations	638
#12	A+	Bear Creek	Austin	Austin Isd	74%	63%	Meets Expectations	603
#13	A+	Clayton	Austin	Austin Isd	74%	66%	Meets Expectations	718
#14	A+	Harmony Science Academy Cedar Park (Charter)	Austin	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	73%	63%	Meets Expectations	673
#15	A+	Baldwin	Austin	Austin Isd	72%	61%	Meets Expectations	649
#16	A+	Barton Hills	Austin	Austin Isd	70%	63%	Meets Expectations	351
#17	A+	Brentwood	Austin	Austin Isd	70%	60%	Meets Expectations	630
#18	A+	Bridge Point	Austin	Eanes Isd	70%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#19	A+	Casis	Austin	Austin Isd	70%	62%	Meets Expectations	599
#20	A+	Hill	Austin	Austin Isd	70%	61%	Meets Expectations	842
#21	A+	Lake Pointe	Austin	Lake Travis Isd	70%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	748
#22	A+	River Ridge	Austin	Leander Isd	70%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	479
#23	A+	Rooster Springs	Austin	Dripping Springs Isd	70%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	827
#24	A+	Serene Hills	Austin	Lake Travis Isd	70%	58%	Meets Expectations	627
#25	A	Cedar Creek	Austin	Eanes Isd	69%	61%	Meets Expectations	524
#26	A	Rutledge	Austin	Leander Isd	69%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	984
#27	A	Basis Austin (Charter)	Austin	Basis Texas	68%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	273
#28	A	Lee	Austin	Austin Isd	68%	55%	Meets Expectations	458
#29	A	Summitt	Austin	Austin Isd	67%	56%	Meets Expectations	760
#30	A	Kiker	Austin	Austin Isd	66%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	789
#31	A	Maplewood	Austin	Austin Isd	66%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	402
#32	A	Bryker Woods	Austin	Austin Isd	65%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#33	A	Gullett	Austin	Austin Isd	65%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	565
#34	A	Zilker	Austin	Austin Isd	65%	56%	Meets Expectations	488
#35	A	Kathy Caraway	Austin	Round Rock Isd	64%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	486
#36	A	Steiner Ranch	Austin	Leander Isd	62%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#37	A	Valley View	Austin	Eanes Isd	62%	54%	Meets Expectations	302
#38	A	Doss	Austin	Austin Isd	61%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	860
#39	A	Lakeway	Austin	Lake Travis Isd	61%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	564
#40	A	Purple Sage	Austin	Round Rock Isd	61%	54%	Meets Expectations	460
#41	A-	Bee Cave	Austin	Lake Travis Isd	60%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	863
#42	A-	Mathews	Austin	Austin Isd	60%	47%	Meets Expectations	345
#43	A-	Cowan	Austin	Austin Isd	59%	45%	Meets Expectations	544
#44	A-	Sycamore Springs	Austin	Dripping Springs Isd	59%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#45	A-	Baranoff	Austin	Austin Isd	57%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	850
#46	A-	Harmony School Of Science Austin (Charter)	Austin	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	56%	42%	Meets Expectations	456
#47	A-	Jollyville	Austin	Round Rock Isd	56%	45%	Meets Expectations	578
#48	B+	Forest North	Austin	Round Rock Isd	55%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	272
#49	B+	Reilly	Austin	Austin Isd	54%	43%	Meets Expectations	344
#50	B+	Ridgetop	Austin	Austin Isd	54%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#51	B+	Sunset Valley	Austin	Austin Isd	54%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	448
#52	B+	Live Oak	Austin	Round Rock Isd	52%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#53	B+	Cunningham	Austin	Austin Isd	51%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#54	B	Pond Springs	Austin	Round Rock Isd	50%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#55	B	Blazier	Austin	Austin Isd	49%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,169
#56	B	Guerrero Thompson	Austin	Austin Isd	49%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	562
#57	B	Casey	Austin	Austin Isd	48%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	500
#58	B	Patton	Austin	Austin Isd	48%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	798
#59	B	River Place	Austin	Leander Isd	48%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#60	B	Davis	Austin	Austin Isd	47%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	651
#61	B	Idea Parmer Park Academy (Charter)	Austin	Idea Public Schools	47%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	675
#62	B	Joslin	Austin	Austin Isd	47%	36%	Meets Expectations	267
#63	B-	Nyos Magnolia Mccullough Campus (Charter)	Austin	Nyos Charter School	46%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,331
#64	B-	Becker	Austin	Austin Isd	45%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	502
#65	B-	Magnolia Montessori For All (Charter)	Austin	Montessori For All	45%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	456
#66	B-	Travis Hts (Charter)	Austin	Austin Isd	45%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#67	B-	Blanton	Austin	Austin Isd	44%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#68	B-	Smith	Austin	Del Valle Isd	43%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	508
#69	C+	Harmony School Of Innovation Austin (Charter)	Austin	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	42%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	362
#70	C+	Blackshear	Austin	Austin Isd	41%	30%	Meets Expectations	262
#71	C+	Boone	Austin	Austin Isd	41%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	489
#72	C+	Newton Collins	Austin	Del Valle Isd	41%	27%	Meets Expectations	543
#73	C+	Oak Hill	Austin	Austin Isd	41%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	663
#74	C	Wayside Eden Park Academy (Charter)	Austin	Wayside Schools	40%	28%	Meets Expectations	274
#75	C	Kipp Austin Comunidad (Charter)	Austin	Kipp Texas Public Schools	39%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	556
#76	C	Austin Achieve Parmer (Charter)	Austin	Austin Achieve Public Schools	38%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	171
#77	C	Copperfield	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	38%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	502
#78	C	Kipp Paseo Pri (Charter)	Austin	Kipp Texas Public Schools	38%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	404
#79	C	Palm	Austin	Austin Isd	38%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	341
#80	C-	Kipp Austin Obras (Charter)	Austin	Kipp Texas Public Schools	37%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	453
#81	C-	Lake Travis	Austin	Lake Travis Isd	37%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	763
#82	C-	Parmer Lane	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	37%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#83	C-	Galindo	Austin	Austin Isd	36%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	451
#84	C-	Kipp Alegria Pri (Charter)	Austin	Kipp Texas Public Schools	36%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	698
#85	C-	Kocurek	Austin	Austin Isd	36%	25%	Meets Expectations	522
#86	C-	Williams	Austin	Austin Isd	35%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	386
#87	D+	Wells Branch	Austin	Round Rock Isd	34%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	500
#88	D+	Zavala	Austin	Austin Isd	34%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	259
#89	D+	Grandview Hills	Austin	Leander Isd	33%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	457
#90	D+	Idea Montopolis Academy (Charter)	Austin	Idea Public Schools	33%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	694
#91	D+	River Oaks	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	33%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	400
#92	D+	Wayside Real Learning Academy (Charter)	Austin	Wayside Schools	33%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#93	D+	Pleasant Hill	Austin	Austin Isd	32%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	374
#94	D	Cedars International Academy (Charter)	Austin	Cedars International Academy	31%	17%	Meets Expectations	382
#95	D	Hornsby Dunlap	Austin	Del Valle Isd	31%	19%	Meets Expectations	599
#96	D	University Of Texas El Charter School (Charter)	Austin	University of Texas Elementary Charter School	31%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	296
#97	D	Wilhelmina Delco	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	31%	21%	Meets Expectations	484
#98	D	Campbell	Austin	Austin Isd	30%	19%	Meets Expectations	185
#99	D	Joseph Gilbert	Austin	Del Valle Isd	30%	20%	Meets Expectations	669
#100	D	Anderson Mill	Austin	Round Rock Isd	29%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	455
#101	D	Hillcrest	Austin	Del Valle Isd	29%	18%	Meets Expectations	367
#102	D	Allison	Austin	Austin Isd	28%	16%	Meets Expectations	403
#103	D-	Austin Achieve (Charter)	Austin	Austin Achieve Public Schools	27%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	1,008
#104	D-	Austin Discovery Sch (Charter)	Austin	Austin Discovery School	27%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	332
#105	D-	Graham	Austin	Austin Isd	27%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#106	D-	Idea Health Professions Academy (Charter)	Austin	Idea Public Schools	27%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	286
#107	D-	Joe Lee Johnson	Austin	Round Rock Isd	27%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	755
#108	D-	Idea Rundberg Academy (Charter)	Austin	Idea Public Schools	26%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	682
#109	D-	Northwest	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	26%	17%	Meets Expectations	384
#110	D-	Odom	Austin	Austin Isd	26%	16%	Meets Expectations	342
#111	D-	Rodriguez	Austin	Austin Isd	26%	13%	Meets Expectations	395
#112	D-	Idea Bluff Springs Academy (Charter)	Austin	Idea Public Schools	25%	15%	Meets Expectations	634
#113	D-	Ortega	Austin	Austin Isd	25%	13%	Meets Expectations	274
#114	D-	Perez	Austin	Austin Isd	25%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	450
#115	D-	St Elmo	Austin	Austin Isd	25%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#116	D-	Bluebonnet Trail	Austin	Manor Isd	24%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	535
#117	F	Harmony Science Academy Austin (Charter)	Austin	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	23%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	687
#118	F	Pioneer Crossing	Austin	Manor Isd	22%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	470
#119	F	Wayside Altamira Academy (Charter)	Austin	Wayside Schools	22%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#120	F	Pillow	Austin	Austin Isd	21%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	386
#121	F	Winn Montessori	Austin	Austin Isd	21%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	267
#122	F	Barrington	Austin	Austin Isd	20%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	345
#123	F	Baty	Austin	Del Valle Isd	20%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	507
#124	F	Hart	Austin	Austin Isd	20%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	531
#125	F	Oak Meadows	Austin	Manor Isd	20%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	356
#126	F	Pickle	Austin	Austin Isd	20%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	326
#127	F	Cook	Austin	Austin Isd	19%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	446
#128	F	Langford	Austin	Austin Isd	19%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	514
#129	F	Dessau	Austin	Pflugerville Isd	18%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	575
#130	F	Harris	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373
#131	F	Linder	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	557
#132	F	Mcbee	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	344
#133	F	Norman Sims	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#134	F	Walnut Creek	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	545
#135	F	Wooten	Austin	Austin Isd	17%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	347
#136	F	Andrews	Austin	Austin Isd	16%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	343
#137	F	Govalle	Austin	Austin Isd	14%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	360
#138	F	Padron	Austin	Austin Isd	14%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	574
#139	F	Decker	Austin	Manor Isd	13%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	509
#140	F	Overton	Austin	Austin Isd	13%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	424
#141	F	Sanchez	Austin	Austin Isd	13%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	489
#142	F	The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key (Charter)	Austin	Valere Public Schools	13%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#143	F	Houston	Austin	Austin Isd	12%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	527
#144	F	Widen	Austin	Austin Isd	12%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	390
#145	F	Dawson	Austin	Austin Isd	11%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	257
#146	F	Oak Springs	Austin	Austin Isd	10%	10%	Underperforms Expectations	233
#147	F	Wooldridge	Austin	Austin Isd	10%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	456
#148	F	Brown	Austin	Austin Isd	9%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#149	F	Jordan	Austin	Austin Isd	8%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	555
#150	F	Pecan Springs	Austin	Austin Isd	7%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	292
#151	F	Texas Preparatory School Austin Campus (Charter)	Austin	Texas Preparatory School	0%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	42

How Austin, TX's elementary schools compare

A: 47B: 21C: 18D: 30F: 35

45% of the 151 ranked elementary schools in Austin, TX earn an A or B (47 A grades, 21 B, 18 C, 30 D, 35 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 80 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (53% here, 70% nationally), and 36 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Guerrero Thompson (49% against 15%, B), Idea Parmer Park Academy (47% against 14%, B), Kipp Austin Comunidad (39% against 13%, C), Blazier (49% against 24%, B), Harmony School Of Innovation Austin (42% against 17%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 38): Austin Isd (17), Round Rock Isd (6), Eanes Isd (6), Leander Isd (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Nyos Magnolia Mccullough Campus (1,331 students, B-, #63), Blazier (1,169 students, B, #55), Austin Achieve (1,008 students, D-, #103).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Austin, TX that are not ranked

7 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (7)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Basis Austin Pri, Austin
Daep- El, Austin
El Daep, Austin
Founders Classical Academy Austin North, Austin
Helping Hand, Austin
Texas Empowerment Academy, Austin
Uphaus Early Childhood Center, Austin

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Austin, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Austin, TX

What is the best elementary school in Austin, TX?

Canyon Creek in Austin ranks first among the 151 ranked elementary schools in Austin, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 90% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

How are elementary schools in Austin, TX ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Austin, TX have?

SchoolGrade grades 158 public elementary schools in Austin, TX; 151 are ranked here and 7 are listed as not ranked.