Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 685)	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)
210003002021	401	Adair County Elementary School	Public	3-5	870 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-0077	564	37	15.2	69.1%	491 (87.1%)	11 (2.0%)	34 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$12,031	$1,632	$186	$1,818	$9,582	$1,364	$10,945	41.9	26.2	526	125
210201001990	402	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8430	418	29	14.4	67.9%	306 (73.2%)	21 (5.0%)	24 (5.7%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	$16,657	$994	$496	$10,118	$5,901	$1,903	$16,466	41.7	38.2	429	27
210081000164	403	Morgantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Cemetery Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-3361	669	38	17.6	69.4%	526 (78.6%)	4 (0.6%)	125 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$12,884	$1,474	$797	$1,900	$7,916	$2,004	$9,920	41.7	28.6	505	102
210453001122	404	Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6500 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-8401	567	41	13.8	35.3%	450 (79.4%)	20 (3.5%)	58 (10.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$11,504	$997	$197	$1,195	$10,951	$2,026	$12,976	41.6	48.4	350	54
210102002340	405	Tygart Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19743 W US Hwy 60	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2110	330	24	13.6	70.6%	319 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,393	$984	$411	$1,395	$9,441	$1,632	$11,073	41.2	41.5	398	7
210225000466	406	Dry Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 School Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4484	421	31	13.4	71.3%	389 (92.4%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,803	$2,049	$728	$2,777	$10,326	$2,700	$13,026	41	41	405	1
210176001746	407	Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	477	31	15.2	72.7%	457 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,917	$1,587	$470	$2,325	$8,400	$3,277	$12,980	40.9	20.6	567	160
210075000151	408	MT. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9234 Hwy 44 E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3000	593	31	18.9	26.0%	540 (91.1%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$15,638	$740	$178	$918	$9,170	$1,378	$10,548	40.9	52.9	308	100
210195002452	409	Duff-Allen Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	183 Rebel Road	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 358-0110	422	33	12.7	82.2%	408 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,951	$2,570	$1,609	$4,179	$8,733	$2,040	$10,772	40.9	21.2	561	152
210195000415	410	John M. Stumbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6945 KY Rt 979	Grethel	41631	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6200	254	20	12.7	90.2%	250 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,752	$2,880	$1,766	$4,646	$9,937	$2,170	$12,106	40.7	58.1	258	152

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.