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)
210299000634	311	Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 North Madison Avenue	Louisville	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8300	538	34	15.6	48.5%	255 (47.4%)	107 (19.9%)	87 (16.2%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.7%)	$19,101	$2,243	$1,151	$3,394	$13,164	$1,272	$14,436	53.6	40.3	414	103
210459001132	312	Foust Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Foust Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1060	411	33	12.3	88.1%	174 (42.3%)	83 (20.2%)	87 (21.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.4%)	$17,621	$2,492	$652	$3,143	$10,521	$1,377	$11,897	53.5	48.7	345	33
210510000787	313	Rodburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	91 Christy Creek Rd	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-3000	403	29	13.9	76.7%	376 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,305	$1,024	$808	$1,832	$8,829	$1,644	$10,473	53.5	56	278	35
210030002232	314	North Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 North Jackson Highway	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 629-2300	542	32	16.9	47.2%	495 (91.3%)	7 (1.3%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,148	$1,478	$954	$3,629	$7,303	$1,979	$8,415	53	58.9	252	62
210591001939	315	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	835	63	13.2		802 (96.0%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,862	$2,014	$913	$2,928	$7,794	$1,990	$9,785	52.9	56.1	276	39
210318002044	316	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Lincoln Farm Road	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 358-4112	451	29	15.4	52.8%	410 (90.9%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$13,829	$1,068	$550	$1,618	$9,851	$1,286	$11,137	52.8	60.5	242	74
210303000092	317	Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School	Public	1-5	1500 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-6670	547	37	14.7	41.5%	421 (77.0%)	32 (5.9%)	60 (11.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$15,535	$1,556	$474	$2,029	$11,156	$1,464	$12,620	52.8	71.4	142	175
210201001989	318	Westridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Oak Ridge Drive	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8420	362	28	12.9	67.7%	300 (82.9%)	18 (5.0%)	16 (4.4%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$18,467	$1,435	$507	$11,745	$6,089	$2,356	$18,281	52.7	32.6	471	153
210333000883	319	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	506	27	18.6	62.5%	499 (98.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,109	$1,770	$867	$2,625	$8,287	$1,807	$10,197	52.7	53.3	305	14
210267000570	320	Roy G. Eversole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Broadway	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4721	458	30	15.1	57.9%	415 (90.6%)	24 (5.2%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$15,939	$2,309	$992	$3,301	$7,827	$2,852	$10,679	52.5	46.9	363	43

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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.