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)
210186000372	411	Madeline M Breckinridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 St. Mathilda Dr.	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3273	509	52	9.7	77.8%	97 (19.1%)	190 (37.3%)	163 (32.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	$19,797	$1,821	$700	$2,521	$12,898	$2,336	$15,234	40.6	46	369	42
210153000317	412	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Fifth Ave	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7492	487	38	12.8	81.5%	407 (83.6%)	10 (2.1%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$17,104	$1,980	$1,471	$3,451	$10,098	$2,084	$12,183	40.6	28.9	502	90
210299000645	413	Chenoweth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3622 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8227	467	31	14.8	57.2%	231 (49.5%)	127 (27.2%)	46 (9.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$20,174	$2,765	$1,181	$3,946	$13,607	$1,306	$14,913	40.4	62.9	228	185
210312000835	414	Hindman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	875 W Main St	Hindman	41822	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-5872	430	34	12.6	74.0%	422 (98.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,858	$2,525	$1,602	$4,126	$8,530	$2,198	$10,731	40.3	57.1	263	151
210075000148	415	Lebanon Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10920 S Preston Hwy	Lebanon Junction	40150	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2200	352	24	14.6	65.9%	312 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$18,072	$892	$244	$1,136	$11,097	$1,605	$12,702	40.2	55.3	286	129
210033000056	416	Owingsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Chenault Drive	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-2722	530	41	13	77.9%	505 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,698	$2,218	$750	$2,976	$7,556	$1,756	$9,312	40.1	26.6	520	104
210375002238	417	North Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1991 Hwy 460 W	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-2847	420	28	15	72.9%	414 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,694	$3,168	$335	$3,503	$6,393	$1,879	$8,273	40.1	30.5	488	71
210072000140	418	Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14880 Hwy 690	Custer	40115	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3040	169	11	15.3	47.9%	157 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	$18,289	$3,376	$1,686	$5,062	$11,089	$2,138	$13,227	40.1	49.6	341	77
210468001155	419	Paintsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2651	433	29	14.9	55.2%	411 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,540	$695	$524	$1,219	$9,771	$2,739	$11,292	39.8	49.9	335	84
210299001587	420	Schaffner Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2701 Crums Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8217	599	31	19.1	51.1%	205 (34.2%)	277 (46.2%)	43 (7.2%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	$16,278	$2,198	$1,390	$3,588	$11,679	$1,377	$13,056	39.8	40.5	411	9

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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