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)
210075000144	601	Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Brooks Hill Road	Brooks	40109	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2000	460	28	16.4	77.2%	358 (77.8%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.2%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$18,590	$1,117	$291	$1,408	$11,297	$1,659	$12,956	15.1	16.6	602	1
210264000562	602	Bonnieville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7874 N Dixie Hwy	Bonnieville	42713	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 531-1111	323	21	15.3	65.6%	301 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,545	$1,712	$769	$2,481	$9,158	$1,994	$11,054	14.9	10.8	640	38
210195002210	603	Prestonsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Clark Dr.	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-3891	649	41	15.8	80.4%	614 (94.6%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,885	$2,334	$1,482	$3,816	$7,432	$1,638	$9,070	14.9	11.8	636	33
210299000771	604	Portland Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3410 Northwestern Parkway	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8313	241	19	12.5	87.6%	91 (37.8%)	120 (49.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.5%)	$24,319	$3,957	$1,179	$5,136	$16,377	$1,641	$18,018	14.9	5.9	667	63
210336000900	605	Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3125 Hwy 931 S	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-7195	254	19	13.6	64.2%	243 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,387	$1,874	$1,171	$3,045	$10,652	$2,400	$12,303	14.8	34.5	458	147
210299001959	606	Chancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Murphy Lane	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8387	553	35	15.6	55.2%	152 (27.5%)	200 (36.2%)	122 (22.1%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)	$18,302	$2,589	$1,208	$3,797	$11,874	$1,307	$13,181	14.6	25.1	532	74
210299000700	607	Gutermuth Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Sanders Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8261	373	29	12.7	78.3%	72 (19.3%)	152 (40.8%)	81 (21.7%)	48 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	$21,887	$2,948	$1,572	$4,520	$13,830	$1,374	$15,204	14.5	21.1	563	44
210564001339	608	Uniontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Walnut St	Uniontown	42461	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 822-4462	208	17	12	63.0%	185 (88.9%)	6 (2.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$18,576	$1,708	$591	$2,299	$10,564	$2,086	$12,651	14.4	22.1	553	55
210299000627	609	Fern Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8815 Ferndale Rd	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8250	712	43	16.4	66.4%	208 (29.2%)	230 (32.3%)	155 (21.8%)	68 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.6%)	$18,060	$2,552	$1,179	$3,731	$11,083	$1,489	$12,572	14.2	12.5	630	21
210582002188	610	Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	290	18	16.1	75.9%	230 (79.3%)	29 (10.0%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$14,418	$2,002	$608	$2,610	$9,934	$1,874	$11,808	13.5	40.8	408	202

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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.