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)
210299000776	651	Semple Elementary	Public	K-5	724 Denmark Street	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8324	574	35	16.2	79.4%	118 (20.6%)	276 (48.1%)	115 (20.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.6%)	$18,767	$2,835	$1,143	$3,978	$12,118	$1,348	$13,466	8.1	7.2	662	11
210299000684	652	Crums Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3212 S Crums Ln	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8236	373	29	12.7	77.2%	45 (12.1%)	265 (71.0%)	41 (11.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$20,966	$2,961	$1,701	$4,662	$13,562	$1,416	$14,978	8	12.5	629	23
210111000213	653	Caverna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 N Dixie Hwy	Cave City	42127	Barren County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 773-3671	310	27	11.4	78.4%	235 (75.8%)	27 (8.7%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$17,351	$2,332	$1,090	$3,421	$9,394	$1,941	$11,325	8	9.8	647	6
210299000666	654	Watterson Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Breckinridge Lane	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8342	494	32	15.2	69.8%	160 (32.4%)	213 (43.1%)	68 (13.8%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$18,364	$2,455	$1,197	$3,652	$12,056	$1,353	$13,409	7.9	14.5	616	38
210299000707	655	Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 New Cut Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8204	611	37	16.4	73.2%	176 (28.8%)	167 (27.3%)	148 (24.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	$17,826	$2,778	$1,383	$4,161	$10,957	$1,408	$12,365	7.6	15.7	609	46
210441001937	656	The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	345	24	14.3	60.3%	327 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,822	$1,346	$449	$1,795	$9,318	$2,550	$11,868	7.4	10.4	641	15
210299000690	657	Minors Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8510 Minors Lane	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8303	355	28	12.8	79.4%	72 (20.3%)	87 (24.5%)	176 (49.6%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$24,167	$3,565	$1,607	$5,172	$16,237	$1,398	$17,635	7.3	14.8	615	42
210075000153	658	Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10665 Hwy 44 W	West Point	40177	Hardin County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2600	106	11	10	62.3%	92 (86.8%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	$23,473	$923	$344	$1,267	$15,955	$1,825	$17,780	7.1	20.2	571	87
210519001274	659	R E Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 N Main St	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Russellville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 726-8425	481	34	13.9	80.2%	259 (53.8%)	75 (15.6%)	84 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.6%)	$13,292	$1,589	$1,072	$2,661	$7,310	$1,883	$9,193	6.9	13.5	624	35
210299000751	660	Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	324	25	13.1	75.6%	98 (30.2%)	165 (50.9%)	27 (8.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$21,455	$3,622	$1,316	$4,938	$13,872	$1,506	$15,378	6.7	13.6	623	37

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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.