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)
210115000233	241	South Christian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12340 Herndon-Oak Grove Rd	Herndon	42236	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7350	601	39	15.4	62.2%	305 (50.7%)	156 (26.0%)	70 (11.6%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.5%)	$12,221	$1,524	$559	$2,083	$8,173	$1,845	$10,018	61.4	59.8	250	9
210051002522	242	Steeplechase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Chambers Road	Walton	41094	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-3500	566	39	14.5	64.1%	323 (57.1%)	110 (19.4%)	79 (14.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$12,227	$582	$1,030	$1,612	$9,406	$1,210	$10,615	61.2	63.8	220	22
210012000021	243	Emma B. Ward Elementary School	Public	1-5	1150 Bypass N	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-4236	469	36	13	44.6%	417 (88.9%)	14 (3.0%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$14,558	$1,782	$426	$2,207	$11,505	$1,743	$13,248	61.2	58.6	256	13
210254000532	244	Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1555 Hwy 215	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2214	280	23	12.4	88.6%	261 (93.2%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$20,312	$2,930	$1,582	$4,512	$10,345	$2,697	$13,042	61	34.5	459	215
210399001021	245	Whitley City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2819 N Hwy 27	Whitley City	42653	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-2690	551	40	13.6	83.5%	534 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$15,258	$1,936	$1,165	$3,102	$11,485	$2,925	$14,265	61	57	268	23
210072000138	246	Hardinsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 East Hwy 60	Hardinsburg	40143	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3020	504	35	14.4	39.1%	460 (91.3%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$15,749	$2,725	$1,475	$4,200	$9,744	$1,805	$11,549	60.9	57.9	260	14
210115000232	247	Sinking Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5005 Princeton Rd	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7330	414	24	17.2	73.9%	229 (55.3%)	133 (32.1%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	$12,635	$2,034	$538	$2,571	$8,208	$1,714	$9,922	60.9	56.4	274	27
210299000647	248	Hawthorne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2301 Clarendon Ave	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8263	448	28	15.9	42.0%	196 (43.8%)	71 (15.8%)	145 (32.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$19,789	$3,346	$1,130	$4,476	$12,727	$1,291	$14,018	60.8	53.9	301	53
210027000044	249	Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	795	56	14.1	53.3%	517 (65.0%)	89 (11.2%)	60 (7.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (15.1%)	$19,661	$1,269	$363	$1,631	$11,281	$1,661	$12,942	60.8	54.6	293	44
210309002420	250	Summit View Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5006 Madison Pike	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 359-9600	1,431	84	17	44.9%	1,221 (85.3%)	44 (3.1%)	74 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (6.1%)	$12,602	$448	$339	$787	$8,798	$1,282	$10,081	60.8	63	225	25

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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.