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)
210294000617	31	McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Hwy. 89 N	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-7157	381	28	13.6	75.9%	372 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,959	$1,684	$1,265	$2,950	$9,778	$1,860	$11,638	90.5	86.3	58	27
210321001483	32	Cold Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4012 W Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4632	266	17	15.6	59.8%	235 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$25,062	$715	$1,189	$1,904	$9,059	$2,520	$11,579	90.2	96.5	5	27
210186002247	33	Wellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3280 Keithshire Way	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3000	604	44	13.7	36.3%	335 (55.5%)	43 (7.1%)	57 (9.4%)	122 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	$18,071	$1,794	$429	$2,226	$11,699	$2,173	$13,868	90.1	87.6	52	19
210507001249	34	Brodhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School Street	Brodhead	40409	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 758-8512	483	33	14.6	67.9%	461 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$13,282	$1,058	$1,300	$2,358	$11,018	$3,962	$14,980	89.8	44.2	381	347
210299002197	35	Stopher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14417 Aiken Rd	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8281	767	41	18.5	12.4%	441 (57.5%)	93 (12.1%)	43 (5.6%)	133 (17.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	$17,120	$2,287	$1,352	$3,639	$10,948	$1,393	$12,341	89.7	88.7	44	9
210333000886	36	W B Muncy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Pirate Dr	Wooton	41776	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4155	239	14	17.4	64.4%	237 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,823	$2,025	$854	$2,844	$9,311	$2,278	$11,823	89.2	74.8	117	81
210420001055	37	Tompkinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Elementary School Rd	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-6472	407	31	13.1	76.7%	335 (82.3%)	22 (5.4%)	40 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,552	$2,827	$1,730	$4,557	$11,097	$3,898	$14,995	89.1	86.5	57	20
210480002296	38	Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2774	880	48	18.3	71.9%	859 (97.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$15,240	$1,450	$903	$2,353	$9,429	$2,751	$12,180	89	96	10	28
210271000583	39	Spottsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	9190 Us 60 E	Spottsville	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5136	538	34	15.8	46.8%	448 (83.3%)	36 (6.7%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.9%)	$15,761	$1,051	$679	$1,730	$9,439	$1,819	$11,257	88.8	93.6	17	22
210123000255	40	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1908 N Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3444	413	29	14.1	72.2%	390 (94.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$25,705	$2,987	$465	$3,451	$8,809	$1,809	$10,618	88.6	69.7	157	117

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.