Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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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)
210576001873	451	North Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5658 Hwy 433	Willisburg	40078	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 375-4038	546	34	16.2	59.5%	501 (91.8%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$23,916	$1,766	$1,826	$3,592	$9,426	$1,899	$20,324	36	50.2	331	120
210348000914	452	Crab Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	383 Lancaster St	Crab Orchard	40419	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 355-2331	298	23	13.1	77.2%	279 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$14,809	$2,388	$805	$3,193	$7,899	$2,260	$10,159	35.9	25.1	531	79
210258000557	453	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 US Hwy 27 N	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7114	297	19	15.5	62.0%	273 (91.9%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$15,592	$1,885	$1,254	$3,138	$12,262	$2,294	$14,847	35.9	29.1	498	45
210054000024	454	Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 Bypass Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2106	464	31	15	56.0%	394 (84.9%)	7 (1.5%)	52 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$16,137	$2,886	$835	$3,720	$9,350	$2,150	$11,500	35.8	34.6	457	3
210132002367	455	Corbin School of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	800 S. Kentucky Avenue	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 215-2186	218	8	27.9	64.2%	204 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)								35.6			(n/a)
210201000442	456	Peaks Mill Elementary	Public	1-5	100 Peaks Mill Rd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8450	410	31	13.4	63.9%	317 (77.3%)	29 (7.1%)	28 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$15,279	$902	$449	$8,881	$5,912	$1,765	$15,241	35.5	41.5	401	55
210062000109	457	Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	12219 Midland Trail Rd	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-7131	271	30	9.1	61.6%	257 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$23,040	$3,040	$834	$3,874	$16,128	$3,038	$19,166	35.4	22.4	551	94
210405001033	458	Flaherty Elementary School	Public	4-6	2615 Flaherty Rd	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7565	268	15	18	54.5%	220 (82.1%)	7 (2.6%)	21 (7.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$15,615	$954	$524	$1,478	$8,487	$1,743	$10,230	35.2	40.1	415	43
210299000772	459	Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	930 East Main Street	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8291	575	36	16	50.3%	220 (38.3%)	250 (43.5%)	50 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.3%)	$19,221	$2,306	$1,142	$3,448	$12,651	$1,360	$14,011	34.9	48	355	104
210264000565	460	Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	294	21	14.3	51.7%	275 (93.5%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$12,662	$1,204	$725	$1,929	$9,079	$1,748	$10,733	34.8	28.6	506	46

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.