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)
210105001981	331	Jones Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6295 East KY 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	289	23	12.5	72.7%	267 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$18,185	$1,792	$1,203	$2,995	$10,906	$2,712	$13,618	51.2	51.7	317	14
210008101072	332	Bremen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Main St	Bremen	42325	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 525-6686	368	28	13.1	63.9%	341 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$17,364	$4,511	$555	$4,945	$13,153	$3,056	$16,209	50.9	55.7	281	51
210339000908	333	Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Laurel School Rd	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2214	94	7	13.1	79.8%	94 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,953	$1,740	$1,072	$2,812	$12,356	$2,469	$14,825	50.6	66.4	190	143
210051001695	334	Stephens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5687 Hwy 237	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 334-4460	571	39	14.6	47.6%	420 (73.6%)	44 (7.7%)	53 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.5%)	$13,346	$917	$826	$1,742	$10,687	$917	$11,604	50.3	50.1	332	2
210021000356	335	Ballard County Elementary School	Public	K-5	3383 Paducah Rd	Barlow	42024	Ballard County	Ballard County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 665-8400	467	33	14.3	57.6%	412 (88.2%)	9 (1.9%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$16,968	$1,063	$600	$1,663	$10,270	$2,412	$12,683	50	56.9	269	66
210303002388	336	Red Oak Elementary School	Public	1-5	921 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-0616	516	35	14.5	57.6%	391 (75.8%)	33 (6.4%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.9%)	$15,954	$1,429	$469	$1,892	$11,180	$1,856	$13,035	49	41.7	396	60
210147000303	337	Sorgho Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5390 KY Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7470	362	26	13.9	63.3%	275 (76.0%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$16,078	$1,068	$678	$1,746	$11,420	$1,646	$13,066	49	67.2	181	156
210286000611	338	West Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 W Broadway	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6036	358	24	15.2	59.5%	245 (68.4%)	41 (11.5%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.0%)	$14,291	$869	$1,024	$1,893	$9,222	$1,568	$10,790	48.9	64.8	210	128
210186000361	339	Dixie Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1940 Eastland Pkwy	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3116	542	40	13.5	50.7%	255 (47.0%)	143 (26.4%)	85 (15.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	$19,502	$1,732	$394	$2,125	$13,094	$2,277	$15,371	48.8	55.3	285	54
210249001994	340	Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Horseshoe Bend Rd	Sonora	42776	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 369-8460	419	30	14	50.6%	367 (87.6%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$24,373	$1,723	$1,049	$2,777	$18,567	$3,029	$21,596	48.5	45.8	371	31

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.