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)
210135000270	461	John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	304	22	13.8	80.9%	65 (21.4%)	70 (23.0%)	133 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.5%)	$17,995	$1,612	$1,238	$2,850	$12,069	$1,915	$13,984	34.6	63.7	221	240
210039000067	462	Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	99	9	11.3	78.8%	98 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,807	$7,262	$1,431	$8,693	$16,925	$4,489	$24,114	34.4			(n/a)
210186000376	463	Picadome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1642 Harrodsburg Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3563	430	36	11.9	56.3%	218 (50.7%)	131 (30.5%)	36 (8.4%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	$20,542	$1,864	$550	$2,424	$13,629	$2,365	$15,984	34	40.9	407	56
210558002167	464	Trigg County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	205 E Main St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2220	384	25	15.5	61.5%	304 (79.2%)	22 (5.7%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$15,491	$1,217	$592	$1,809	$9,654	$1,411	$11,065	33.8	35.3	450	14
210198000432	465	Second Street School	Public	K-8	506 W 2nd St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8658	571	40	14.2	53.1%	379 (66.4%)	90 (15.8%)	31 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.7%)	$17,114	$1,387	$833	$2,220	$9,001	$2,581	$11,627	33.8	32.3	474	9
210546001313	466	Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	207	18	11.8	87.4%	130 (62.8%)	52 (25.1%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$23,496	$2,422	$2,131	$4,553	$13,445	$4,000	$17,445	33.6	44.6	377	89
210299000697	467	Luhr Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Fegenbush Lane	Louisville	40228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8295	524	34	15.4	62.2%	182 (34.7%)	159 (30.3%)	87 (16.6%)	72 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$19,472	$2,840	$1,277	$4,117	$12,735	$1,297	$14,032	33.5	48.6	346	121
210271000586	468	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 S. Alves Street	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5090	356	24	15.1	65.4%	206 (57.9%)	49 (13.8%)	42 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (16.0%)	$17,222	$1,870	$829	$2,699	$9,128	$2,621	$11,749	33.5	49.2	342	126
210201000437	469	Collins Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Cougar Lane	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8410	507	34	14.9	57.0%	350 (69.0%)	29 (5.7%)	65 (12.8%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	$15,238	$996	$504	$8,917	$5,832	$1,914	$15,196	33.4	38.8	425	44
210150002200	470	Dawson Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-3811	267	21	12.5	70.4%	248 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$13,768	$1,059	$302	$1,361	$8,993	$1,963	$10,957	33.3	28	513	43

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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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