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)
210299000661	351	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Herr Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8350	550	35	15.5	49.5%	254 (46.2%)	176 (32.0%)	56 (10.2%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	$18,492	$2,263	$1,371	$3,634	$8,706	$1,354	$10,060	47	43.5	384	33
210039001881	352	Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	478	35	13.5	72.8%	472 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$21,727	$7,125	$1,978	$9,103	$8,920	$3,704	$12,624	47	41.1	404	52
210165000325	353	Morningside Elementary School	Public	1-5	313 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-3359	452	31	14.4	50.4%	297 (65.7%)	51 (11.3%)	45 (10.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	$12,312	$1,024	$560	$1,584	$8,819	$1,909	$10,728	46.7	60.4	244	109
210084000170	354	Caldwell County Elementary School	Public	3-5	105 Education Dr	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 365-8030	403	25	15.9	56.3%	347 (86.1%)	18 (4.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$15,406	$2,322	$508	$2,830	$7,034	$1,875	$8,909	46.7	50.9	323	31
210597001395	355	Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-6	1745 South KY 715	Rogers	41365	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8302	119	13	9.1	73.1%	117 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,061	$4,214	$697	$4,912	$9,673	$2,362	$12,117	46.4	54	297	58
210299000658	356	St Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Browns Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8321	563	33	17.1	41.0%	327 (58.1%)	136 (24.2%)	57 (10.1%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$18,728	$2,395	$1,148	$3,543	$22,134	$1,328	$23,462	46.4	44.6	378	22
210450001115	357	Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	191	15	12.9	77.5%	185 (96.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,093	$2,398	$506	$2,904	$10,403	$1,852	$12,255	46.2	66.6	187	170
210276000589	358	Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	6928 Bethlehem Rd	Pleasureville	40057	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8640	173	14	12.8	52.6%	160 (92.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,559	$1,216	$496	$1,712	$10,687	$1,911	$12,598	46.1	70.9	146	212
210030000053	359	Temple Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8788 Tompkinsville Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 427-2611	274	22	12.4	60.9%	228 (83.2%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (12.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$17,868	$2,317	$1,096	$5,081	$8,038	$1,981	$8,684	46.1	55.5	283	76
210039001882	360	Page School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	239 Page School Road	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5207	285	21	13.4	82.1%	274 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$20,220	$7,389	$1,451	$8,840	$7,691	$3,689	$11,380	46.1	42.7	388	28

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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.