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)
210126000257	611	Albany Elementary School	Public	1-4	819 Third St	Albany	42602	Clinton County	Clinton County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 387-5828	464	37	12.4	82.1%	419 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$15,673	$2,230	$718	$2,948	$9,224	$2,297	$11,521	13.3	17.7	590	21
210299000757	612	Young Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3526 West Muhammad Ali Bouleva	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8354	226	24	9.5	82.7%	7 (3.1%)	177 (78.3%)	32 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$29,119	$3,945	$1,845	$5,790	$20,146	$1,662	$21,808	13.2	4.6	676	64
210174000335	613	Arnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3552 Kimberly Dr	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1488	285	24	11.8	84.6%	175 (61.4%)	30 (10.5%)	46 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (10.9%)	$17,525	$2,181	$964	$3,145	$11,417	$1,436	$12,852	13.1	7.1	663	50
210186002433	614	Coventry Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2441 Huntly Place	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3195	679	56	12.2	68.0%	146 (21.5%)	212 (31.2%)	270 (39.8%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	$18,588	$1,584	$536	$2,126	$12,241	$2,220	$14,455	13	11.9	635	21
210299000693	615	Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	3805 Fern Valley Road	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8328	427	30	14.1	76.3%	55 (12.9%)	125 (29.3%)	226 (52.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$23,095	$2,942	$1,634	$4,576	$15,755	$1,426	$17,181	12.8	21.4	558	57
210057000100	616	Dishman McGinnis Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Glen Lily Road	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2250	443	33	13.3	96.2%	93 (21.0%)	101 (22.8%)	186 (42.0%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.1%)	$19,068	$1,275	$687	$1,963	$10,032	$1,807	$11,839	12.7	20.5	570	46
210249000519	617	Radcliff Elementary School	Public	1-5	1145 S. Dixie Blvd	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3350	412	26	15.7	73.5%	186 (45.1%)	86 (20.9%)	62 (15.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	64 (15.5%)	$25,852	$1,826	$1,413	$3,244	$18,992	$3,616	$22,608	11.9	10.3	642	25
210174000336	618	Howell Elementary School	Public	K-5	909 Central Row St.	Elsmere	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1108	280	21	13.6	84.6%	153 (54.6%)	29 (10.4%)	50 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (16.4%)	$15,014	$1,533	$951	$2,484	$9,518	$1,485	$11,003	11.8	11.9	634	16
210299000748	619	Hazelwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Bluegrass Avenue	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8264	520	35	14.7	77.1%	88 (16.9%)	204 (39.2%)	158 (30.4%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$32,051	$3,999	$1,436	$5,435	$11,999	$1,341	$13,340	11.8	13.2	626	7
210381000975	620	Jonathan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9207 US Hwy 68 E	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 354-6462	244	18	13.1	73.4%	215 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$17,172	$792	$988	$1,780	$11,922	$2,190	$14,111	11.7	7.8	660	40

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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