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)
210483001213	51	Pikeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Bailey Blvd.	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-4196	652	44	14.9	36.8%	600 (92.0%)	16 (2.5%)	13 (2.0%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$21,333	$1,682	$1,413	$3,095	$16,638	$1,600	$18,238	86.8	89.9	36	15
210453001432	52	Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	12518 Ridgemoor Dr	Prospect	40059	Jefferson County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-0101	649	41	15.8	8.8%	546 (84.1%)	9 (1.4%)	39 (6.0%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$10,568	$711	$211	$922	$9,589	$1,997	$11,586	86.6	89.3	39	13
210543001307	53	Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 May St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-8707	650	41	15.7	71.4%	542 (83.4%)	15 (2.3%)	47 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$15,394	$1,648	$1,186	$2,833	$1,005	$1,778	$2,784	86.4	90	35	18
210309000819	54	Taylor Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5907 Taylor Mill Rd	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2566	492	30	16.1	48.2%	432 (87.8%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$13,679	$667	$365	$1,033	$9,447	$1,405	$10,853	86.3	77.8	95	41
210063000124	55	Perryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	418 West Fourth St	Perryville	40468	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 936-7500	294	19	15.6	45.6%	265 (90.1%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$15,653	$1,373	$462	$1,834	$11,349	$2,469	$13,818	86.1	96.4	6	49
210186000387	56	Meadowthorpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N. Forbes Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3521	480	37	13	48.8%	211 (44.0%)	114 (23.8%)	69 (14.4%)	48 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	$19,415	$1,424	$531	$1,956	$13,364	$2,212	$15,576	86	85.8	59	3
210480002240	57	Millard School	Public	PK, KG-8	8015 Millard Highway	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-3380	604	37	16.3	77.3%	587 (97.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,262	$1,600	$968	$2,568	$11,001	$2,946	$13,948	85.9	56.9	270	213
210228001992	58	Graves County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2262 State Rt 121 N	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4901	484	32	14.9	63.2%	365 (75.4%)	10 (2.1%)	66 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.9%)	$12,467	$815	$1,170	$1,985	$8,577	$1,055	$9,632	85.9	76.8	103	45
210186000351	59	Ashland Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 N Ashland Ave	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3243	249	25	10.1	45.8%	148 (59.4%)	55 (22.1%)	22 (8.8%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$23,143	$1,671	$502	$2,225	$16,453	$2,328	$18,730	85.7	86.7	55	4
210228000477	60	Sedalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 St. Rt 97	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4850	364	23	15.8	54.7%	298 (81.9%)	8 (2.2%)	31 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$12,311	$1,034	$1,112	$2,146	$8,349	$953	$9,301	85.6	76.9	101	41

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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.