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)
210299000633	391	Medora Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 Deering Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8298	463	27	17.3	57.2%	344 (74.3%)	47 (10.2%)	37 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$18,522	$2,397	$1,467	$3,864	$12,084	$1,434	$13,518	43.1	28.7	504	113
210192000396	392	Ewing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5651 Elizaville Rd.	Ewing	41039	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 267-2601	343	19	18	58.0%	331 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,139	$1,629	$700	$2,329	$7,646	$2,164	$9,810	43.1	35.9	447	55
210033002223	393	Crossroads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4755 E Hwy 60	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-2101	395	30	13.1	80.0%	379 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,873	$2,959	$562	$3,529	$8,038	$1,877	$9,915	43.1	31.7	478	85
210336000901	394	Martha Jane Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Kona Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-7544	320	26	12.3	65.9%	308 (96.3%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,805	$2,035	$1,182	$3,216	$8,876	$2,269	$10,391	42.8	50	333	61
210186002525	395	George Washington Carver STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 E Sixth St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-4670	100	15	6.8	69.0%	3 (3.0%)	83 (83.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.0%)								42.7			(n/a)
210507001251	396	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Williams St	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2953	608	42	14.4	69.2%	582 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$13,336	$1,006	$1,221	$2,228	$10,962	$3,889	$14,855	42.3	20.6	568	172
210375000958	397	Salyersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Hornet Drive	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-3411	499	33	15.1	78.2%	482 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,694	$2,980	$402	$3,331	$6,606	$1,787	$8,445	42.2	11.8	637	240
210312000836	398	Jones Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9795 Hwy 550 E	Mousie	41839	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 946-2132	164	12	13.6	83.5%	159 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,401	$2,196	$1,724	$3,919	$8,584	$2,898	$11,481	42.1	55.8	280	118
210222001991	399	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Scottie Drive	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-0432	740	44	16.8	63.0%	456 (61.6%)	52 (7.0%)	118 (15.9%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	90 (12.2%)	$12,226	$1,309	$435	$1,744	$8,416	$2,066	$10,482	42.1	48.5	348	51
210186002513	400	Rise STEM Academy for Girls	Public, Magnet	K-8	2420 Spurr Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-4100	232	20	11.8	48.3%	90 (38.8%)	102 (44.0%)	14 (6.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)								42	36.7	442	42

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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.