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)
210042000076	511	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Grandview Avenue	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-4355	277	21	13.1	64.6%	224 (80.9%)	12 (4.3%)	18 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.2%)	$21,597	$1,196	$2,515	$3,575	$13,812	$5,297	$19,109	28.8	6.9	664	153
210018001968	512	Augusta Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 Bracken St	Augusta	41002	Bracken County	Augusta Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 756-2105	317	24	13.4	61.5%	297 (93.7%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,193	$1,712	$501	$2,213	$8,833	$2,671	$11,504	28.5	21.4	559	47
210573001344	513	Bristow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6151 Louisville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-1960	651	39	16.5	70.8%	367 (56.4%)	77 (11.8%)	110 (16.9%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	81 (12.4%)	$15,304	$1,184	$1,405	$2,589	$9,042	$1,386	$10,427	28.3	38.8	424	89
210186000377	514	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Wilson Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3589	526	41	12.9	60.8%	195 (37.1%)	154 (29.3%)	88 (16.7%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (11.6%)	$20,339	$1,762	$382	$2,144	$13,940	$2,215	$16,155	28.1	29.1	497	17
210381000973	515	Calvert City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	563 E 5th Avenue	Calvert City	42029	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 395-4664	281	20	14.2	63.3%	264 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$17,629	$1,191	$734	$1,925	$12,176	$2,262	$14,439	28	34.9	455	60
210299000712	516	Klondike Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3807 Klondike Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8286	457	32	14.3	68.3%	120 (26.3%)	124 (27.1%)	135 (29.5%)	49 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$18,530	$2,686	$1,422	$4,108	$11,996	$1,286	$13,282	27.8	40	416	100
210186000360	517	Deep Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 Brynell Drive	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3069	520	44	11.9	70.8%	152 (29.2%)	163 (31.3%)	165 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$19,117	$1,644	$558	$2,201	$12,638	$2,255	$14,893	27.8	17.8	589	72
210195000407	518	Betsy Layne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	256 School St	Betsy Layne	41605	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6272	628	40	15.8	83.0%	608 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,690	$2,428	$1,357	$3,785	$7,859	$2,046	$9,905	27.7	23.6	542	24
210573002465	519	Jennings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2617 Russellville Road	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-9200	744	50	15	80.9%	268 (36.0%)	144 (19.4%)	126 (16.9%)	155 (20.8%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	33 (4.4%)	$15,664	$1,448	$1,364	$2,812	$8,644	$1,768	$10,413	27.5	18.9	578	59
210201000441	520	Hearn Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Copperleaf Blvd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6760	379	29	13	65.7%	243 (64.1%)	43 (11.3%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	$16,357	$1,391	$448	$9,734	$5,853	$2,253	$16,036	27.4	34	461	59

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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.