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)
210516001264	71	Russell Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1554 N Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-3587	625	43	14.5	73.3%	498 (79.7%)	2 (0.3%)	113 (18.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$15,356	$1,335	$1,550	$2,885	$10,756	$3,144	$13,899	84.9	85.6	62	9
210315002235	72	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 KY 3439d	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2832	362	32	11.4	86.7%	325 (89.8%)	11 (3.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$15,089	$2,772	$1,016	$3,788	$9,522	$1,595	$11,117	84.4	44.4	380	308
210204000431	73	Woodfill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 Alexandria Pk	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0506	411	29	14.1	13.9%	372 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$13,931	$571	$105	$676	$11,434	$1,810	$13,244	84.4	95.4	14	59
210321000860	74	Colony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3656 Somerset Road	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4639	371	20	18.5	71.4%	356 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,906	$1,166	$1,456	$2,622	$8,860	$2,782	$11,642	83.9	79.3	88	14
210254000534	75	Cawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Nola St	Cawood	40815	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-2502	205	17	12.4	90.2%	201 (98.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$20,678	$2,818	$1,559	$4,377	$10,875	$2,564	$13,439	83.9	84	69	6
210321000863	76	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1781 McWhorter Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4664	334	16	20.8	66.2%	319 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,760	$899	$1,295	$2,194	$8,799	$2,484	$11,283	83.7	89.7	38	38
210087000174	77	Southwest Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	3426 Wiswell Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7345	445	30	14.8	43.6%	397 (89.2%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$17,121	$1,315	$495	$1,810	$8,665	$1,953	$10,618	83.6	87.9	49	28
210588001376	78	Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3291 Hwy 1804	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7872	191	16	11.9	85.9%	184 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$19,199	$2,359	$1,071	$3,430	$11,957	$2,567	$14,524	83.5	58.1	257	179
210186001421	79	Veterans Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4351 Clearwater Way	Lexington	40515	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3161	687	47	14.4	27.2%	475 (69.1%)	85 (12.4%)	37 (5.4%)	36 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.1%)	$18,635	$1,907	$374	$2,281	$12,232	$2,151	$14,382	83.4	82.9	72	7
210102000200	80	Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8249 E US Hwy 60	Rush	41168	Boyd County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5756	133	9	14.9	48.9%	131 (98.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,255	$657	$475	$1,130	$11,090	$2,138	$13,227	83.1	70.9	147	67

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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.