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)
210186002486	211	Brenda Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Athens-Boonesboro Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	537	42	12.8	47.5%	244 (45.4%)	103 (19.2%)	52 (9.7%)	92 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.4%)	$17,583	$997	$376	$1,374	$12,158	$2,167	$14,325	65.3	75.2	114	97
210294000620	212	Tyner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Hwy 30 W	Tyner	40486	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 364-5105	439	29	15.1	72.2%	433 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,739	$1,429	$1,274	$2,703	$9,902	$1,771	$11,673	65.2	69.3	161	51
210186000362	213	Garden Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	2151 Garden Springs Dr	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3388	409	34	12.1	40.3%	262 (64.1%)	39 (9.5%)	75 (18.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$21,085	$1,580	$428	$2,008	$14,888	$2,209	$17,096	65.2	41.5	400	187
210123000256	214	Oneida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	435 Newfound Rd	Oneida	40972	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-2168	116	8	14.3	85.3%	116 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,498	$4,840	$488	$5,328	$10,163	$2,135	$12,298	65	51.9	316	102
210372000947	215	Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	563	36	15.4	63.6%	428 (76.0%)	42 (7.5%)	47 (8.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.6%)	$14,986	$1,069	$478	$1,547	$8,087	$1,612	$9,699	64.9	72.4	135	80
210348000921	216	Waynesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 US Hwy 328 W	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 379-6413	190	22	8.7	82.6%	180 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,606	$1,286	$1,120	$2,406	$12,324	$2,418	$14,742	64.9	33.9	462	246
210522001277	217	Science Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6007 N Hwy 27	Science Hill	42553	Pulaski County	Science Hill Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-3341	476	29	16.4	60.9%	444 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$14,050	$1,467	$875	$2,343	$8,734	$1,949	$10,682	64.9	66.2	193	24
210312000834	218	Emmalena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8343 W Hwy 550	Emmalena	41740	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 251-3651	207	19	11.1	77.3%	206 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,572	$2,902	$1,764	$4,667	$8,640	$2,266	$10,906	64.6	55.2	287	69
210051000086	219	Chester Goodridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 334-4420	633	44	14.3	45.2%	490 (77.4%)	41 (6.5%)	56 (8.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.4%)	$11,695	$780	$803	$1,583	$9,356	$755	$10,111	64.1	74.1	127	92
210216000456	220	Paint Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6798 Richmond Rd	Paint Lick	40461	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2122	309	25	12.3	70.2%	286 (92.6%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,650	$2,435	$1,395	$3,830	$8,934	$1,886	$10,820	63.8	33.2	467	247

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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