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)
210075000156	561	Roby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1148 Hwy 44 E	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-7200	446	27	16.6	64.6%	361 (80.9%)	19 (4.3%)	24 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	$17,912	$1,117	$315	$1,432	$10,603	$1,668	$12,271	21.6	38.5	426	135
210186000390	562	James Lane Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Appomattox Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3456	420	41	10.3	66.9%	129 (30.7%)	90 (21.4%)	169 (40.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$21,814	$2,106	$377	$2,490	$14,888	$2,291	$17,172	21.6	25.9	528	34
210008101514	563	Central City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 N 2nd St	Central City	42330	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 754-4474	414	27	15.2	72.7%	341 (82.4%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$16,484	$4,265	$508	$4,649	$12,733	$2,836	$15,569	21.5	26.2	525	38
210299002421	564	Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	358	24	14.8	58.1%	143 (39.9%)	108 (30.2%)	41 (11.5%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	$20,029	$3,976	$1,237	$5,213	$12,231	$1,445	$13,676	21.4	40.9	406	158
210336002528	565	Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	374	31	12.1	69.0%	370 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,464	$1,380	$1,037	$2,417	$9,446	$2,208	$10,904	21.3	5.5	669	104
210579002346	566	Monticello Elementary School	Public	3-5	160 Cave St	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 340-3900	630	42	14.9	79.4%	541 (85.9%)	10 (1.6%)	61 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$13,899	$2,109	$633	$2,742	$7,823	$2,149	$9,695	21.1	21.5	557	9
210276000592	567	New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	182 S Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8650	329	21	15.6	55.9%	279 (84.8%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$16,094	$1,866	$531	$2,397	$9,790	$2,119	$11,909	20.8	15.5	610	43
210225000465	568	Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-2171	433	31	13.9	68.1%	369 (85.2%)	6 (1.4%)	37 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$13,628	$1,105	$695	$1,888	$9,618	$2,123	$11,740	20.8	34.7	456	112
210135000276	569	Sixth District Elementary School	Public	K-5	19th and Maryland	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5819	446	28	15.9	83.6%	126 (28.3%)	117 (26.2%)	151 (33.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	$18,853	$1,917	$1,201	$3,118	$12,482	$2,246	$14,728	20.7	20.6	569
210462001142	570	Owsley County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Kentucky 28	Booneville	41314	Owsley County	Owsley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 593-5186	412	42	9.8	73.3%	399 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$32,842	$5,641	$2,970	$8,611	$17,397	$5,644	$23,042	20.5	28.5	508	62

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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.