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)
210315002543	481	Lynn Camp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	366 North KY 830	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2853	525	35	15	89.0%	500 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								32			(n/a)
210168000330	482	Elliott County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	349 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 738-8402	202	17	11.7	70.8%	197 (97.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$19,528	$2,180	$1,670	$12,766	$4,632	$3,851	$17,399	32	40.4	412	70
210425001057	483	Camargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4307 Camargo Rd	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8776	576	40	14.4	63.9%	536 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$18,078	$2,039	$548	$2,588	$9,166	$1,735	$10,901	31.8	41.4	402	81
210573001350	484	Richardsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1775 Richardsville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 777-3232	479	28	17.3	73.1%	427 (89.1%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	$15,214	$1,257	$1,255	$2,512	$8,680	$1,678	$10,358	31.8	16.8	598	114
210555001601	485	South Todd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4115 Guthrie Rd	Guthrie	42234	Todd County	Todd County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 265-5785	509	29	17.5	62.3%	304 (59.7%)	75 (14.7%)	91 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$14,286	$2,204	$2,840	$5,044	$7,435	$1,749	$9,184	31.7	31	486	1
210180001889	486	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	258 McKnight St WW	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 325-1528	240	22	10.8	70.4%	227 (94.6%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$29,156	$4,621	$2,826	$7,447	$15,175	$3,912	$18,038	31.6	43.2	385	101
210066000128	487	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Gibson Dr	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 735-2169	522	38	13.7	52.9%	501 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,659	$1,854	$944	$2,797	$9,166	$696	$9,862	31.6	42	392	95
210240000499	488	Mckell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28978 US 23 Hwy	South Shore	41175	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 932-3383	469	34	13.7	69.7%	442 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,682	$1,155	$701	$1,855	$9,841	$1,986	$11,827	31.6	26.6	521	33
210258000553	489	Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	411	25	16.3	61.1%	373 (90.8%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$13,684	$1,590	$981	$2,571	$10,779	$1,902	$12,971	31.4	13.5	625	136
210474001163	490	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Fairgrounds Rd	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-6981	558	43	12.9	67.2%	526 (94.3%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,880	$1,145	$458	$1,603	$9,263	$2,187	$11,450	31.3	42.7	387	103

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.