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)
210299000699	191	Wheeler Elementary	Public	K-5	5700 Cynthia Drive	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8349	613	36	17.1	37.0%	311 (50.7%)	145 (23.7%)	40 (6.5%)	58 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.0%)	$17,261	$2,207	$1,193	$3,400	$11,367	$1,353	$12,720	67.4	73.4	129	62
210147000311	192	F T Burns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4514 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7170	479	30	15.9	73.7%	284 (59.3%)	29 (6.1%)	69 (14.4%)	43 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (10.0%)	$15,037	$1,552	$991	$2,543	$9,811	$1,649	$11,460	67.4	48.5	347	155
210425002472	193	Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Maysville Road	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8703	622	39	16	57.7%	553 (88.9%)	10 (1.6%)	33 (5.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$10,120	$1,891	$510	$2,401	$7,810	$1,681	$9,491	67.4	74.4	120	73
210249000515	194	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3970 Bardstown Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-7227	564	37	15	32.4%	499 (88.5%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (5.9%)	$22,795	$1,583	$951	$2,538	$17,397	$2,539	$20,257	67.1	77.5	97	97
210286000598	195	Grapevine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Hayes Ave.	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6012	365	26	13.8	68.5%	254 (69.6%)	31 (8.5%)	42 (11.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	$13,372	$900	$929	$1,829	$8,479	$1,444	$9,922	67	55.5	284	89
210372001901	196	Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	466	34	13.7	50.0%	411 (88.2%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (3.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.3%)	$16,585	$1,588	$292	$1,881	$9,207	$1,688	$10,895	66.8	72.1	139	57
210186002207	197	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-5	2585 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4979	722	52	13.8	37.5%	348 (48.2%)	150 (20.8%)	99 (13.7%)	55 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (9.4%)	$18,134	$1,294	$425	$1,724	$12,272	$2,141	$14,409	66.8	67.8	178	19
210254000541	198	James A. Cawood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	279 Ball Park Rd	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-5029	307	26	11.6	85.3%	298 (97.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,744	$3,528	$1,554	$5,082	$9,319	$2,625	$11,944	66.5	53.9	298	100
210526001687	199	Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	454	30	15.3	34.4%	398 (87.7%)	8 (1.8%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.0%)	$15,928	$502	$587	$1,089	$9,796	$1,295	$11,091	66.5	73	131	68
210299000650	200	Bates Elementary	Public	K-5	7601 Bardstown Road	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8208	568	34	16.6	46.5%	304 (53.5%)	118 (20.8%)	62 (10.9%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.6%)	$18,761	$2,429	$1,253	$3,682	$12,091	$1,280	$13,371	66.5	68.2	172	28

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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

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.