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)
210532001434	471	Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-5222	457	31	14.7	53.2%	306 (67.0%)	18 (3.9%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$15,036	$1,047	$405	$1,452	$10,064	$1,753	$11,818	33.3	24.3	537	66
210363000938	472	Mary A. Goetz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	512 Oak St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-2100	464	31	14.9	65.1%	388 (83.6%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.6%)	$30,202	$1,988	$1,909	$22,204	$4,881	$4,609	$23,912	33.1	31.3	483	11
210075001958	473	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4682 North Preston Hwy.	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3600	586	33	17.7	44.7%	488 (83.3%)	28 (4.8%)	35 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$16,029	$943	$183	$1,126	$9,119	$1,579	$10,697	32.8	41.7	395	78
210254000549	474	Wallins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	993 Hwy 219	Wallins Creek	40873	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 664-3444	386	27	14.5	82.9%	382 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,928	$2,425	$1,581	$4,006	$8,877	$2,346	$11,223	32.6	26.1	527	53
210008101080	475	Longest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 N Main St	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-2842	384	26	14.7	64.1%	351 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,879	$2,396	$556	$2,830	$12,086	$2,646	$14,731	32.4	27.9	514	39
210459001130	476	Estes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Leitchfield Rd	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1030	444	36	12.2	84.9%	224 (50.5%)	41 (9.2%)	88 (19.8%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (17.6%)	$14,619	$2,045	$687	$2,731	$8,651	$1,174	$9,824	32.4	32	477	1
210564001336	477	Sturgis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Grant St	Sturgis	42459	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 333-4088	369	29	12.6	59.9%	341 (92.4%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$17,472	$1,545	$513	$2,059	$9,963	$1,761	$11,724	32.1	25.4	529	52
210336000903	478	West Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Park St	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-9538	415	35	11.7	58.3%	402 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,885	$1,917	$1,132	$3,049	$9,371	$2,002	$10,621	32.1	35.1	452	26
210510002016	479	McBrayer Elementary School	Public	K-5	550 Viking Dr	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-1204	562	30	18.6	54.1%	514 (91.5%)	6 (1.1%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$10,365	$1,001	$754	$1,755	$7,206	$1,403	$8,610	32.1	39.2	420	59
210225002201	480	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3987 DIxie Hwy	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-5500	433	28	15.4	78.5%	363 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,628	$1,192	$695	$1,888	$9,618	$2,123	$11,740	32.1	35.2	451	29

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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.