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)
210062000030	111	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	K-5	16701 Ponderosa Dr	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-2330	324	26	12.4	53.7%	303 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,337	$2,561	$922	$3,483	$11,914	$2,940	$14,854	76.6	75.8	112	1
210333000887	112	Stinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12975 Hwy 421	Hoskinston	40844	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 374-3641	318	22	14.7	65.4%	318 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,266	$2,389	$944	$3,171	$9,632	$1,996	$11,804	76.4	64.7	211	99
210299002187	113	Farmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Gellhaus Ln	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8625	772	42	18.5	43.3%	405 (52.5%)	151 (19.6%)	90 (11.7%)	56 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.1%)	$17,479	$2,191	$1,390	$3,581	$11,450	$1,308	$12,758	76.2	72.7	134	21
210396001461	114	Heath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4365 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4060	484	31	15.6	53.3%	432 (89.3%)	12 (2.5%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$15,180	$987	$527	$1,491	$11,069	$2,272	$13,341	76.2	81.5	77	37
210090001320	115	John W. Reiley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10631 Alexandria Pike	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 635-2118	494	30	16.2	38.7%	460 (93.1%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,736	$946	$345	$1,291	$10,452	$2,730	$12,926	76.1	76.5	105	10
210480001183	116	Dorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	217 Dorton Jenkins Highway	Dorton	41520	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2832	255	16	15.9	77.3%	252 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$17,698	$1,493	$984	$2,478	$10,993	$3,353	$14,346	76.1	65.8	197	81
210254000540	117	Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	124	10	12.4	75.0%	107 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,580	$3,148	$1,563	$4,711	$12,628	$2,723	$15,351	75.6	67.6	179	62
210381000272	118	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Jim Goheen Drive	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-0796	487	32	15.3	48.3%	461 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$15,132	$870	$621	$1,491	$10,638	$1,786	$12,424	75.6	63	226	108
210123001413	119	Paces Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1983 S Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-6333	283	20	14	75.3%	268 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,868	$2,715	$565	$3,279	$7,593	$1,815	$9,408	75.4	60.4	245	126
210271000573	120	A B Chandler Elementary School	Public	K-5	11215 Us 60 W	Corydon	42406	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1760	272	18	15.2	46.3%	229 (84.2%)	15 (5.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.1%)	$18,133	$1,098	$743	$1,841	$11,139	$2,125	$13,264	75.4	68.8	166	46

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.