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)
210299000626	531	Fairdale Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	10104 Mitchell Hill Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8247	596	38	15.8	67.1%	262 (44.0%)	93 (15.6%)	188 (31.5%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$18,046	$2,541	$1,256	$3,797	$11,568	$1,383	$12,951	25.5	29	501	30
210192000401	532	Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	7348 Hillsboro Rd	Hillsboro	41049	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 876-2251	158	10	15.8	63.3%	152 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,948	$2,565	$873	$3,438	$9,202	$2,308	$11,510	25.4	62	233	299
210526001286	533	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Fairfax Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-0772	502	36	13.8	56.8%	361 (71.9%)	50 (10.0%)	52 (10.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$17,799	$1,067	$590	$1,656	$10,959	$1,383	$12,343	25.3	22.4	550	17
210051001608	534	Hillard Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-2350	483	50	9.7	65.4%	211 (43.7%)	72 (14.9%)	168 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	$14,422	$1,250	$1,105	$2,355	$11,029	$1,038	$12,067	25.2	28.2	512	22
210303001429	535	Brookside Elementary School	Public	1-5	199 Brookside Dr	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 887-2012	514	35	14.6	57.4%	347 (67.5%)	49 (9.5%)	60 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.1%)	$15,916	$1,783	$474	$2,253	$11,150	$1,881	$13,031	25	17	595	60
210299000784	536	Carter Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3600 Bohne Ave	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8225	548	33	16.4	69.2%	145 (26.5%)	329 (60.0%)	23 (4.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	$18,432	$2,310	$1,352	$3,662	$12,105	$1,277	$13,382	25	28.2	511	25
210192000399	537	Flemingsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	245 W Water St	Flemingsburg	41041	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 845-9871	526	36	14.5	54.6%	478 (90.9%)	6 (1.1%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$13,737	$1,545	$781	$2,326	$8,794	$2,617	$11,411	24.8	23.3	544	7
210276000588	538	Campbellsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Cardinal Dr	Campbellsburg	40011	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8630	321	22	14.5	43.9%	294 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$14,047	$1,126	$630	$1,756	$8,646	$2,554	$11,199	24.8	18.9	579	41
210594001392	539	Williamstown Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-3760	385	26	15	57.9%	350 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$16,322	$885	$1,266	$2,151	$8,846	$1,790	$10,636	24.6	16.8	599	60
210264000566	540	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	348	24	14.8	65.5%	332 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,782	$706	$755	$1,631	$9,219	$2,028	$11,151	24.5	30.9	487	53

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.