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)
210051001519	41	Charles H. Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6775 Mcville Rd	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 334-4450	254	21	12	41.3%	240 (94.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,751	$1,047	$1,169	$2,216	$13,373	$1,162	$14,535	88.5	80.4	83	42
210186000373	42	Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	301 Woodland Ave	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3516	560	37	15	30.5%	299 (53.4%)	74 (13.2%)	118 (21.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	$17,453	$1,009	$396	$1,405	$12,002	$2,162	$14,164	88.5	81.2	81	39
210271000572	43	Cairo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10694 Hwy 41-A	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1286	250	17	14.7	48.4%	214 (85.6%)	8 (3.2%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$18,180	$1,680	$634	$2,314	$10,737	$2,065	$12,802	88.4	95.3	15	28
210321000856	44	London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Main St	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4679	554	36	15.3	72.9%	504 (91.0%)	5 (0.9%)	27 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$28,147	$961	$1,341	$2,302	$10,397	$2,525	$12,922	88	95.7	11	33
210286000600	45	Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Veterans Drive	Hanson	42413	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6158	490	28	17.5	47.1%	420 (85.7%)	13 (2.7%)	14 (2.9%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$30,947	$904	$833	$1,738	$8,396	$1,507	$9,903	87.8	79.7	87	42
210396001001	46	Concord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5184 Hinkleville Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4050	609	38	16	53.0%	451 (74.1%)	48 (7.9%)	39 (6.4%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$14,386	$589	$762	$1,328	$10,145	$2,482	$12,626	87.8	87.8	51	5
210036000059	47	Beechwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-1220	752	42	17.7		643 (85.5%)	11 (1.5%)	56 (7.4%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$17,036	$618	$103	$720	$9,007	$1,889	$10,896	87.6	88	47
210429001549	48	East Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7585 Hwy 172	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 522-8152	119	11	10.4	78.2%	117 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,454	$3,183	$1,396	$4,579	$15,650	$4,073	$19,723	87.4	42	391	343
210309000812	49	R C Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Dudley Road	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-8226	571	34	17	29.2%	489 (85.6%)	15 (2.6%)	23 (4.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$15,791	$579	$298	$877	$8,686	$1,424	$10,111	87.3	89.3	40	9
210438001085	50	Murray Middle School	Public	4-8	801 Main St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5125	669	44	15	51.7%	503 (75.2%)	38 (5.7%)	59 (8.8%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.2%)	$26,442	$2,665	$1,032	$3,697	$17,119	$1,538	$19,446	87	91.4	30	20

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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