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)
210299000706	661	Layne Elementary	Public	K-5	9831 East Avenue	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8290	404	27	15.1	71.5%	177 (43.8%)	102 (25.2%)	92 (22.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$18,594	$2,553	$1,397	$3,950	$11,870	$1,316	$13,186	6.6	24.7	535	126
210299000669	662	Indian Trail Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3709 E Indian Tr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8268	591	33	17.9	71.1%	60 (10.2%)	273 (46.2%)	221 (37.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$18,852	$2,958	$1,193	$4,151	$12,193	$1,209	$13,402	6.4	12.5	631	31
210299000745	663	Foster Traditional Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 South 41st Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	468	32	14.6	81.2%	6 (1.3%)	435 (92.9%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$17,326	$2,917	$1,269	$4,186	$10,560	$1,287	$11,847	6.3	9.5	649	14
210129002566	664	Kentucky Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 788-3388	937	0		38.4%	655 (69.9%)	112 (12.0%)	79 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (8.4%)								5.7			(n/a)
210299000660	665	Wilkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Johnsontown Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8351	553	37	14.9	73.4%	234 (42.3%)	151 (27.3%)	107 (19.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (9.6%)	$18,726	$2,805	$1,228	$4,033	$14,132	$1,342	$15,474	5.5	4.8	675	10
210299000783	666	Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W Chestnut St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8232	413	28	14.8	76.0%	53 (12.8%)	312 (75.5%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$18,695	$2,936	$1,186	$4,122	$11,982	$1,291	$13,273	5.3	4.1	678	12
210299000775	667	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Southland Boulevard	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8320	484	20	23.8	71.5%	74 (15.3%)	200 (41.3%)	139 (28.7%)	45 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.0%)	$18,531	$3,400	$1,171	$4,571	$10,721	$1,465	$12,186	5.3	5.3	672	5
210115002415	668	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	831 North Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7150	563	36	15.6	83.5%	131 (23.3%)	327 (58.1%)	35 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.7%)	$11,994	$1,890	$706	$2,596	$7,572	$1,686	$9,258	5	10.3	643	25
210573001352	669	Warren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1846 Loop Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-2385	704	39	17.9	86.2%	131 (18.6%)	247 (35.1%)	204 (29.0%)	71 (10.1%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	39 (5.5%)	$14,859	$1,267	$1,155	$2,422	$8,734	$1,417	$10,152	4.9	5.4	670	1
210299000624	670	Cane Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3951 Cane Run Rd	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8223	392	29	13.6	78.1%	47 (12.0%)	273 (69.6%)	48 (12.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$22,233	$4,769	$1,311	$6,080	$13,396	$1,403	$14,799	4.7			(n/a)

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.