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)
210582001372	631	Sebree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 N State St	Sebree	42455	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 835-7891	390	23	17.3	76.7%	181 (46.4%)	1 (0.3%)	204 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,022	$2,016	$539	$2,555	$7,729	$1,738	$9,467	10.7	15.8	608	23
210299000747	632	Frayser Elementary	Public	K-5	1230 Larchmont Ave	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8255	318	28	11.3	80.2%	42 (13.2%)	176 (55.3%)	70 (22.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$25,750	$3,771	$1,385	$5,156	$17,782	$1,364	$19,146	10.7	14	621	11
210299000701	633	Wellington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4800 Kaufman Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8343	412	27	15.1	77.2%	102 (24.8%)	227 (55.1%)	46 (11.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	$21,266	$3,283	$1,437	$4,720	$13,809	$1,313	$15,122	10.6	8	659	26
210299000708	634	Price Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	5001 Garden Green Way	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8315	417	32	12.9	71.0%	50 (12.0%)	224 (53.7%)	86 (20.6%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$22,564	$3,109	$1,576	$4,685	$15,388	$1,351	$16,739	10.5	11.4	638	4
210465001150	635	McNabb Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Park Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5750	322	27	11.8	91.0%	67 (20.8%)	189 (58.7%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.3%)	$32,597	$2,643	$1,972	$4,666	$20,051	$4,193	$24,616	10.5	14.3	619	16
210299000740	636	Byck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2328 Cedar Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8221	287	24	11.8	91.3%	17 (5.9%)	252 (87.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$23,465	$3,566	$1,399	$4,965	$15,727	$1,344	$17,071	10.4	3.2	680	44
210299000679	637	Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	8408 Terry Rd	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8322	430	26	16.4	78.4%	179 (41.6%)	161 (37.4%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.5%)	$18,290	$3,227	$1,213	$4,440	$11,403	$1,307	$12,710	9.9	6	666	29
210186002426	638	Booker T Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 Howard Street	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3263	313	28	11	82.7%	32 (10.2%)	124 (39.6%)	128 (40.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$20,833	$1,853	$472	$2,325	$14,169	$2,225	$16,394	9.8	10.2	644	6
210207002205	639	Fulton Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Stephen Beale Dr	Fulton	42041	Fulton County	Fulton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 472-1741	324	31	10.3	70.1%	118 (36.4%)	119 (36.7%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.4%)	$20,324	$3,082	$2,074	$5,156	$11,371	$3,120	$14,491	9.6	18	587	52
210444001100	640	Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	387	41	9.3	88.6%	185 (47.8%)	71 (18.3%)	70 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	$20,078	$3,316	$1,800	$5,116	$13,844	$3,430	$17,274	9.6	17.9	588	52

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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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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.