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)
210030000047	491	Austin Tracy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2477 Austin Tracy Rd	Lucas	42156	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 646-2236	336	24	14	61.3%	311 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$17,818	$2,155	$1,139	$5,043	$7,748	$2,145	$8,476	31.1	49	343	148
210441001089	492	Boston School	Public	K-8	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	361	25	14.4	44.3%	338 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,299	$1,107	$135	$1,242	$8,856	$2,043	$10,899	30.8	17.2	592	100
210120002397	493	Shearer Elementary School	Public	K-4	244 East Broadway	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-4978	392	29	13.5	68.1%	326 (83.2%)	9 (2.3%)	44 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,240	$2,328	$599	$2,927	$12,291	$2,421	$14,712	30.7	37.4	436	57
210072000141	494	Irvington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Way	Irvington	40146	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3050	368	25	14.7	12.0%	313 (85.1%)	10 (2.7%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.9%)	$16,107	$3,083	$1,466	$4,549	$9,461	$2,097	$11,558	30.7	48.7	344	150
210051000089	495	Ockerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8250 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4620	777	53	14.6	58.8%	404 (52.0%)	68 (8.8%)	244 (31.4%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	38 (4.9%)	$11,266	$824	$1,007	$1,831	$8,737	$699	$9,436	30.6	28.3	510	15
210526001279	496	Garth Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1170	368	25	14.8	64.9%	265 (72.0%)	43 (11.7%)	33 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$18,107	$1,217	$700	$1,917	$10,808	$1,518	$12,326	30.6	26.8	517	21
210012000018	497	Saffell Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	210 Saffell St	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-3565	402	29	13.8	55.2%	343 (85.3%)	6 (1.5%)	23 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$13,944	$1,113	$456	$1,569	$10,507	$2,060	$12,566	30.6	38.1	431	66
210526002349	498	Lemons Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 School House Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 867-6700	517	37	13.9	46.4%	373 (72.1%)	43 (8.3%)	63 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$17,014	$678	$530	$1,208	$10,594	$1,388	$11,982	30.5	23.2	546	48
210299000683	499	Blue Lick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Blue Lick Road	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8212	496	32	15.6	76.6%	229 (46.2%)	116 (23.4%)	103 (20.8%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	$18,633	$3,515	$1,197	$4,712	$11,269	$1,270	$12,539	30.5	30	491	8
210007000013	500	Allen County Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	720 Oliver St	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 618-8200	694	38	18.2	56.5%	634 (91.4%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$23,362	$1,580	$1,282	$2,862	$17,318	$3,472	$17,928	30.3	18.5	582	82

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