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)
210321000869	1	Sublimity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Sublimity School Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4692	310	16	19.3	66.5%	291 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	$28,093	$1,208	$1,246	$2,454	$10,346	$2,473	$12,819	99.1			(n/a)
210299000629	2	Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Public, Magnet	K-5	2700 Browns Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8259	606	31	19.3	21.8%	238 (39.3%)	103 (17.0%)	18 (3.0%)	211 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$16,376	$2,114	$1,374	$3,488	$10,259	$1,361	$11,620	98.2	99.5	1	1
210009000014	3	Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	405	39	10.4	7.2%	360 (88.9%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.7%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$24,459	$216	$606	$821	$18,429	$5,071	$23,500	96.9	98.1	2	1
210123000248	4	Burning Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9847 N Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3138	303	20	15	78.9%	297 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,975	$2,609	$551	$3,159	$8,902	$1,866	$10,768	96.5	96.2	7	3
210299000687	5	Norton Elementary	Public	K-5	8101 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8308	734	44	16.7	22.8%	424 (57.8%)	95 (12.9%)	51 (6.9%)	108 (14.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.4%)	$17,548	$2,047	$1,336	$3,383	$11,712	$1,313	$13,025	95.9	96.2	8	3
210051000088	6	New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	675	43	15.6	22.4%	600 (88.9%)	9 (1.3%)	26 (3.9%)	26 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$11,594	$681	$735	$1,416	$9,330	$847	$10,178	95.7	92.4	23	17
210228000473	7	Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7730 State Rt 121 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4830	266	21	12.6	62.4%	235 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$13,804	$832	$1,134	$1,966	$9,490	$1,023	$10,514	95.7	95.6	12	5
210162000322	8	Kyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5720 Hwy 259 N	Sweeden	42285	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 286-4013	299	24	12.3	53.8%	282 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,290	$1,624	$275	$1,899	$11,668	$2,128	$13,796	95.2	96.9	4	4
210186000359	9	Cassidy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Tates Creek Road	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3018	654	47	13.9	28.1%	474 (72.5%)	64 (9.8%)	50 (7.6%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	$17,856	$1,410	$373	$1,783	$12,014	$2,175	$14,189	94.7	93.1	20	11
210186000354	10	Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	277	29	9.5	10.1%	198 (71.5%)	15 (5.4%)	6 (2.2%)	38 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$22,314	$816	$373	$1,189	$16,842	$2,399	$19,241	94.7	98.1	3	7

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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