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)
210582001370	271	Dixon Elementary School	Public	K-6	277 State Rt 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 639-9080	303	20	15.5	48.2%	274 (90.4%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$11,045	$1,493	$490	$1,983	$7,628	$1,434	$9,062	58	55.9	279	8
210354001543	272	Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 College St	Auburn	42206	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4181	690	47	14.6	51.2%	612 (88.7%)	13 (1.9%)	27 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	$12,008	$1,813	$868	$2,714	$8,680	$2,193	$10,873	57.7	51.9	315	43
210516001263	273	Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	342 S. Main Street	Jamestown	42629	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 343-3966	476	32	15	75.4%	408 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,130	$1,865	$1,565	$3,430	$10,578	$3,105	$13,683	57.7	43.8	383	110
210429002194	274	Morgan Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Hwy 460 W	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 743-8552	293	21	14.1	73.4%	289 (98.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,733	$1,762	$1,158	$2,919	$10,994	$3,275	$14,269	57.2	47.8	357	83
210299000702	275	Wilt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Price Lane	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8353	518	31	16.6	50.2%	212 (40.9%)	124 (23.9%)	105 (20.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.6%)	$18,370	$2,826	$1,414	$4,240	$11,584	$1,392	$12,976	57.2	46.2	368	93
210147002230	276	Southern Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 U.S. Highway 431	Utica	42376	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7570	465	29	16	52.9%	372 (80.0%)	6 (1.3%)	53 (11.4%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$14,266	$1,163	$522	$1,685	$9,871	$1,549	$11,420	56.9	53.7	302	26
210372000951	277	Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	428	31	13.8	57.0%	375 (87.6%)	7 (1.6%)	13 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.3%)	$17,114	$1,594	$385	$1,979	$9,267	$2,109	$11,376	56.8	54.1	296	19
210147000310	278	Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9656 Ky 54	Whitesville	42378	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7670	371	22	16.8	48.8%	341 (91.9%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$15,191	$937	$742	$1,679	$10,725	$1,754	$12,478	56.5	52.6	310	32
210147001949	279	Meadow Lands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Hayden Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7450	459	29	15.8	61.7%	367 (80.0%)	16 (3.5%)	42 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$15,466	$1,277	$1,163	$2,440	$10,201	$1,660	$11,861	56.2	51.4	320	41
210147000054	280	Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Worthington Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7150	387	30	12.9	64.6%	282 (72.9%)	28 (7.2%)	17 (4.4%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.6%)	$15,709	$1,527	$753	$2,280	$10,602	$1,645	$12,247	56.1	64.7	212	68

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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.