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)
210564001334	591	Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	307	30	10.1	71.0%	228 (74.3%)	39 (12.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	$19,298	$1,657	$619	$2,276	$11,392	$1,907	$13,299	16.4	24.8	533	58
210299000704	592	Hartstern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Morningside Way	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8262	527	30	17.7	67.4%	121 (23.0%)	170 (32.3%)	168 (31.9%)	36 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$19,909	$3,460	$1,281	$4,741	$12,525	$1,300	$13,825	16.1	27.8	515	77
210249001566	593	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1255 West Vine St	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-0500	503	33	15.3	68.4%	197 (39.2%)	128 (25.4%)	67 (13.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	92 (18.3%)	$24,449	$1,598	$1,795	$3,398	$17,316	$3,735	$21,051	16.1	12.6	628	35
210299000623	594	Camp Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	1446 Belmar Dr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8222	450	32	14.1	71.3%	175 (38.9%)	118 (26.2%)	133 (29.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	$20,256	$2,654	$1,407	$4,061	$13,598	$1,295	$14,893	16	14.9	613	19
210115002024	595	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14405 Martin Luther King Way	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7310	580	39	14.8	79.7%	161 (27.8%)	299 (51.6%)	56 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.7%)	$13,416	$1,906	$754	$2,660	$8,341	$2,273	$10,614	15.9	12.3	633	38
210447001106	596	Nicholas County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 School Drive	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 289-3785	664	41	16.1	70.9%	616 (92.8%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$26,799	$2,260	$1,651	$3,911	$14,057	$2,457	$16,503	15.9	17	594	2
210417001048	597	Middlesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 W Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8860	453	34	13.4	83.2%	394 (87.0%)	22 (4.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$20,507	$4,511	$1,188	$5,699	$9,412	$3,237	$12,649	15.7	18.8	580	17
210099000188	598	Cartmell Elementary	Public	2-4	1708 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7085	410	28	14.6	59.3%	320 (78.0%)	4 (1.0%)	68 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$14,007	$1,068	$1,064	$2,132	$10,611	$1,264	$11,875	15.6	9.1	653	55
210120002391	599	William G. Conkwright Elementary	Public	K-4	360 Mt. Sterling Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8900	505	35	14.4	70.1%	416 (82.4%)	36 (7.1%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$18,452	$2,250	$471	$2,721	$11,657	$2,520	$14,176	15.6	20.7	566	33
210387002000	600	Mason County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	720 Clarks Run Rd	Maysville	41056	Mason County	Mason County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 759-2000	540	36	15	67.8%	409 (75.7%)	40 (7.4%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	$23,463	$3,007	$1,310	$4,297	$10,370	$3,205	$13,575	15.5	26.7	519	81

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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