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)
210351001133	551	North Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1372 Us 60 E	Burna	42028	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 988-4000	130	9	14.4	63.8%	121 (93.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,830	$1,469	$562	$3,118	$15,623	$3,883	$19,508	23	32.9	468	83
210384000982	552	Inez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5000 Elementary Dr	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3428	239	18	13.3	63.6%	234 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,478	$2,192	$1,679	$3,877	$11,529	$4,562	$16,091	23	18.3	583	31
210299000716	553	Laukhuf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Capewood Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8289	615	33	18.5	55.3%	305 (49.6%)	143 (23.3%)	102 (16.6%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.3%)	$17,300	$3,092	$1,207	$4,299	$10,552	$1,292	$11,844	22.9	29.1	499	54
210489001219	554	Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Main St	Clay City	40312	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3315	442	30	14.7	68.3%	415 (93.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$15,094	$1,946	$1,288	$3,318	$8,407	$1,620	$9,943	22.8	9.3	652	98
210441001093	555	Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	674	44	15.3	43.8%	597 (88.6%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	$12,362	$1,365	$159	$1,523	$8,856	$1,824	$10,680	22.5	8.6	656	101
210069000132	556	Sebastian Elementary School	Public	3-6	244 LBJ Road	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-8894	468	31	15.1	75.9%	458 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,419	$2,134	$946	$3,082	$8,691	$1,922	$10,610	22.4	28.8	503	53
210477001174	557	Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	369	25	14.7	82.4%	360 (97.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,132	$1,715	$1,850	$3,565	$11,035	$4,216	$15,252	22.4	28.6	507	50
210186000385	558	Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	695 E New Circle Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3613	360	37	9.8	71.1%	102 (28.3%)	114 (31.7%)	101 (28.1%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	$21,150	$1,512	$581	$2,093	$14,664	$2,297	$16,961	22.1	21.9	554	4
210186000381	559	Tates Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3606	642	53	12.2	70.4%	208 (32.4%)	254 (39.6%)	90 (14.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (10.7%)	$19,515	$1,968	$483	$2,452	$12,730	$2,310	$15,039	22	29.6	493	66
210176000346	560	West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	468	28	16.7	69.2%	450 (96.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,533	$1,375	$731	$2,386	$9,459	$2,665	$13,595	21.7	26.5	522	38

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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.