Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kentucky test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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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)
210299000718	681	Mill Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3816 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8301	474	23	20.5	79.7%	36 (7.6%)	374 (78.9%)	32 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$26,003	$3,435	$1,237	$4,672	$10,999	$1,281	$12,280	2.5	2.6	682	1
210299000752	682	Jacob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 East Wheatmore Drive	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8271	486	33	14.5	82.3%	91 (18.7%)	287 (59.1%)	51 (10.5%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	$21,014	$3,712	$1,309	$5,021	$13,295	$1,314	$14,609	2.3	2	685	3
210299000731	683	Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	755 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8348	318	25	12.5	84.0%	14 (4.4%)	281 (88.4%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$27,848	$3,930	$1,633	$5,563	$19,220	$1,537	$20,757	2.2	3.4	679	4
210299000764	684	Mcferran Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S. 7th Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8297	691	41	16.7	82.9%	40 (5.8%)	528 (76.4%)	91 (13.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$16,508	$2,584	$1,161	$3,745	$10,361	$1,247	$11,608	1.7	1.4	686	2
210299000739	685	Engelhard Elementary	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8246	276	27	10.1	76.1%	33 (12.0%)	195 (70.7%)	20 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	$29,780	$4,332	$1,398	$5,730	$19,744	$1,517	$21,261	1.3	4.4	677	8

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.