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)
210299000674	671	Rangeland Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Rangeland Rd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8317	441	31	14.3	76.9%	63 (14.3%)	209 (47.4%)	129 (29.3%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$19,920	$3,121	$1,261	$4,382	$12,962	$1,230	$14,192	4.5	5.5	668	3
210299000694	672	Trunnell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 St. Andrews Church Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8337	471	27	17.7	73.5%	117 (24.8%)	216 (45.9%)	87 (18.5%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$18,874	$2,935	$1,215	$4,150	$12,037	$1,284	$13,321	4.3	13	627	45
210299000786	673	Kennedy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3800 Gibson Lane	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8280	429	29	14.9	76.9%	22 (5.1%)	358 (83.4%)	43 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$18,602	$3,305	$1,293	$4,598	$11,624	$1,240	$12,864	4.1	3.1	681	8
210225001701	674	Mason-Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Heekin Rd.	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-9510	285	17	16.7	61.4%	275 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,637	$1,232	$574	$1,806	$10,326	$2,003	$12,831	3.9	33.7	463	211
210299000733	675	Atkinson Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	2811 Duncan Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8203	327	35	9.4	88.4%	83 (25.4%)	207 (63.3%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$25,884	$4,074	$1,493	$5,567	$17,522	$1,383	$18,905	3.5	8.1	657	18
210299000770	676	Maupin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1312 Catalpa Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8310	298	24	12.5	85.9%	9 (3.0%)	268 (89.9%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$25,323	$5,401	$1,500	$6,901	$15,913	$1,330	$17,243	3.5			(n/a)
210299000719	677	Blake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Bonaventure Blvd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8210	529	30	17.4	75.0%	165 (31.2%)	135 (25.5%)	183 (34.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.0%)	$17,894	$3,241	$1,270	$4,511	$10,557	$1,512	$12,069	3.2	5.3	671	6
210186000380	678	Russell Cave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Russell Cave Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3571	240	26	9.2	72.5%	26 (10.8%)	29 (12.1%)	182 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,217	$1,746	$617	$2,363	$16,250	$2,499	$18,749	3.2	10.1	645	33
210299000672	679	Kerrick Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 Upper Hunters Trace	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8284	397	28	14.4	70.5%	146 (36.8%)	160 (40.3%)	46 (11.6%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$18,299	$2,316	$1,251	$3,567	$11,426	$1,346	$12,772	3	2.3	683	4
210299000780	680	Shelby Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	735 Ziegler Street	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8327	449	30	15.1	74.6%	78 (17.4%)	284 (63.3%)	60 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$20,110	$3,396	$1,368	$4,764	$12,605	$1,428	$14,033	2.8	2.1	684	4

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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.