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)
210249001471	521	Woodland Elementary School	Public	1-5	6000 S Woodland Dr	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-5828	537	37	14.7	71.3%	216 (40.2%)	144 (26.8%)	81 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	87 (16.2%)	$23,043	$1,622	$1,012	$2,635	$17,521	$2,889	$20,408	27.3	18.2	585	64
210300001642	522	Jenkins Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9409 Highway 805	Jenkins	41537	Letcher County	Jenkins Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 832-2184	475	27	17.5	77.7%	466 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,730	$2,200	$1,099	$3,299	$8,010	$3,196	$11,206	27.2	23.3	543	21
210201000439	523	Elkhorn Elementary School	Public	1-5	928 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6730	396	24	16.5	74.7%	232 (58.6%)	65 (16.4%)	59 (14.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$14,861	$1,224	$630	$8,291	$6,086	$2,268	$14,825	26.8	14.8	614	91
210510001254	524	Clearfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	460 McBrayer Rd	Clearfield	40313	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-5792	303	19	15.5	79.2%	274 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$10,853	$1,130	$880	$2,010	$7,421	$1,422	$8,843	26.8	36.7	441	83
210186000395	525	Julius Marks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3277 Pepperhill Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3470	480	40	12.1	63.8%	212 (44.2%)	135 (28.1%)	67 (14.0%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.5%)	$20,079	$1,518	$473	$1,991	$13,887	$2,317	$16,204	26.7	37.7	433	92
210093000182	526	Campbellsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Roberts Road	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-4561	638	38	16.8	72.6%	432 (67.7%)	71 (11.1%)	33 (5.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (14.7%)	$9,699	$1,631	$521	$2,152	$8,559	$2,006	$10,625	26.7	28.4	509	17
210504001246	527	Robertson County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1760 Sardis Rd.	Mount Olivet	41064	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 724-5431	479	23	20.8	60.1%	457 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,379	$2,833	$1,071	$3,904	$9,066	$3,201	$12,267	26.7	25.2	530	3
210441002006	528	Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 Arnold Lane	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7211	250	20	12.5	58.8%	237 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$14,204	$1,210	$162	$1,372	$10,423	$2,248	$12,671	26.3	32.8	470	58
210039000068	529	Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	199	13	15.9	86.9%	193 (97.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$22,968	$8,124	$1,433	$9,557	$9,355	$4,056	$13,411	26.2	19.8	573	44
210327000216	530	Lee County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Hwy 11 South	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5020	449	29	15.4	84.4%	437 (97.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,950	$1,775	$271	$2,046	$8,379	$2,176	$10,555	25.6	16	605	75

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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