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)
210008101516	371	Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Main Cross	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-4830	577	37	15.5	62.9%	508 (88.0%)	25 (4.3%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$16,192	$1,986	$478	$2,343	$12,505	$2,513	$15,018	44.9	56.5	273	98
210230000484	372	Caneyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 East Maple St.	Caneyville	42721	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 879-4211	390	26	14.8	71.3%	365 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$26,942	$2,410	$1,078	$3,488	$19,493	$3,961	$23,454	44.6	56.1	275	97
210258000554	373	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	347	21	16.4	50.7%	303 (87.3%)	8 (2.3%)	15 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$14,158	$1,788	$1,144	$2,932	$11,019	$2,126	$13,437	44.6	37.6	434	61
210381000978	374	Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 US Hwy 68 W	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 898-2852	317	20	15.6	49.5%	296 (93.4%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$15,480	$949	$656	$1,605	$10,635	$1,993	$12,629	44.5	26.3	524	150
210384001902	375	Eden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	179 Eden Lane	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3475	426	24	17.5	72.5%	416 (97.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,487	$1,452	$1,105	$2,569	$10,230	$3,863	$14,092	44.5	29.4	495	120
210051000079	376	A M Yealey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Yealey Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-3333	606	41	14.7	42.9%	442 (72.9%)	52 (8.6%)	49 (8.1%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.6%)	$12,320	$734	$980	$1,714	$9,723	$883	$10,606	44.1	33.4	465	89
210216000457	377	Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Lexington St	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-3047	469	34	13.7	80.2%	376 (80.2%)	18 (3.8%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.4%)	$13,791	$2,467	$1,020	$3,487	$8,589	$1,715	$10,305	44	31.6	480	103
210315000844	378	Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	294	25	11.7	86.4%	284 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,463	$3,085	$1,509	$4,595	$9,683	$1,955	$11,638	43.9	39.3	419	41
210309000807	379	Beechgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1029 Bristow Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 371-1636	660	44	15	60.9%	509 (77.1%)	33 (5.0%)	50 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	$19,820	$635	$371	$1,006	$10,116	$1,274	$11,390	43.9	36.7	443	64
210576001359	380	Washington County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5490	460	24	18.8	63.3%	297 (64.6%)	48 (10.4%)	62 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.9%)	$22,565	$1,462	$1,661	$3,123	$8,740	$1,824	$19,253	43.8	48.4	349	31

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

Educational resources:

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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.