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)
210324000871	171	Fallsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6869 N Hwy 3	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-2351	240	21	11.4	74.2%	233 (97.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,362	$3,282	$2,933	$6,215	$17,377	$3,701	$21,039	69.5	69	162	9
210123000252	172	Hacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Hooker Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3338	265	21	12.5	66.8%	261 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,892	$2,976	$542	$3,518	$8,844	$1,658	$10,503	69.4	74.2	126	46
210228000481	173	Wingo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	449 Lebanon St	Wingo	42088	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4870	428	30	14	75.9%	359 (83.9%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	$12,617	$1,059	$1,178	$2,237	$8,332	$1,063	$9,395	69.3	41.3	403	230
210372000946	174	Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	618	39	15.7	50.5%	570 (92.2%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$15,516	$1,442	$319	$1,761	$8,449	$1,579	$10,028	69.2	64.9	207	33
210162000319	175	South Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1058 Chalybeate School Rd	Smiths Grove	42171	Warren County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 597-2379	464	29	15.8	37.3%	430 (92.7%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$15,646	$936	$175	$1,111	$10,174	$1,894	$12,068	69.2	77.2	100	75
210588001383	176	Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5554 Hwy 25 W South	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7085	241	20	12	88.4%	232 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,881	$2,317	$1,018	$3,335	$12,195	$1,736	$13,931	69	56	277	101
210299002430	177	Norton Commons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10941 Kings Crown Drive	Prospect	40059	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8367	619	35	17.8	31.5%	330 (53.3%)	111 (17.9%)	48 (7.8%)	70 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.7%)	$17,463	$2,641	$1,256	$3,897	$10,870	$1,413	$12,283	68.9	71.9	140	37
210600000320	178	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Northside Dr	Midway	40347	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4690	376	25	15.3	54.3%	275 (73.1%)	14 (3.7%)	61 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$15,041	$1,453	$381	$1,835	$1,230	$1,965	$11,965	68.8	52.8	309	131
210429002214	179	Wrigley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7490 Hwy 7	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 743-8302	308	23	13.2	73.4%	303 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,162	$1,712	$1,017	$2,731	$10,908	$2,996	$13,903	68.5	40.4	413	234
210309000809	180	James A Caywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Turkeyfoot Road	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-7062	544	37	14.7	63.4%	365 (67.1%)	19 (3.5%)	99 (18.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (10.5%)	$13,658	$739	$348	$1,087	$9,531	$1,255	$10,786	68.4	69.9	155	25

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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