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)
210008101967	541	Muhlenberg South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 US Hwy 431 S	Beechmont	42323	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 476-2204	563	34	16.5	67.9%	529 (94.0%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$16,484	$2,653	$507	$3,039	$12,673	$2,652	$15,326	24.1	24.2	538	3
210526001942	542	Anne Mason Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	416	31	13.6	49.5%	284 (68.3%)	38 (9.1%)	42 (10.1%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	$17,795	$518	$564	$1,081	$11,414	$1,449	$12,864	24.1	29.6	494	48
210144002476	543	Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School	Public	2-5	209 Maple Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1319	508	42	12	71.3%	267 (52.6%)	75 (14.8%)	73 (14.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (16.9%)	$16,528	$2,424	$579	$3,003	$10,324	$1,869	$12,194	24	22.6	549	6
210195002446	544	South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	600	36	16.7	85.0%	588 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,399	$2,690	$1,335	$4,025	$8,465	$1,909	$10,374	23.8	15.1	612	68
210054001576	545	Bourbon Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Bethlehem Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2195	473	30	15.5	68.3%	336 (71.0%)	22 (4.7%)	82 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$15,619	$2,519	$899	$3,419	$9,079	$2,138	$11,217	23.8	29	500	45
210210002113	546	Fulton County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-3923	310	27	11.6	73.9%	180 (58.1%)	93 (30.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$16,286	$2,714	$998	$3,712	$9,176	$3,399	$12,574	23.7	21.5	556	10
210324000870	547	Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highway 2562	Blaine	41124	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-3624	154	17	9.1	83.8%	153 (99.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,433	$4,684	$2,759	$7,443	$18,735	$4,034	$22,769	23.7	24.7	536	11
210348000920	548	Stanford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Old Fort Rd	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2191	578	51	11.3	75.6%	482 (83.4%)	19 (3.3%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	$12,517	$3,853	$746	$4,599	$4,197	$2,261	$6,458	23.7	45.3	374	174
210532002077	549	Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Ginkgo Dr	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-4460	417	26	16	60.2%	217 (52.0%)	27 (6.5%)	132 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.6%)	$14,714	$1,023	$555	$1,578	$9,665	$1,692	$11,357	23.3	21.9	555	6
210489001217	550	Bowen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5099 Campton Rd	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3313	235	16	14.4	77.0%	225 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$18,623	$2,449	$1,029	$3,603	$11,068	$1,974	$12,917	23.2	19.2	575	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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.