Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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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)
210573001347	321	North Warren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	420 College St	Smiths Grove	42171	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 563-2041	458	26	17.9	65.9%	383 (83.6%)	20 (4.4%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$14,566	$1,285	$1,246	$2,530	$8,231	$1,485	$9,716	52.5	35.8	448	127
210480001647	322	Belfry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 St. Hwy. 319	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 353-7296	592	36	16.6	68.1%	553 (93.4%)	10 (1.7%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$15,591	$1,337	$896	$2,233	$9,680	$2,936	$12,616	52.4	69.4	160	162
210299000742	323	Brandeis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2817 West Kentucky	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8214	466	31	15.2	46.8%	98 (21.0%)	237 (50.9%)	26 (5.6%)	73 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$18,835	$2,130	$1,210	$3,340	$12,664	$1,480	$14,144	52.4	66.3	191	132
210477001166	324	Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	310	23	13.4	70.3%	296 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,582	$1,868	$2,323	$4,190	$10,979	$5,714	$16,690	52.3	50.8	324
210105000208	325	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 College St	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	399	25	16	67.9%	344 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,070	$1,896	$1,170	$3,066	$8,332	$2,613	$10,946	52.2	36.4	444	119
210264000563	326	Cub Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	170 E Gap Hill Rd	Cub Run	42729	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-2925	211	16	13.5	51.2%	202 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$15,500	$1,744	$834	$2,578	$10,987	$2,031	$12,922	52.1	69.5	159	167
210339000906	327	Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Garrison Elementary	Garrison	41141	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 757-2122	286	23	12.6	74.1%	274 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$23,638	$2,005	$605	$2,609	$9,789	$1,922	$11,714	51.7	57.1	267	60
210249002209	328	Heartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Nelson Drive	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-8930	559	40	14	44.5%	392 (70.1%)	60 (10.7%)	40 (7.2%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.7%)	$21,840	$1,388	$944	$2,337	$16,723	$2,781	$19,503	51.6	52	313	15
210123000251	329	Goose Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	364 Hwy 1524	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3740	211	21	10	80.6%	209 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,801	$3,323	$517	$3,840	$11,046	$1,855	$12,902	51.5	65.8	196	133
210249001963	330	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Learning Place Ln	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-4516	459	33	13.9	50.1%	410 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$24,172	$1,842	$977	$2,823	$18,359	$2,990	$21,349	51.4	60.1	248	82

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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.