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)
210573002327	251	Jody Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Elrod Rd.	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-1901	776	46	16.8	49.2%	454 (58.5%)	48 (6.2%)	60 (7.7%)	182 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.6%)	$13,915	$950	$1,195	$2,145	$7,878	$1,670	$9,548	60.8	56.7	271	20
210390002001	252	Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1004 Backusburg Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-8696	922	58	16	77.3%	389 (42.2%)	92 (10.0%)	335 (36.3%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (10.3%)	$25,470	$2,815	$2,474	$5,289	$20,061	$4,918	$24,979	60.6	53.9	300	48
210339000911	253	Tollesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2431 W. Ky 10	Tollesboro	41189	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 798-3231	275	21	12.8	76.0%	264 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,397	$1,462	$718	$2,180	$9,140	$1,763	$10,903	60.4	63.6	222	31
210115000222	254	Crofton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12145 S Madisonville Rd	Crofton	42217	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7190	396	25	15.8	65.2%	351 (88.6%)	7 (1.8%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$12,392	$1,555	$638	$2,193	$8,340	$1,723	$10,063	60.4	55.6	282	28
210573001909	255	Briarwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	265 Lovers Ln	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 782-5554	664	50	13.2	57.8%	328 (49.4%)	101 (15.2%)	116 (17.5%)	53 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	40 (6.0%)	$15,087	$1,504	$1,367	$2,871	$8,530	$1,446	$9,976	60.2	46.7	364	109
210286000474	256	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9220 Hopkinsville Rd	Nortonville	42442	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6143	556	37	15	69.6%	498 (89.6%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$13,798	$1,339	$856	$2,194	$8,371	$1,613	$9,984	60.2	61.6	237	19
210516001266	257	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 S Hwy 76	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-6197	399	28	14.3	70.9%	346 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,185	$1,824	$1,418	$3,242	$10,684	$3,065	$13,749	60	65.8	198	59
210450001119	258	Wayland Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Oakwood Dr	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 298-3462	639	40	15.9	67.9%	578 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,618	$2,011	$478	$2,489	$7,928	$1,630	$9,556	60	57.1	266	8
210306000692	259	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1715 Euclid Ave	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2541	336	29	11.7	76.8%	323 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$18,427	$2,103	$992	$3,095	$11,192	$2,101	$13,294	59.7	39.8	417	158
210115000229	260	Millbrooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 Millbrooke Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7270	679	39	17.4	60.2%	355 (52.3%)	194 (28.6%)	52 (7.7%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.4%)	$10,925	$1,780	$477	$2,257	$6,870	$1,697	$8,568	59.5	54.5	294	34

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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