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)
210299000685	221	Bowen Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Roosevelt Ave	Louisville	40242	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8213	766	44	17.5	39.8%	365 (47.7%)	135 (17.6%)	143 (18.7%)	78 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	$18,731	$2,542	$1,424	$3,966	$12,296	$1,330	$13,626	63.7	71.2	143	78
210465001152	222	Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 S 28th St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5760	375	31	12	86.1%	121 (32.3%)	152 (40.5%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.2%)	$33,079	$2,451	$2,004	$4,506	$20,287	$4,331	$24,954	63.6	43.8	382	160
210354001546	223	Olmstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1170 Olmstead Rd	Olmstead	42265	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 726-3811	394	31	12.7	45.9%	333 (84.5%)	16 (4.1%)	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.6%)	$13,310	$1,987	$1,047	$3,033	$9,820	$2,180	$12,000	63.4	50.3	330	107
210123000247	224	Big Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	523 N Hwy 66	Oneida	40972	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-2812	124	12	10.2	84.7%	117 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,364	$3,787	$478	$4,265	$12,620	$2,276	$14,896	63.4	81.2	80	144
210453001597	225	Camden Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	6401 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-1271	494	34	14.6	21.9%	393 (79.6%)	16 (3.2%)	38 (7.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	$11,529	$840	$234	$1,074	$10,640	$2,078	$12,718	63.3	68.1	175	50
210480001185	226	Elkhorn City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Cougar Dr	Elkhorn City	41522	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 754-4542	424	29	14.6	82.5%	419 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,739	$1,657	$966	$2,623	$10,253	$3,091	$13,343	63.3	45.3	375	149
210450001112	227	Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	238	18	13.3	69.3%	227 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,380	$2,565	$582	$3,146	$10,070	$2,311	$12,379	63.1	53.4	304	77
210015000029	228	Poage Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 S 29th St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2734	282	25	11.2	65.2%	248 (87.9%)	14 (5.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$13,290	$1,236	$861	$2,097	$9,705	$1,454	$11,164	63.1	70.4	150	78
210135000271	229	Latonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	39th & Huntington Avenue	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5825	266	20	13.3	83.5%	171 (64.3%)	39 (14.7%)	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.4%)	$18,519	$2,178	$869	$3,047	$11,959	$2,253	$14,212	62.7	50.6	329	100
210372000952	230	White Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	2166 Lexington Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6134	379	28	13.5	57.5%	305 (80.5%)	20 (5.3%)	24 (6.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$17,631	$1,315	$412	$1,727	$9,653	$2,367	$12,020	62.7	45.8	370	140

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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.