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)
210309000815	81	Ft Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Farrell Dr	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-7742	485	34	14.2	61.0%	343 (70.7%)	34 (7.0%)	39 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.6%)	$15,478	$1,058	$403	$1,461	$10,682	$1,557	$12,239	83	88.6	45	36
210495001234	82	Pulaski Elementary School	Public	K-5	107 W University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-4713	559	40	14.1	64.8%	459 (82.1%)	9 (1.6%)	59 (10.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	$13,618	$698	$650	$1,524	$9,400	$1,982	$11,382	82.6	82.7	73	9
210480001203	83	Phelps Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11672 Phelps 632 RD	Freeburn	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 456-7716	288	23	12.5	81.3%	280 (97.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,733	$2,225	$921	$3,146	$13,954	$2,927	$16,881	82	91.7	29	54
210321000862	84	Hazel Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Hwy 1394	East Bernstadt	40729	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4647	350	24	14.5	82.0%	337 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,528	$1,169	$1,389	$2,558	$9,468	$2,517	$11,986	81.9	89.8	37	47
210573001691	85	William H. Natcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1434 Cave Mill Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-1364	704	47	14.9	67.8%	306 (43.5%)	56 (8.0%)	53 (7.5%)	237 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$15,244	$1,223	$1,280	$2,503	$8,612	$1,774	$10,386	81.7	63.1	224	139
210306000803	86	Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7210 Us 321 S	Hagerhill	41222	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2545	413	28	15	58.1%	403 (97.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$15,363	$2,426	$1,017	$3,443	$7,885	$2,074	$9,959	81.2	62.2	232	146
210378001619	87	West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8175 Loretto Rd	Loretto	40037	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 699-4320	392	26	15.1	53.6%	361 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$15,113	$993	$451	$1,444	$9,592	$1,524	$11,118	81.1	79.8	84	3
210228000479	88	Symsonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11730 State Route 131	Symsonia	42082	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 674-4860	361	26	13.8	59.6%	311 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$12,391	$966	$1,157	$2,123	$8,305	$1,072	$9,377	80.9	84.3	66	22
210186000378	89	Stonewall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3215 Cornwall Dr	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3079	673	50	13.3	30.2%	486 (72.2%)	45 (6.7%)	53 (7.9%)	40 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.3%)	$17,632	$1,011	$373	$1,384	$12,238	$2,126	$14,364	80.9	68.8	167	78
210051001710	90	Erpenbeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	US 42 9001 Wetherington Blvd	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-7200	764	46	16.6	34.0%	513 (67.1%)	44 (5.8%)	69 (9.0%)	86 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.6%)	$11,616	$518	$597	$1,115	$9,678	$823	$10,501	80.8	90.7	32	58

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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.