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)
210450001108	301	Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	537	36	14.9	66.3%	392 (73.0%)	6 (1.1%)	126 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$16,067	$2,219	$474	$2,693	$9,170	$1,590	$10,758	54.3	48	354	53
210510001261	302	Tilden Hogge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5955 Cranston Rd	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-4604	204	17	12.1	56.4%	185 (90.7%)	4 (2.0%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,214	$1,479	$805	$2,283	$8,415	$1,516	$9,931	54.3	50.7	326	24
210015000028	303	Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3111 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2733	293	25	11.7	73.4%	260 (88.7%)	5 (1.7%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	$14,052	$1,251	$955	$2,205	$10,249	$1,571	$11,822	54.3	42.9	386	83
210249000513	304	G C Burkhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 St. John Road	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-5983	811	49	16.4	53.8%	564 (69.5%)	55 (6.8%)	77 (9.5%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	87 (10.7%)	$21,325	$1,410	$859	$2,271	$16,453	$2,599	$19,052	54.2	61.3	239	65
210249000514	305	Cecilia Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	931 E. Main St.	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3287	441	29	15	50.8%	386 (87.5%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$24,015	$2,237	$907	$3,151	$18,034	$2,834	$20,866	54.2	67	183	122
210030000052	306	Red Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Parkview Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-2400	707	47	15.2	63.9%	601 (85.0%)	23 (3.3%)	35 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	$16,759	$1,686	$915	$4,037	$7,846	$1,876	$8,618	54.2	68.5	169	137
210054000096	307	North Middletown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 College Street	North Middletown	40357	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2052	145	9	15.7	73.8%	121 (83.4%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$19,080	$3,648	$1,267	$4,915	$10,608	$2,380	$12,988	54.1	32.1	476	169
210105002211	308	Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2834 S Us 127	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	394	28	14	67.8%	342 (86.8%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,250	$2,222	$1,138	$3,361	$9,073	$2,489	$11,562	53.7	39.1	421	113
210279000593	309	Hickman County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 McMorris St	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4067	421	32	13.1	58.4%	340 (80.8%)	42 (10.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	$14,221	$1,335	$1,519	$2,854	$8,508	$1,957	$10,465	53.7	48.3	351	42
210324002079	310	Louisa East Elementary School	Public	2-5	235 Powhatan St	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-4574	491	33	14.8	62.5%	475 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$25,167	$2,735	$3,411	$6,147	$14,718	$3,248	$17,966	53.6	51.9	314	4

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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.