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)
210230000485	161	Clarkson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Millerstown Street	Clarkson	42726	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 242-3061	609	39	15.5	65.4%	583 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$25,884	$2,362	$1,051	$3,414	$18,623	$3,847	$22,471	70.5	76.1	110	51
210405001032	162	Ekron Elementary School	Public	K-6	2500 Hayesville Rd	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7570	376	23	16.4	54.0%	334 (88.8%)	7 (1.9%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$15,497	$1,131	$530	$1,661	$8,288	$1,749	$10,037	70.3	70	154	8
210186002189	163	Sandersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Sandersville Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-4980	721	52	13.9	46.0%	271 (37.6%)	227 (31.5%)	103 (14.3%)	56 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.5%)	$17,962	$1,019	$446	$1,464	$12,322	$2,169	$14,491	70	72.1	138	25
210369000942	164	Lyon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 388-9715	457	25	18.2	57.5%	404 (88.4%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$14,450	$500	$1,068	$1,568	$10,881	$2,001	$12,882	70	55.2	288	124
210075001578	165	Old Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Hwy 44 E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3200	505	28	18	30.3%	455 (90.1%)	11 (2.2%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$16,222	$857	$178	$1,035	$9,595	$1,380	$10,974	70	74.7	118	47
210526001278	166	Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	459	28	16.4	34.4%	395 (86.1%)	13 (2.8%)	23 (5.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)	$15,740	$487	$600	$1,087	$9,193	$1,714	$10,907	69.9	65.9	195	29
210453001121	167	Centerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4512 S Hwy 393	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-1772	522	40	13	31.8%	417 (79.9%)	15 (2.9%)	52 (10.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$12,440	$907	$195	$1,102	$11,566	$2,168	$13,734	69.7	73	133	34
210309000824	168	White's Tower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2977 Harris Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-9668	631	40	15.8	41.0%	562 (89.1%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.7%)	$19,359	$606	$352	$958	$8,843	$1,143	$9,987	69.7	76.3	108	60
210090001978	169	Campbell Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Grandview Rd	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 448-4780	610	40	15.4	40.5%	572 (93.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$15,415	$1,030	$330	$1,360	$11,557	$2,251	$13,449	69.6	63.9	219	50
210075001305	170	Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6415 Hwy 44 E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3400	616	32	19.2	22.2%	550 (89.3%)	9 (1.5%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$15,557	$751	$178	$928	$9,073	$1,386	$10,459	69.5	84.1	68	102

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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.