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)
210294000619	281	Sand Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6783 Hwy 421 N	Sandgap	40481	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 965-3171	258	20	12.9	74.8%	249 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,652	$1,325	$1,259	$2,584	$11,172	$1,871	$13,043	56.1	65.2	201	80
210480001202	282	Mullins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Tiger Way	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-2733	755	45	16.7	64.5%	702 (93.0%)	7 (0.9%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$14,342	$1,350	$767	$2,117	$8,793	$2,719	$11,511	56	52.2	311	29
210375002227	283	South Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Half Mountain Road	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 884-7325	208	11	18.9	76.9%	204 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,345	$2,908	$430	$3,338	$6,836	$2,256	$9,092	55.9	36.8	440	157
210030000049	284	Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4601 New Salem Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 678-2722	349	25	14.2	62.2%	325 (93.1%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$17,214	$2,008	$1,016	$4,843	$7,660	$1,906	$8,079	55.9	50.7	325	41
210312000830	285	Carr Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8596 S Hwy 160	Littcarr	41834	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 642-3833	360	28	12.8	74.4%	352 (97.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,461	$1,757	$1,598	$3,355	$10,550	$2,556	$13,106	55.8	64.4	215	70
210474001160	286	Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Hwy 177 E	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7341	493	36	13.6	54.2%	470 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$12,499	$901	$433	$1,334	$8,960	$2,107	$11,067	55.7	74.3	124	162
210102000198	287	Olive Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 E Tom T Hall Blvd	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-5385	381	28	13.6	65.1%	373 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,192	$1,140	$587	$1,725	$10,022	$1,536	$11,558	55.5	54.9	290	3
210087000172	288	East Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1169 Pottertown Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7325	314	23	13.6	82.8%	284 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,720	$2,016	$813	$2,829	$9,668	$2,255	$11,922	55.4	61	240	48
210147000299	289	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2909 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7370	474	30	15.8	44.1%	361 (76.2%)	19 (4.0%)	8 (1.7%)	60 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$15,450	$1,178	$663	$1,841	$10,651	$1,724	$12,375	55.4	57.8	261	28
210381000971	290	Benton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W 11th St	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3373	527	32	16.3	51.4%	469 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$15,063	$1,010	$680	$1,690	$10,405	$1,756	$12,160	55.3	49.9	334	44

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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