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)
210051002022	11	Shirley Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10435 US Hwy 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5000	717	48	14.9	18.7%	584 (81.5%)	19 (2.6%)	31 (4.3%)	53 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	$11,133	$480	$489	$969	$9,330	$834	$10,164	94.3	93.5	18	7
210186001987	12	Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Jouett Creek Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4955	533	37	14.4	16.7%	379 (71.1%)	30 (5.6%)	31 (5.8%)	69 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$18,781	$1,241	$419	$12,660	$12,901	$2,238	$15,139	94.1	96	9	3
210321000864	13	Keavy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	598 W Hwy 312	Keavy	40737	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4672	282	15	18.8	68.1%	274 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$26,201	$755	$1,551	$2,306	$9,176	$2,771	$11,948	94	91.3	31	18
210186001422	14	Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1251 Beaumont Centre Lane	Lexington	40513	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3132	706	43	16.3	15.0%	439 (62.2%)	33 (4.7%)	42 (5.9%)	167 (23.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$18,251	$1,878	$496	$2,374	$11,887	$2,107	$13,994	93.7	91.9	28	14
210186000384	15	Clays Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2319 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3355	517	39	13.2	29.4%	402 (77.8%)	19 (3.7%)	35 (6.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.5%)	$19,829	$1,664	$402	$2,065	$13,603	$2,163	$15,765	93.2	89	43	28
210069001659	16	Highland-Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10355 Hwy 30w	Booneville	41314	Owsley County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 295-7181	187	14	13.5	84.5%	183 (97.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,846	$2,965	$1,259	$4,226	$9,620	$2,473	$12,091	93.1	73.4	128	112
210321000857	17	Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1832 E Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4618	528	32	16.5	55.3%	505 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$26,091	$430	$1,214	$1,644	$9,527	$2,697	$12,224	93.1	95.5	13	4
210495000779	18	Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1755 WTLO Road	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-2014	526	35	15.2	55.9%	460 (87.5%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$12,788	$1,032	$694	$1,834	$8,769	$1,801	$10,569	92.7	88.2	46	28
210588002037	19	Whitley County East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13781 Hwy 92E	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7097	267	20	13.3	85.0%	262 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,402	$2,376	$1,278	$3,654	$10,361	$1,951	$12,311	92.3	93.3	19
210063000122	20	Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-7688	660	42	15.5	43.5%	590 (89.4%)	11 (1.7%)	16 (2.4%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$13,242	$482	$428	$910	$10,264	$2,068	$12,333	92.1	89.2	41	21

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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.