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)
210456001127	501	Owen County Elementary/Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1960 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-3417	690	46	15	61.6%	640 (92.8%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$17,444	$2,177	$704	$2,881	$9,813	$2,370	$12,183	30	22.7	548	47
210489001221	502	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Breckinridge St	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3311	339	25	13.7	70.8%	328 (96.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$16,558	$2,186	$1,207	$3,487	$8,290	$1,728	$9,924	29.7	33.5	464	38
210299001855	503	Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1351 Payne St.	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8215	266	30	8.9	82.7%	63 (23.7%)	152 (57.1%)	27 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.3%)	$28,523	$4,679	$1,319	$5,998	$19,581	$1,351	$20,932	29.6	18.6	581	78
210129002502	504	Cloverport Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 788-3388	283	21	13.4	62.5%	269 (95.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,137	$2,067	$506	$2,574	$10,145	$3,418	$13,564	29.3	68.9	163	341
210299000653	505	Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	7420 Justan Ave	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8283	578	39	14.9	72.3%	223 (38.6%)	142 (24.6%)	127 (22.0%)	59 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$19,147	$2,670	$1,450	$4,120	$12,170	$1,473	$13,643	29.2	39.1	422	83
210306000801	506	Flat Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 KY Rt 689	Flatgap	41219	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 265-3110	205	15	13.5	73.7%	199 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$22,131	$3,224	$1,241	$4,465	$13,064	$2,472	$15,536	29.2	32.8	469	37
210384000988	507	Warfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Warfield Elementary Loop	Warfield	41267	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 395-5121	304	20	14.9	82.2%	297 (97.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,785	$1,162	$1,064	$2,240	$9,781	$3,633	$13,414	29.1	20.7	564	57
210414002383	508	Metcalfe County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	703 W. Stockton Street	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-2051	636	45	14.1	73.6%	604 (95.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,334	$1,850	$747	$2,597	$9,123	$2,050	$11,174	29	33.2	466	42
210062000118	509	Catlettsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3348 Court St	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 739-5515	209	22	9.5	79.9%	186 (89.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$25,464	$3,324	$893	$4,217	$17,097	$4,150	$21,247	29	29.4	496	13
210526002483	510	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Main Street Extended	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	540	34	16	53.0%	356 (65.9%)	50 (9.3%)	87 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.6%)	$17,365	$1,109	$588	$1,696	$10,599	$1,319	$11,918	28.9	38.2	428	82

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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.