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)
210532001293	141	Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	430	30	14.3	39.5%	322 (74.9%)	18 (4.2%)	62 (14.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$15,187	$839	$346	$1,185	$10,104	$2,063	$12,168	72.2	62.7	230	89
210405001037	142	Payneville Elementary School	Public	K-6	520 Rhodelia Rd	Payneville	40157	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7550	256	16	15.9	54.3%	248 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$15,554	$761	$485	$1,246	$9,048	$1,501	$10,549	71.9	58.9	253	111
210299002027	143	J. Graham Brown School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	546 South First Street	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8216	738	46	15.9	28.3%	443 (60.0%)	159 (21.5%)	39 (5.3%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	$39,473	$1,894	$1,398	$3,292	$12,859	$1,512	$14,371	71.9	82.3	74	69
210399002451	144	Pine Knot Intermediate	Public	3-5	6519 S Hwy 1651	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 354-2511	825	60	13.6	85.5%	789 (95.6%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	$14,726	$1,972	$737	$2,709	$11,297	$2,582	$13,778	71.9	57.5	262	118
210186000386	145	Glendover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Glendover Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3403	456	42	10.9	41.7%	245 (53.7%)	44 (9.6%)	96 (21.1%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	$20,396	$1,313	$437	$1,750	$14,410	$2,188	$16,598	71.9	74.4	119	26
210459001139	146	Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2060 Lewis Ln	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1140	561	34	16.3	46.3%	421 (75.0%)	36 (6.4%)	35 (6.2%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)	$15,774	$2,039	$510	$2,548	$9,075	$1,330	$10,405	71.8	57.1	264	118
210495001464	147	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	198 Enterprise Dr	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-5229	655	48	13.7	74.2%	554 (84.6%)	8 (1.2%)	37 (5.6%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$13,389	$1,057	$1,036	$1,898	$9,047	$2,103	$11,150	71.6	74.2	125	22
210135000275	148	Glenn O Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W 19th St	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5821	407	29	14	78.4%	149 (36.6%)	93 (22.9%)	88 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (18.2%)	$17,400	$2,030	$1,234	$3,264	$11,173	$2,092	$13,265	71.6	85.1	64	84
210405001644	149	David T. Wilson Elementary	Public	4-6	1075 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7540	502	28	18.1	45.8%	426 (84.9%)	11 (2.2%)	28 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.6%)	$14,453	$993	$506	$1,499	$7,647	$1,477	$9,125	71.5	78.5	92	57
210057000107	150	W R McNeill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Creason Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2260	439	26	17.1	51.0%	252 (57.4%)	74 (16.9%)	35 (8.0%)	43 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.1%)	$15,977	$1,480	$577	$2,056	$8,175	$1,572	$9,748	71.5	72.4	136	14

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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.