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)
210299000727	641	Jeffersontown Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Cedarwood Way	Jeffersontown	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8274	683	42	16.1	61.1%	272 (39.8%)	175 (25.6%)	132 (19.3%)	49 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.5%)	$18,319	$2,421	$1,293	$3,714	$11,915	$1,348	$13,263	9.3	14.4	618	23
210561001332	642	Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9245 Hwy 421 N	Milton	40045	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 268-3322	209	11	18.7	55.0%	197 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$16,105	$1,387	$525	$1,907	$11,657	$2,642	$14,198	9.3	5	674	32
210459001129	643	Cravens Elementary School	Public	K-5	2741 Cravens Avenue	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1010	370	32	11.4	91.6%	182 (49.2%)	68 (18.4%)	58 (15.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (14.1%)	$18,086	$2,058	$662	$2,720	$11,259	$1,281	$12,540	9.2	8.7	655	12
210573001348	644	Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2494 Church St.	Oakland	42159	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 563-4719	380	24	15.8	78.7%	200 (52.6%)	67 (17.6%)	68 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.8%)	$15,672	$1,116	$1,395	$2,511	$9,306	$1,561	$10,867	8.6	15.5	611	33
210299000671	645	Zachary Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9620 Westport Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8336	301	23	12.8	68.4%	69 (22.9%)	137 (45.5%)	51 (16.9%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	$22,956	$3,450	$1,198	$4,648	$15,526	$1,380	$16,906	8.5	7.4	661	16
210299000630	646	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 Greenwood Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8260	457	24	18.9	72.4%	214 (46.8%)	153 (33.5%)	44 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	$20,864	$3,639	$1,223	$4,862	$13,293	$1,395	$14,688	8.5	11.2	639	7
210186001419	647	Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Reva Ridge Way	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3527	541	41	13.2	67.7%	183 (33.8%)	204 (37.7%)	83 (15.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.3%)	$19,582	$1,610	$659	$2,269	$12,958	$2,267	$15,225	8.4	16.9	596	51
210186000392	648	Cardinal Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Mandalay Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3340	602	56	10.7	74.9%	64 (10.6%)	88 (14.6%)	429 (71.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$19,772	$1,839	$499	$2,338	$13,117	$2,293	$15,140	8.3	6.5	665	17
210299000655	649	Goldsmith Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3520 Goldsmith Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8258	607	46	13.3	70.3%	148 (24.4%)	193 (31.8%)	146 (24.1%)	72 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.2%)	$20,127	$2,281	$1,469	$3,750	$9,865	$1,501	$11,366	8.2	18.3	584	65
210532001295	650	Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	279 Chapel Hill Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-3452	431	28	15.6	49.9%	236 (54.8%)	40 (9.3%)	109 (25.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	$16,331	$1,316	$364	$1,680	$10,871	$2,016	$12,887	8.1	16.5	603	47

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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.