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)
210348000915	421	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tick Ridge Rd	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2768	211	18	11.9	62.1%	188 (89.1%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$17,806	$3,066	$784	$3,850	$10,018	$2,481	$12,498	39.6	38.4	427	6
210096000187	422	Carlisle County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4557 State Rt 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 628-3800	409	27	15.1	65.5%	356 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	$16,977	$2,025	$953	$2,978	$9,767	$2,231	$11,998	39.6	64.1	216	206
210582001369	423	Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 College St	Clay	42404	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 664-2227	194	11	17.6	64.9%	180 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	$15,258	$2,060	$562	$2,622	$10,527	$2,109	$12,636	39.4	55.1	289	134
210372000945	424	Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	477	31	15.2	57.4%	336 (70.4%)	44 (9.2%)	44 (9.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.3%)	$16,846	$1,728	$298	$2,026	$8,980	$2,004	$10,984	39.4	51.5	318	106
210141000286	425	Cumberland County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Glasgow Rd	Burkesville	42717	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 864-4390	503	33	15.3	79.7%	435 (86.5%)	12 (2.4%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$26,815	$3,650	$2,852	$6,502	$19,124	$7,691	$11,288	39.2	42.3	389	36
210015000025	426	Crabbe Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 17th St	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2730	322	21	15.3	93.8%	248 (77.0%)	14 (4.3%)	27 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	$12,159	$2,063	$925	$2,988	$7,326	$1,516	$8,840	39.2	31.3	482	56
210264000567	427	Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	492	37	13.2	64.4%	441 (89.6%)	15 (3.0%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,840	$754	$720	$1,475	$9,619	$1,841	$11,365	39	59.4	251	176
210552001317	428	Taylor County Elementary School	Public	3-5	1207 East Broadway	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-5691	567	38	14.9	58.7%	500 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$15,603	$2,240	$483	$2,722	$8,462	$2,422	$10,884	38.8	42.1	390	38
210075000155	429	Overdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Overdale Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2800	339	19	17.8	66.4%	264 (77.9%)	14 (4.1%)	39 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$18,063	$1,030	$247	$1,278	$10,827	$1,705	$12,533	38.7	45.6	373	56
210165000324	430	Helmwood Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	307 Cardinal Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-1328	408	27	15.1	51.5%	271 (66.4%)	44 (10.8%)	28 (6.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (14.7%)	$12,316	$976	$586	$1,562	$9,183	$1,570	$10,754	38.4	60.1	249	181

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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.