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)
210480001197	201	Kimper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8151 State Hwy 194 E	Kimper	41539	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1509	121	11	11	88.4%	120 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$22,850	$2,004	$1,341	$3,345	$15,094	$3,242	$18,337	66.5	35.7	449	248
210588001381	202	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 Cumberland Falls Rd	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7867	705	39	18	77.4%	685 (97.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$15,042	$1,659	$1,011	$2,670	$8,610	$1,688	$10,298	66.3	70.3	151	51
210480001180	203	Bevins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17275 E Big Creek Rd	Sidney	41564	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 353-7078	243	17	14.2	71.6%	237 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,076	$1,984	$1,145	$3,130	$11,974	$3,039	$15,013	66.1	68.4	171	32
210453002196	204	Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 E Hwy 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3521	591	39	15.1	22.0%	500 (84.6%)	12 (2.0%)	28 (4.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.6%)	$10,940	$734	$200	$933	$9,914	$2,125	$12,039	66.1	60.5	243	39
210381000979	205	South Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Sid Darnell Road	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-1581	289	23	12.7	63.7%	273 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,767	$1,123	$653	$1,776	$11,518	$2,201	$13,720	66	65	206	1
210480001195	206	Johns Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8302 Meta Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1097	632	44	14.3	76.3%	617 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,712	$1,799	$875	$2,674	$10,257	$3,047	$13,305	66	56.5	272	66
210254000545	207	Rosspoint Elementary School	Public	K-8	132 Hwy 522	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-4600	354	25	14.1	82.2%	349 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,613	$2,349	$1,556	$3,905	$8,785	$2,214	$10,999	66	60.1	247	40
210425001058	208	Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8752	510	35	14.5	56.3%	471 (92.4%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,832	$2,017	$500	$2,517	$8,546	$1,844	$10,390	65.9	53.9	299	91
210588000546	209	Whitley County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6670 Hwy 26	Rockholds	40759	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7869	321	26	12.3	85.0%	310 (96.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$26,076	$1,966	$1,173	$3,139	$10,828	$1,745	$12,573	65.5	78.6	91	118
210477002453	210	West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	755	46	16.5	70.7%	725 (96.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$16,971	$1,676	$1,753	$3,429	$10,113	$4,041	$14,154	65.4	82.2	75	135

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.