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)
210090001335	61	Donald E. Cline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5586 E Alexandria Dr	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 781-4544	346	25	13.6	31.5%	292 (84.4%)	8 (2.3%)	16 (4.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$16,133	$895	$363	$1,258	$11,639	$3,053	$14,356	85.6	92.1	26	35
210051001883	62	North Pointe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	875 North Bend Rd	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-7000	424	34	12.4	27.8%	330 (77.8%)	24 (5.7%)	35 (8.3%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	16 (3.8%)	$15,326	$1,045	$867	$1,913	$12,249	$1,164	$13,413	85.5	93	22	40
210321002030	63	Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 Keavy Road	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-5400	424	27	15.7	73.8%	383 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$26,182	$935	$1,245	$2,181	$9,627	$2,373	$12,001	85.5	85.8	60	3
210588002048	64	Whitley Central Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2940 North Highway 25W	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-8011	454	33	13.7	71.6%	432 (95.2%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$14,216	$1,796	$1,061	$2,858	$8,619	$1,494	$10,113	85.5	79	89	25
210309000817	65	Ryland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3845 Stewart Dr	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-9270	454	29	15.6	39.9%	401 (88.3%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	$20,714	$721	$369	$1,091	$10,163	$1,428	$11,591	85.4	83.6	71	6
210012001955	66	Robert B. Turner Elementary School	Public	K-5	1411 Fox Creek Road	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-2500	534	35	15.2	39.9%	498 (93.3%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$12,261	$1,175	$410	$1,585	$9,321	$1,736	$11,057	85.2	86.9	53	13
210378000962	67	Calvary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3345 Hwy 208	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3676	236	15	15.8	47.9%	215 (91.1%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$15,064	$1,044	$390	$1,433	$9,369	$1,843	$11,212	85.1	66.1	194	127
210309000813	68	Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11246 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-3781	627	40	15.6	41.9%	565 (90.1%)	18 (2.9%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$13,197	$631	$389	$1,020	$9,154	$1,277	$10,431	85.1	86.6	56	12
210051002245	69	Longbranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Longbranch Rd.	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-4500	867	53	16.3	26.4%	699 (80.6%)	37 (4.3%)	47 (5.4%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.3%)	$10,596	$561	$695	$1,256	$8,720	$619	$9,339	85	92	27	42
210420001052	70	Gamaliel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 E Main St	Gamaliel	42140	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 457-2341	263	18	14.6	69.6%	224 (85.2%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,322	$2,251	$1,496	$4,047	$9,265	$4,009	$13,274	84.9	89.2	42	28

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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