Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky for Gifted and Talented Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kentucky!

Every year, the Kentucky Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Gifted and Talented students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the K-PREP test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2019)
ID	Rank (of 8)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
210186000351	1	Ashland Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 N Ashland Ave	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3243	299	21	14.3	43.5%	192 (64.2%)	69 (23.1%)	16 (5.4%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$23,143	$1,671	$502	$2,225	$16,453	$2,328	$18,730	87.5%	84.0%	3.50%
210303000799	2	Wilmore Elementary School	Public	1-5	150 Campground Ln	Wilmore	40390	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 858-3134	555	35	15.8	50.5%	466 (84.0%)	34 (6.1%)	23 (4.1%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$15,943	$1,792	$514	$2,310	$11,049	$1,992	$13,041	75.0%	71.0%	4.00%
210186000359	3	Cassidy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Tates Creek Road	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3018	732	47	15.4	26.5%	548 (74.9%)	53 (7.2%)	47 (6.4%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.9%)	$17,856	$1,410	$373	$1,783	$12,014	$2,175	$14,189	62.5%	97.0%	34.50%
210573001346	4	Cumberland Trace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2464 Cumberland Trace Rd	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-1356	570	33	17.2	50.4%	394 (69.1%)	32 (5.6%)	53 (9.3%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	33 (5.8%)	$15,687	$1,427	$1,173	$2,600	$8,346	$2,461	$10,807	50.0%	92.6%	42.57%
210159000318	5	East Bernstadt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	229 School Street	East Bernstadt	40729	Laurel County	East Bernstadt Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 843-6221	546	31	17.6	61.2%	529 (96.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,110	$896	$811	$1,707	$9,410	$2,325	$11,736	37.5%	86.9%	49.36%
210230000483	6	H W Wilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Wallace Ave	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 259-4058	523	34	15.3	71.9%	475 (90.8%)	8 (1.5%)	19 (3.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$25,463	$2,034	$1,322	$3,355	$18,069	$4,038	$22,108	25.0%	56.9%	31.86%
210573001691	7	William H. Natcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1434 Cave Mill Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-1364	660	43	15.3	53.2%	361 (54.7%)	59 (8.9%)	64 (9.7%)	142 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.5%)	$15,244	$1,223	$1,280	$2,503	$8,612	$1,774	$10,386	12.5%	21.9%	9.36%
210447001106	8	Nicholas County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 School Drive	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 289-3785	651	40	16.4	65.7%	611 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$26,799	$2,260	$1,651	$3,911	$14,057	$2,457	$16,503	0.0%	41.7%	41.71%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on K-PREP Mathematics, K-PREP Reading, K-PREP Science, K-PREP Social Studies, K-PREP Writing 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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