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)
210246000511	291	South Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8631 State Rt 69	Hawesville	42348	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-6762	218	16	13.9	55.5%	204 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$26,748	$2,651	$732	$3,383	$17,915	$16,233	$21,787	55.2	51.4	319	28
210075000146	292	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar Grove Road	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3800	453	27	16.7	50.6%	405 (89.4%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$18,250	$904	$214	$1,118	$11,235	$1,656	$12,891	55.1	62	234	58
210299000686	293	Hite Elementary	Public	K-5	12408 Old Shelbyville Road	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8267	474	26	17.9	30.4%	292 (61.6%)	59 (12.4%)	46 (9.7%)	44 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$18,090	$2,970	$1,265	$4,235	$11,432	$1,283	$12,715	54.9	70.1	152	141
210513001270	294	Russell-McDowell Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1900 Long Street	Flatwoods	41139	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8186	446	29	15.2	54.7%	403 (90.4%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,738	$1,184	$812	$1,996	$8,408	$1,084	$9,492	54.9	64.9	209	85
210306000805	295	W R Castle Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3936 Us 23 N	Wittensville	41274	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3738	414	30	13.6	73.4%	396 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$19,683	$2,231	$956	$3,188	$8,832	$2,033	$10,866	54.8	58.8	254	41
210372000948	296	Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	452	30	14.9	54.9%	369 (81.6%)	22 (4.9%)	28 (6.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	$16,303	$1,550	$402	$1,952	$8,731	$1,989	$10,719	54.8	65.2	202	94
210015000026	297	Hager Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2731	341	23	14.8	56.3%	286 (83.9%)	15 (4.4%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	$9,932	$1,250	$686	$1,936	$6,588	$1,382	$7,972	54.7	58	259	38
210378000963	298	Glasscock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 E Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3223	465	29	15.8	72.5%	306 (65.8%)	47 (10.1%)	57 (12.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.3%)	$14,452	$839	$463	$1,302	$9,019	$1,578	$10,598	54.6	49.7	339	41
210252000551	299	Harlan Elementary School	Public	K-4	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8715	352	22	16	71.3%	289 (82.1%)	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)	$29,212	$3,719	$1,855	$5,574	$18,138	$4,443	$22,584	54.5	68.1	176	123
210102000199	300	Prichard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Main St	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-8815	623	41	15.2	65.7%	590 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$12,519	$833	$525	$1,358	$8,868	$1,371	$10,237	54.4	41.6	397	97

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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.