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)
210062000117	381	Summit Elementary School	Public	K-5	830 State Rt 716	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-6533	444	38	11.7	56.1%	415 (93.5%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$18,682	$2,722	$757	$3,479	$12,281	$2,922	$15,203	43.8	35.1	454	73
210138001441	382	Crittenden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Autumn Lane	Marion	42064	Crittenden County	Crittenden County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 965-2243	664	41	16.1	60.7%	606 (91.3%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$14,900	$1,890	$520	$2,410	$1,890	$1,964	$3,854	43.8	68	177	205
210339000909	383	Lewis County Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Walter Ave	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2831	453	27	16.6	70.0%	434 (95.8%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$22,068	$1,336	$494	$1,830	$9,342	$1,545	$10,924	43.5	51.3	322	61
210318000852	384	Hodgenville Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Eagle Lane	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 358-3506	534	36	14.9	59.6%	458 (85.8%)	9 (1.7%)	41 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$13,318	$1,109	$565	$1,674	$9,237	$1,292	$10,530	43.5	61.7	236	148
210174000334	385	Lindeman Elementary School	Public	K-5	558 Erlanger Rd	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1188	307	22	14.2	83.7%	164 (53.4%)	29 (9.4%)	51 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	48 (15.6%)	$15,468	$1,165	$974	$2,138	$9,932	$1,435	$11,367	43.3	37.4	437	52
210015000031	386	Charles Russell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Russell St	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2735	225	17	13.2	71.6%	190 (84.4%)	6 (2.7%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	$15,905	$1,818	$913	$2,731	$10,960	$1,762	$12,724	43.3	48.2	352	34
210072000139	387	Ben Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13598 S. Hwy 259	Mc Daniels	42754	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3070	225	18	12.8	52.9%	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$14,827	$2,479	$1,459	$3,938	$8,707	$2,182	$10,889	43.3	37	438	51
210120002395	388	Strode Station Elementary School	Public	K-4	1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-3915	521	36	14.4	61.0%	363 (69.7%)	25 (4.8%)	88 (16.9%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$18,460	$1,474	$368	$1,843	$12,710	$2,405	$15,115	43.2	54.3	295	93
210120002405	389	Willis H. Justice Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 Mt. Sterling Rd	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8800	459	33	14.1	71.0%	376 (81.9%)	17 (3.7%)	35 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	$19,297	$2,201	$403	$2,605	$12,638	$2,469	$15,108	43.2	47.3	359	30
210258000558	390	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	359	21	16.9	59.6%	320 (89.1%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,902	$2,054	$1,208	$3,262	$11,815	$2,074	$14,181	43.2	49.6	340	50

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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.