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)
210299000737	151	Bloom Elementary	Public	K-5	1627 Lucia Avenue	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8211	540	31	17.3	20.2%	434 (80.4%)	34 (6.3%)	27 (5.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	$18,348	$2,156	$1,294	$3,450	$12,123	$1,636	$13,759	71.4	78.7	90	61
210051000082	152	Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5946 Orient St	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 334-4440	661	45	14.6	46.3%	536 (81.1%)	43 (6.5%)	34 (5.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	$12,394	$922	$754	$1,676	$10,061	$657	$10,718	71.4	65.2	203	51
210573001346	153	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	618	37	16.8	50.5%	383 (62.0%)	31 (5.0%)	103 (16.7%)	54 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	35 (5.7%)	$15,687	$1,427	$1,173	$2,600	$8,346	$2,461	$10,807	71.3	68.2	174	21
210309001512	154	River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2772 Amsterdam Rd	Villa Hills	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-5260	906	65	14	60.3%	571 (63.0%)	66 (7.3%)	115 (12.7%)	80 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	69 (7.6%)	$13,510	$478	$437	$915	$9,457	$1,395	$10,851	71.2	80.5	82	72
210351001999	155	South Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cutoff Rd	Smithland	42081	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 928-3500	364	22	16.3	59.6%	334 (91.8%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$18,316	$1,334	$1,814	$3,148	$11,693	$2,272	$13,965	71.2	64	217	62
210030000050	156	Hiseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Cardinal Blvd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 453-2611	319	21	15.5	71.8%	288 (90.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$18,515	$2,046	$962	$4,813	$8,983	$1,934	$9,441	71.2	49.8	336	180
210087000173	157	North Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	2928 Brinn Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7335	572	41	13.8	64.7%	439 (76.7%)	19 (3.3%)	70 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$16,522	$1,331	$467	$1,798	$8,112	$1,926	$10,036	71.1	77.6	96	61
210299000741	158	Field Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Sacred Heart Ln	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8252	428	25	16.9	38.8%	256 (59.8%)	80 (18.7%)	41 (9.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	$21,249	$2,481	$1,284	$3,765	$14,681	$1,405	$16,086	71	64.7	213	55
210249000524	159	Vine Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	309 First St	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-5410	498	33	15	53.2%	303 (60.8%)	59 (11.8%)	60 (12.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	57 (11.4%)	$22,012	$1,390	$872	$2,267	$16,925	$2,821	$19,745	70.8	76.7	104	55
210222001565	160	South Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James T Rogers Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-3806	558	34	16.4	62.4%	317 (56.8%)	44 (7.9%)	131 (23.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.9%)	$12,246	$1,270	$596	$1,866	$8,544	$1,837	$10,381	70.8	53	306	146

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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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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.