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)
210299000717	91	Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oxfordshire Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8293	594	32	18.3	26.6%	294 (49.5%)	82 (13.8%)	38 (6.4%)	126 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	$17,992	$2,362	$1,328	$3,690	$11,796	$1,347	$13,143	80.1	79.7	86	5
210453002008	92	Harmony Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 S Highway 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-2228	599	39	15.3	11.9%	522 (87.1%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$10,847	$646	$210	$856	$9,710	$2,125	$11,835	80	77.9	94	2
210186002435	93	Garrett Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Passage Mound Way	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3165	780	54	14.4	32.2%	453 (58.1%)	129 (16.5%)	64 (8.2%)	77 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$16,738	$811	$373	$1,184	$11,556	$2,115	$13,671	79.9	76.9	102	9
210573001349	94	Rich Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Rich Pond Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-9627	941	49	19.2	42.9%	680 (72.3%)	45 (4.8%)	78 (8.3%)	87 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	44 (4.7%)	$13,517	$815	$924	$1,739	$7,246	$1,410	$8,656	79.9	77.3	99	5
210039000074	95	Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	562	35	16.2	83.5%	535 (95.2%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,715	$6,367	$1,402	$7,769	$6,124	$3,522	$9,646	79.8	64.5	214	119
210159000318	96	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	528	34	15.5	68.0%	503 (95.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,110	$896	$811	$1,707	$9,410	$2,325	$11,736	79.7	92.3	24	72
210429001066	97	Ezel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Walnut Street	Ezel	41425	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 725-8202	133	11	12.5	76.7%	132 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,249	$3,470	$1,834	$5,305	$13,184	$4,801	$17,986	79.5	77.3	98	1
210372002481	98	Boonesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1342 Boonesborough Road	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8400	420	27	15.5	42.9%	372 (88.6%)	10 (2.4%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$14,451	$915	$328	$1,246	$7,942	$1,632	$9,574	79.3	78.3	93	5
210321000859	99	Camp Ground Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Barbourville Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4625	312	18	17.3	71.8%	303 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$25,798	$725	$1,299	$2,024	$9,431	$2,456	$11,887	79.1	76.3	107	8
210286000606	100	Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Pride Ave	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6030	379	26	14.5	57.3%	303 (79.9%)	28 (7.4%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	$12,206	$841	$909	$1,749	$7,446	$1,399	$8,845	79	90.5	34	66

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.