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)
210573001351	341	Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7597 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-8437	653	40	16.4	57.4%	437 (66.9%)	46 (7.0%)	43 (6.6%)	74 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	42 (6.4%)	$14,743	$1,110	$1,238	$2,349	$8,751	$1,379	$10,130	48.3	57.1	265	76
210147001625	342	East View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6104 Ky Hwy 405	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7350	444	28	15.8	66.4%	364 (82.0%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$14,692	$1,321	$685	$2,006	$9,957	$1,514	$11,471	48.2	27.8	516	174
210286001472	343	West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	327	27	12.1	61.2%	300 (91.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	$14,949	$921	$978	$1,899	$9,762	$1,656	$11,419	48	31.2	485	142
210402001027	344	Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	125	8	14.7	73.6%	114 (91.2%)	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$16,004	$1,759	$421	$2,180	$9,713	$2,757	$12,470	47.8	38	432	88
210081001976	345	North Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5539 Brownsville Rd	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-8936	387	25	15.4	66.1%	360 (93.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,029	$1,474	$803	$2,278	$8,553	$2,135	$10,688	47.7	29.8	492	147
210234002257	346	Green County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	401 East Hodgenville Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 932-6613	348	26	13.6	69.5%	314 (90.2%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,860	$1,121	$724	$1,843	$9,157	$1,858	$11,015	47.5	46.3	367	21
210480002012	347	Feds Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Feds Creek Rd	Fedscreek	41524	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 835-4757	157	13	12	85.4%	153 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$21,262	$1,663	$1,070	$2,734	$14,125	$3,368	$17,492	47.4	32.1	475	128
210254000091	348	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	451	32	13.9	86.3%	410 (90.9%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$19,101	$2,739	$1,650	$4,389	$9,534	$2,461	$11,995	47.4	41.9	393	45
210271000571	349	Bend Gate Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 Bend Gate Rd	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5040	426	30	14.1	61.3%	259 (60.8%)	65 (15.3%)	38 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.1%)	$16,815	$1,557	$671	$2,228	$9,471	$2,161	$11,631	47.3	54.6	292	57
210354001542	350	Adairville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	226 School Ave	Adairville	42202	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 539-7711	349	30	11.6	54.4%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	27 (7.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$13,825	$2,037	$678	$2,714	$10,409	$2,152	$12,561	47.3	46.3	366	16

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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