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)
210240000497	261	Greysbranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1487 Ohio River Road	Greenup	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 473-9653	290	25	11.6	56.9%	284 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,055	$1,875	$691	$2,566	$10,300	$2,189	$12,489	59.3	45.7	372	111
210540001302	262	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	4-5	601 John J. Johnson Ave	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-7133	466	33	14.1	71.0%	363 (77.9%)	28 (6.0%)	39 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$13,919	$1,595	$546	$2,141	$8,768	$1,911	$10,679	59.3	48.1	353	91
210249000521	263	Rineyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Rineyville School Rd	Rineyville	40162	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-7371	544	37	14.6	40.4%	388 (71.3%)	38 (7.0%)	52 (9.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	54 (9.9%)	$22,762	$1,263	$943	$2,210	$17,754	$2,798	$20,551	58.9	71.2	144	119
210425001060	264	Mount Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8730	495	31	15.7	64.8%	402 (81.2%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$13,349	$1,850	$514	$2,364	$9,218	$2,187	$11,405	58.8	52.2	312	48
210450001120	265	Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	224	19	11.6	78.1%	209 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$15,975	$2,733	$510	$3,243	$8,137	$1,885	$10,021	58.8	24.8	534	269
210372002032	266	Glenn R Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1442 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6076	480	32	14.8	68.5%	360 (75.0%)	35 (7.3%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.2%)	$17,438	$1,864	$384	$2,249	$9,558	$2,000	$11,558	58.6	64.9	208	58
210303000795	267	Hattie C. Warner Elementary School	Public	1-5	821 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-3085	559	42	13.3	62.6%	450 (80.5%)	17 (3.0%)	46 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	$16,065	$2,185	$441	$2,626	$11,337	$1,786	$13,123	58.6	61.5	238	29
210291001719	268	Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	356	22	16.1	59.0%	349 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,546	$5,612	$2,653	$8,265	$5,344	$1,937	$7,281	58.3	40.8	409	141
210115000224	269	Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	434 Koffman Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7230	557	36	15.4	76.3%	258 (46.3%)	183 (32.9%)	57 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.9%)	$11,479	$2,021	$512	$2,533	$7,073	$1,748	$8,821	58.1	53.4	303	34
210570001341	270	Walton-Verona Elementary School	Public	K-4	15066 Porter Rd	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	698	45	15.5	44.8%	609 (87.2%)	17 (2.4%)	36 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$12,732	$566	$122	$688	$8,946	$2,338	$11,284	58	67.3	180	90

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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.