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)
210477002354	431	East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	642	45	14.3	66.0%	604 (94.1%)	10 (1.6%)	17 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$18,524	$1,542	$1,829	$3,371	$11,459	$4,243	$15,703	38.3	50.7	327	104
210354001545	432	Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Stacker St	Lewisburg	42256	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 755-4823	492	29	16.9	59.6%	452 (91.9%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$13,310	$1,583	$671	$2,254	$9,522	$2,455	$11,976	38.2	41.9	394	38
210249001446	433	New Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-6612	533	37	14.3	57.6%	306 (57.4%)	79 (14.8%)	76 (14.3%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (11.1%)	$24,371	$2,123	$975	$3,102	$18,317	$2,952	$21,269	38.2	37.5	435	2
210102001884	434	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4863 S State Hwy 1	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5784	353	22	15.8	77.1%	341 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$13,298	$835	$530	$1,365	$9,223	$1,782	$11,005	38.1	46.9	362	72
210299000710	435	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Jessamine Lane	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8244	596	34	17.7	56.0%	404 (67.8%)	89 (14.9%)	43 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.7%)	$16,994	$2,329	$1,377	$3,706	$10,827	$1,321	$12,148	37.9	38.9	423	12
210271000581	436	South Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1199 Madison St	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5081	415	31	13.6	79.8%	212 (51.1%)	75 (18.1%)	52 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	71 (17.1%)	$17,454	$1,648	$783	$2,431	$10,050	$2,053	$12,103	37.9	30.2	490	54
210411002273	437	Mercer County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1101 Moberly Road	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7080	565	37	15.2	62.5%	470 (83.2%)	17 (3.0%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$13,758	$1,192	$308	$1,499	$8,562	$1,770	$10,333	37.8	30.4	489	52
210057000106	438	T C Cherry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Liberty Ave	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2230	406	29	13.9	82.3%	159 (39.2%)	108 (26.6%)	63 (15.5%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	39 (9.6%)	$23,069	$2,305	$1,051	$3,356	$11,519	$1,942	$13,462	37.8	26.8	518	80
210378000967	439	Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 W Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3883	325	24	13.3	75.4%	217 (66.8%)	29 (8.9%)	35 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	33 (10.2%)	$15,628	$971	$608	$1,579	$9,675	$1,826	$11,500	37.7	32.5	472	33
210147000309	440	West Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7650	331	21	15.7	58.3%	284 (85.8%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$17,133	$1,147	$1,244	$2,391	$12,170	$1,496	$13,666	37.5	46.6	365	75

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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.