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)
210299000631	231	Tully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 College Drive	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8338	795	45	17.5	38.4%	442 (55.6%)	161 (20.3%)	71 (8.9%)	50 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.8%)	$17,519	$2,559	$1,243	$3,802	$11,222	$1,355	$12,577	62.5	71.5	141	90
210600001403	232	Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Tyrone Pike	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4670	404	31	12.8	61.6%	224 (55.4%)	30 (7.4%)	115 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.2%)	$15,848	$1,791	$412	$2,204	$1,529	$1,881	$12,684	62.3	47	361	129
210078002407	233	Burgin Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 E Main St	Burgin	40310	Mercer County	Burgin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 748-5282	506	39	12.9	50.2%	455 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$15,589	$1,466	$441	$1,907	$9,658	$2,271	$11,928	61.9	66.8	186	47
210526000530	234	Western Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 Frankfort Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1393	590	37	15.8	34.4%	445 (75.4%)	16 (2.7%)	99 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$15,105	$444	$525	$968	$9,034	$1,305	$10,338	61.9	54.7	291	57
210147001581	235	Country Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7250	467	28	16.4	46.5%	410 (87.8%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$14,153	$971	$601	$1,572	$9,981	$1,566	$11,548	61.8	74.3	123	112
210477001177	236	Viper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Eddington Ln	Viper	41774	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-3837	303	22	14	82.2%	298 (98.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,145	$1,423	$1,731	$3,154	$10,809	$4,374	$15,184	61.8	81.6	76	160
210450001118	237	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3836 US Hwy 231 S	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-3462	278	20	13.7	64.0%	241 (86.7%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,361	$1,641	$591	$2,231	$8,577	$1,821	$10,397	61.7	68.9	164	73
210254000539	238	Evarts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Keister St	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2386	348	24	14.5	93.1%	333 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$18,982	$2,721	$1,630	$4,351	$9,586	$2,326	$11,912	61.6	49.7	338	100
210299000643	239	Audubon Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1051 Hess Lane	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8205	616	33	18.5	39.1%	280 (45.5%)	210 (34.1%)	32 (5.2%)	42 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	$16,516	$2,205	$1,249	$3,454	$10,511	$1,410	$11,921	61.5	68.6	168	71
210303000799	240	Wilmore Elementary School	Public	1-5	150 Campground Ln	Wilmore	40390	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 858-3134	469	34	13.9	51.2%	387 (82.5%)	14 (3.0%)	25 (5.3%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	$15,943	$1,792	$514	$2,310	$11,049	$1,992	$13,041	61.5	67	184	56

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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.