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)
210299000722	101	Dunn Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Rudy Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8240	461	28	16.3	30.2%	287 (62.3%)	82 (17.8%)	28 (6.1%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$18,127	$2,111	$1,292	$3,403	$12,079	$1,505	$13,584	78.8	81.5	79	22
210024001969	102	Barbourville City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 School St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Barbourville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 546-3129	731	41	18	71.5%	694 (94.9%)	19 (2.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,991	$1,087	$1,238	$2,325	$8,229	$2,479	$10,708	78.7	63	227	125
210216000454	103	Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	279 North Camp Dick Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-6136	425	32	13.2	59.5%	385 (90.6%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$13,355	$1,714	$1,264	$2,979	$8,548	$1,828	$10,376	78.3	62.3	231	128
210597001394	104	Red River Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	78 Red River Valley Elem. Rd	Hazel Green	41332	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 662-8252	115	10	11.5	80.9%	111 (96.5%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,690	$4,828	$682	$5,509	$10,280	$2,394	$12,757	78.3	65	205	101
210465001146	105	Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Buckner Lane	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5730	608	39	15.6	45.6%	366 (60.2%)	114 (18.8%)	50 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.5%)	$29,300	$1,783	$1,885	$3,719	$18,713	$4,172	$23,294	77.7	70.7	148	43
210321000715	106	Hunter Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8325 S Us 25	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4655	603	44	13.7	83.9%	544 (90.2%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$27,618	$1,427	$1,324	$2,751	$10,023	$2,411	$12,433	77.6	90.6	33	73
210315000842	107	Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	141	13	10.7	83.0%	138 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,002	$3,943	$1,643	$5,589	$12,222	$2,516	$14,738	77.6	67	182	75
210597001396	108	Campton Elementary School	Public	K-6	120 Little Wolfe Drive	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8102	313	28	11.1	81.5%	309 (98.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,437	$2,882	$1,016	$3,898	$8,220	$2,186	$10,489	77.2	60.9	241	133
210228000471	109	Fancy Farm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	270 State Route 339 South	Fancy Farm	42039	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 674-4820	304	20	15.2	51.6%	244 (80.3%)	7 (2.3%)	27 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	$12,767	$748	$1,164	$1,911	$8,947	$1,042	$9,989	77	88	48	61
210526001284	110	Stamping Ground Elementary School	Public	K-5	3233 Main St.	Stamping Ground	40379	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 570-8800	426	29	14.5	36.2%	398 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$17,103	$500	$562	$1,062	$10,488	$1,744	$12,231	76.7	66.3	192	82

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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