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)
210075000149	621	Maryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4504 Summers Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2400	351	22	16	72.6%	291 (82.9%)	7 (2.0%)	28 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$18,571	$1,051	$306	$1,357	$11,222	$1,728	$12,949	11.6	31.6	481	140
210532001964	622	Painted Stone Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-4505	465	30	15.2	55.5%	239 (51.4%)	42 (9.0%)	141 (30.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	$15,946	$1,616	$335	$1,951	$10,233	$1,994	$12,228	11.5	13.8	622
210561001330	623	Bedford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Mt Pleasant Rd	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-3217	447	18	25.3	59.5%	396 (88.6%)	8 (1.8%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,849	$703	$463	$1,164	$8,410	$2,377	$10,685	11.3	21.1	562	61
210186000350	624	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Arceme Avenue	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3030	301	29	10.5	84.4%	74 (24.6%)	64 (21.3%)	140 (46.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$23,608	$2,179	$583	$2,761	$16,500	$2,298	$18,799	11.2	9.8	646	22
210171000333	625	Eminence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	456	30	15.2	95.8%	358 (78.5%)	16 (3.5%)	47 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$14,911	$768	$886	$1,654	$9,693	$2,259	$11,435	11	23.2	545	80
210240000504	626	Wurtland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 East St	Wurtland	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-6987	193	18	10.8	80.3%	177 (91.7%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$16,646	$2,152	$638	$2,790	$11,607	$2,249	$13,855	11	20.1	572	54
210186000375	627	Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Rookwood Pkwy	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3541	419	36	11.5	71.6%	89 (21.2%)	125 (29.8%)	181 (43.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$20,886	$1,968	$579	$2,556	$13,982	$2,296	$16,269	11	21.3	560	67
210299000676	628	Cochrane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2511 Tregaron Avenue	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8231	494	33	14.8	55.7%	144 (29.1%)	155 (31.4%)	141 (28.5%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$19,353	$3,287	$1,279	$4,566	$12,195	$1,273	$13,468	10.9	26.4	523	105
210299000665	629	Stonestreet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10007 Stonestreet Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8333	487	31	15.8	65.3%	239 (49.1%)	71 (14.6%)	132 (27.1%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	26 (5.3%)	$19,555	$2,892	$1,260	$4,152	$12,692	$1,376	$14,068	10.9	23.8	539	90
210299000688	630	Shacklette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5310 Mercury Drive	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8325	417	27	15.4	77.2%	122 (29.3%)	144 (34.5%)	117 (28.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$21,814	$4,484	$1,269	$5,753	$13,289	$1,421	$14,710	10.9	9.6	648	18

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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