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)
210075002286	441	Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Erin Circle	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-7400	498	31	16	59.2%	424 (85.1%)	5 (1.0%)	33 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	$17,878	$1,441	$343	$1,784	$10,236	$1,633	$11,869	37.5	66.4	188	253
210090002198	442	Crossroads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Crossroads Boulevard	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-9174	604	41	14.5	63.4%	520 (86.1%)	10 (1.7%)	14 (2.3%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	$14,710	$1,160	$379	$1,540	$10,919	$2,146	$12,583	37.4	39.6	418	24
210441001091	443	Coxs Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5635 Louisville Rd	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7050	478	30	15.9	45.4%	431 (90.2%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$11,396	$1,235	$318	$1,553	$7,702	$1,980	$9,682	37.2	32.5	473	30
210420001054	444	Joe Harrison Carter	Public	PK, KG-5	3888 Edmonton Rd	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-5621	250	18	14.2	63.6%	233 (93.2%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,218	$2,061	$1,336	$3,397	$9,141	$3,680	$12,821	37.2	62.9	229	215
210246001993	445	North Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Frank Luttrell Rd	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-7900	471	34	13.8	64.5%	427 (90.7%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$24,706	$2,119	$446	$2,565	$17,094	$11,076	$20,660	37.2	40.6	410	35
210195000403	446	Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	112 Eagle Ln	Allen	41601	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 874-2165	482	27	17.8	83.2%	466 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,420	$2,124	$1,066	$3,189	$8,269	$1,962	$10,231	36.9	34.5	460	14
210051000085	447	Florence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Center St	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-2610	577	46	12.5	66.7%	267 (46.3%)	111 (19.2%)	132 (22.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	51 (8.8%)	$12,438	$1,024	$1,253	$2,277	$9,520	$641	$10,161	36.6	38.2	430	17
210549002018	448	Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Highview Ave.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3339	655	42	15.7	50.1%	592 (90.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$11,891	$1,404	$534	$1,938	$8,943	$1,009	$9,953	36.5	36.2	446	2
210186002199	449	William Wells Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 E 5th St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-4990	303	31	9.9	86.1%	23 (7.6%)	194 (64.0%)	50 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)	$28,327	$2,326	$1,340	$3,665	$19,889	$2,569	$22,459	36.3	20.7	565	116
210507001253	450	Roundstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N Wilderness Rd	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2235	244	22	11	69.7%	226 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$13,284	$1,013	$1,975	$2,662	$10,931	$3,059	$15,275	36	47.3	358	92

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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.