Best Public Schools in Milton, KY

Summary:

The city of Milton, Kentucky has only one school, Milton Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom quartile of Kentucky elementary schools over the past three school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Milton Elementary School ranked 671st out of 685 schools in the state, with a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Milton Elementary School struggles significantly compared to the Trimble County and statewide averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics, reading, and science was much lower than the county and state levels. For example, only 14% of 5th-grade students at Milton Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 8% in Trimble County and 43% statewide.

Additionally, Milton Elementary School faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a population with high levels of economic disadvantage, with 57.66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are higher than the state average, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions to address the school's performance issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)		KSA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9245 Hwy 421 N	Milton	40045	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 268-3322	232	13	18.4	54.3%	206 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	4.3	671^st of 685 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	642^nd of 685 public elementary schools	6.3%	29	14.0	26.0	11.0	16.0	$14,142	$706	$92	$798	$8,858	$3,428	$12,286

Cities Near Milton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bedford	5.95 mi	2	305^th
Carrollton	10.33 mi	8	313^th
Campbellsburg	14.94 mi	1	299^th
La Grange	19.44 mi	4	47^th
Buckner	20.97 mi	5	16^th

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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.

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