Best Public Schools in Sacramento, KY

Summary:

The city of Sacramento, Kentucky has only one school, Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 125 students. The school is part of the McLean County School District, which is ranked 72 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary has seen fluctuating statewide rankings in recent years, ranking 401 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars), 344 out of 685 in 2023-2024 (3 stars), and 432 out of 687 in 2022-2023 (2 stars). The school's performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) varies, with some areas exceeding the district and state averages, such as 5th-grade Editing and Mechanics, and others falling behind, like 5th-grade Mathematics and Social Studies. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, which is above the state average.

Despite these challenges, Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary has a relatively high spending per student of $16,613 and a manageable student-teacher ratio of 14.7 to 1. However, the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantage, as 73.6% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest that the school is working to provide additional resources and support to its students, but the mixed academic performance indicates there is still room for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	42.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%		47.8	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%	57	41.0	24.0	30.0	45.0	47.0	30.0	65.0	$16,613	$1,397	$516	$1,913	$10,270	$2,964	$13,234

Cities Near Sacramento

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bremen	5.17 mi	1	183^rd
Calhoun	8.34 mi	4	101^st
Livermore	9.27 mi	1	253^rd
Central City	10.91 mi	2	278^th
Hanson	11.01 mi	1	13^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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