Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
211	Deer Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4959 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7270	480	26	18.7	63.1%	345 (71.9%)	27 (5.6%)	26 (5.4%)	41 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	$15,436	$1,019	$344	$1,363	$10,126	$1,765	$11,891	65.7	72.3	140	71		210147000301
212	East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	603	43	14	65.3%	561 (93.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$20,882	$1,966	$1,154	$3,120	$12,006	$3,434	$15,440	65.7	38.3	431	219		210477002354
213	Lyon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 388-9715	485	27	18	50.7%	437 (90.1%)	8 (1.6%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,558	$638	$464	$1,102	$10,193	$2,263	$12,456	65.6	70	164	49		210369000942
214	Audubon Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1051 Hess Lane	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8205	610	30	20.1	46.2%	279 (45.7%)	228 (37.4%)	29 (4.8%)	27 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.2%)	$18,183	$495	$1,579	$2,074	$12,635	$3,473	$16,109	65.4	61.5	239	25		210299000643
215	Dixon Elementary School	Public	K-6	277 State Rt 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 639-9080	285	20	14.6	44.2%	263 (92.3%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,569	$920	$625	$1,545	$9,196	$1,828	$11,024	65.4	58	271	56		210582001370
216	Harlan Elementary School	Public	K-4	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8715	335	23	14.7	61.2%	286 (85.4%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	$30,344	$2,977	$1,728	$4,705	$15,367	$3,550	$18,917	65.4	54.5	299	83		210252000551
217	Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8752	524	35	15.1	62.4%	472 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$16,457	$1,907	$902	$2,809	$9,712	$2,781	$12,497	65.1	65.9	208	9		210425001058
218	Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393	65	58.8	265	47		210450001120
219	Hager Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2731	344	21	16.3	57.3%	286 (83.1%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	$15,058	$1,614	$1,187	$2,801	$9,171	$3,086	$12,257	64.9	54.7	297	78		210015000026
220	Red Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Parkview Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-2400	679	45	15	59.5%	592 (87.2%)	16 (2.4%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$17,801	$1,620	$605	$2,218	$9,570	$2,418	$11,819	64.8	54.2	306	86		210030000052

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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 30, 2025, 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.