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
311	Wilt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Price Lane	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8353	522	33	15.7	57.7%	195 (37.4%)	135 (25.9%)	119 (22.8%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	$20,784	$1,441	$1,566	$3,007	$14,376	$3,400	$17,777	53.1	57.2	275	36		210299000702
312	John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	333	26	12.8	82.3%	81 (24.3%)	70 (21.0%)	139 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	$20,783	$2,126	$1,480	$3,606	$11,658	$1,819	$13,477	52.9	34.6	461	149		210135000270
313	Temple Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8788 Tompkinsville Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 427-2611	266	19	14	60.5%	214 (80.5%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$19,498	$1,584	$573	$2,150	$10,468	$3,300	$13,584	52.8	46.1	359	46		210030000053
314	Pineville Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Virginia Avenue	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Pineville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5701	531	38	13.9	83.1%	495 (93.2%)	13 (2.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$21,278	$2,774	$2,593	$5,368	$9,415	$3,635	$13,051	52.7	45.4	366	52		210486002393
315	Evarts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Keister St	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2386	335	24	13.9	88.1%	320 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,232	$3,185	$2,182	$5,367	$9,426	$2,760	$12,186	52.7	61.6	238	77		210254000539
316	Millbrooke Elementary School	Public	K-5	415 Millbrooke Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7270	610	38	16	66.7%	299 (49.0%)	191 (31.3%)	56 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.3%)	$15,975	$1,666	$581	$2,247	$7,657	$2,079	$9,735	52.6	59.5	260	56		210115000229
317	Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	434 Koffman Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7230	674	39	17.2	71.4%	254 (37.7%)	249 (36.9%)	91 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.3%)	$17,007	$2,114	$815	$2,929	$8,016	$2,014	$10,030	52.6	58.1	269	48		210115000224
318	Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3111 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2733	267	24	11.1	68.5%	232 (86.9%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$19,408	$2,405	$1,212	$3,617	$12,458	$3,333	$15,791	52.5	54.3	303	15		210015000028
319	Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	342 S. Main Street	Jamestown	42629	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 343-3966	480	32	14.9	75.0%	405 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$12,899	$1,563	$716	$2,279	$8,549	$2,071	$10,621	52.4	57.7	273	46		210516001263
320	Garth Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1170	381	29	12.9	70.9%	273 (71.7%)	33 (8.7%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$24,032	$1,386	$322	$1,708	$10,978	$2,040	$14,727	52.3	30.6	496	176		210526001279

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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.