Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
461	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Breckinridge St	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3311	322	22	14.6	67.1%	304 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$28,828	$387	$319	$2,081	$10,514	$2,216	$11,355	35.2	29.7	502	41		210489001221
462	Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	322	21	15.3	76.1%	322 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,186	$1,974	$3,163	$5,138	$10,401	$3,958	$14,361	34.9	21.3	565	103		210336002528
463	Trigg County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	205 E Main St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2220	416	26	16.3	57.9%	331 (79.6%)	20 (4.8%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	$15,891	$1,352	$846	$2,198	$8,641	$1,738	$10,378	34.8	33.8	464	1		210558002167
464	Austin Tracy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2477 Austin Tracy Rd	Lucas	42156	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 646-2236	346	24	14.4	57.5%	321 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,829	$1,274	$596	$1,863	$9,150	$3,055	$11,989	34.7	31.1	491	27		210030000047
465	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	335	24	13.7	71.0%	323 (96.4%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,343	$1,042	$596	$1,638	$9,899	$2,806	$12,705	34.7	24.5	540	75		210264000566
466	Irvington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Way	Irvington	40146	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3050	359	28	13	71.9%	300 (83.6%)	12 (3.3%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	$13,581	$1,598	$379	$1,977	$9,432	$2,172	$11,604	34.6	30.7	494	28		210072000141
467	Livermore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Eighth St	Livermore	42352	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 278-2522	232	19	12.4	66.8%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,266	$1,648	$439	$2,087	$11,011	$2,702	$13,713	34.3	45.8	361	106		210402001025
468	Strode Station Elementary School	Public	K-4	1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-3915	542	41	13.2	59.4%	377 (69.6%)	30 (5.5%)	85 (15.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$16,007	$1,372	$416	$1,788	$9,972	$2,678	$12,645	34.2	43.2	388	80		210120002395
469	Picadome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1642 Harrodsburg Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3563	434	37	11.7	58.5%	202 (46.5%)	129 (29.7%)	54 (12.4%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$24,484	$882	$979	$1,861	$16,552	$3,083	$19,636	34.1	34	463	6		210186000376
470	Jonathan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9207 US Hwy 68 E	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 354-6462	241	17	14.1	78.4%	209 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$18,701	$1,090	$636	$1,726	$13,523	$3,309	$16,832	34	11.7	620	150		210381000975

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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.