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
411	Crossroads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Crossroads Boulevard	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-9174	587	40	14.5	60.5%	491 (83.6%)	26 (4.4%)	19 (3.2%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$17,560	$1,361	$566	$1,926	$12,354	$3,280	$15,633	42.1	37.4	442	31		210090002198
412	Rodburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	91 Christy Creek Rd	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-3000	419	28	14.8	71.4%	396 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$24,645	$1,346	$575	$1,921	$10,271	$12,454	$22,724	42	53.5	313	99		210510000787
413	Morningside Elementary School	Public	1-5	313 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-3359	455	34	13.3	53.2%	288 (63.3%)	55 (12.1%)	42 (9.2%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (11.4%)	$13,086	$924	$447	$1,374	$9,620	$2,093	$11,712	41.9	46.7	353	60		210165000325
414	Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461	41.8	39.4	424	10		210372000945
415	Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Highview Ave.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3339	661	43	15.4	52.6%	603 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$12,345	$902	$241	$1,113	$9,422	$1,810	$11,232	41.8	36.5	448	33		210549002018
416	West Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 W Broadway	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6036	486	28	17.3	60.7%	320 (65.8%)	54 (11.1%)	44 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)	$13,237	$554	$379	$933	$8,549	$1,675	$10,223	41.1	48.9	338	78		210286000611
417	Hodgenville Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Eagle Lane	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 358-3506	533	36	14.8	59.3%	450 (84.4%)	11 (2.1%)	43 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$12,924	$911	$411	$1,322	$9,845	$1,702	$11,547	41	43.5	384	33		210318000852
418	Kimper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8151 State Hwy 194 E	Kimper	41539	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1509	120	11	10.9	87.5%	117 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$24,021	$2,463	$938	$3,401	$16,376	$3,518	$19,894	40.9	66.5	201	217		210480001197
419	Brandeis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2817 West Kentucky	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8214	420	26	15.9	51.4%	68 (16.2%)	257 (61.2%)	26 (6.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$20,613	$718	$1,732	$2,450	$14,557	$3,606	$18,163	40.9	52.4	323	96		210299000742
420	Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1004 Backusburg Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-8696	987	57	17.3	71.0%	396 (40.1%)	105 (10.6%)	362 (36.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (11.7%)	$29,360	$2,759	$912	$20,861	$4,626	$10,411	$29,118	40.8	60.6	252	168		210390002001

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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.