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
451	Tygart Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19743 W US Hwy 60	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2110	318	23	13.6	72.6%	305 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$17,359	$1,003	$2,560	$3,563	$9,796	$1,998	$11,794	37.1	41.2	405	46		210102002340
452	Hickman County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 McMorris St	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4067	443	31	14.2	62.3%	347 (78.3%)	43 (9.7%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$14,610	$1,421	$1,052	$2,473	$8,973	$2,293	$11,266	37	53.7	309	143		210279000593
453	Sturgis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Grant St	Sturgis	42459	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 333-4088	343	24	14.4	68.5%	317 (92.4%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$16,242	$1,077	$435	$1,512	$11,794	$2,936	$14,731	36.8	32.1	477	24		210564001336
454	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Fifth Ave	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7492	453	33	13.7	85.0%	355 (78.4%)	14 (3.1%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	$22,939	$2,320	$1,238	$3,464	$14,887	$3,473	$18,360	36.7	40.6	412	42		210153000317
455	Owingsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Chenault Drive	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-2722	535	34	15.7	74.2%	508 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$14,557	$1,808	$360	$2,168	$8,287	$2,462	$10,748	36.3	40.1	416	39		210033000056
456	Lewis County Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Walter Ave	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2831	466	29	15.9	69.3%	448 (96.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,999	$1,164	$695	$1,860	$9,759	$2,381	$12,139	36	43.5	383	73		210339000909
457	Crossroads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4755 E Hwy 60	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-2101	397	27	14.7	80.4%	380 (95.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$15,146	$1,691	$384	$2,075	$8,982	$2,442	$11,424	35.9	43.1	393	64		210033002223
458	Warfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Warfield Elementary Loop	Warfield	41267	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 395-5121	332	19	17.4	74.4%	322 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$19,250	$2,656	$2,123	$4,648	$11,243	$5,674	$16,917	35.9	29.1	507	49		210384000988
459	Tates Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3606	626	49	12.6	78.1%	182 (29.1%)	245 (39.1%)	110 (17.6%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.0%)	$24,194	$872	$1,120	$1,991	$16,272	$3,000	$19,272	35.6	22	559	100		210186000381
460	Cumberland County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Glasgow Rd	Burkesville	42717	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 864-4390	501	34	14.9	76.0%	434 (86.6%)	16 (3.2%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$25,308	$4,227	$1,048	$5,747	$19,614	$6,034	$9,694	35.4	39.2	425	35		210141000286

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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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