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
501	Owen County Elementary/Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1960 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-3417	674	47	14.3	62.2%	605 (89.8%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	$12,185	$584	$636	$1,221	$10,635	$3,199	$13,833	30.6	30	501			210456001127
502	Second Street School	Public	K-8	506 W 2nd St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8658	565	42	13.5	49.0%	383 (67.8%)	84 (14.9%)	34 (6.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	$13,921	$1,025	$311	$1,336	$10,239	$2,325	$12,585	30.6	33.8	465	37		210198000432
503	Julius Marks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3277 Pepperhill Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3470	444	34	13	68.9%	167 (37.6%)	131 (29.5%)	85 (19.1%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	$24,127	$731	$1,114	$1,845	$16,461	$3,021	$19,482	30.3	26.7	525	22		210186000395
504	Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Stacker St	Lewisburg	42256	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 755-4823	500	29	17.2	61.2%	467 (93.4%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,372	$1,226	$1,221	$1,832	$10,046	$3,494	$13,539	30.1	38.2	432	72		210354001545
505	Clearfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	460 McBrayer Rd	Clearfield	40313	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-5792	299	21	14.3	77.3%	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$22,702	$1,560	$635	$2,196	$9,119	$11,387	$20,506	30.1	26.8	524	19		210510001254
506	Catlettsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3348 Court St	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 739-5515	184	19	9.6	70.7%	166 (90.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$31,298	$2,646	$11	$1,429	$18,569	$3,393	$22,507	29.7	29	509	3		210062000118
507	Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Ginkgo Dr	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-4460	412	26	16	63.6%	195 (47.3%)	27 (6.6%)	149 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	$13,749	$1,101	$321	$1,423	$10,215	$2,112	$12,327	29.1	23.3	549	42		210532002077
508	Wallins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	993 Hwy 219	Wallins Creek	40873	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 664-3444	352	28	12.8	81.0%	344 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$21,698	$3,039	$2,143	$5,182	$9,972	$2,846	$12,818	29	32.6	474	34		210254000549
509	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Wilson Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3589	476	39	12	71.0%	156 (32.8%)	137 (28.8%)	94 (19.7%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.0%)	$25,625	$726	$1,045	$1,772	$17,858	$3,053	$20,911	29	28.1	514	5		210186000377
510	Middlesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 W Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8860	514	35	14.7	84.0%	444 (86.4%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	$20,563	$4,271	$2,182	$6,453	$8,536	$2,811	$11,407	28.9	15.7	597	87		210417001048

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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.