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
381	West Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7650	319	21	15.1	54.9%	274 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$17,814	$1,365	$344	$1,709	$12,255	$1,804	$14,059	44.9	37.5	440	59		210147000309
382	Coxs Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5635 Louisville Rd	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7050	474	36	13.1	47.5%	420 (88.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$15,770	$1,817	$303	$2,120	$9,378	$2,476	$11,861	44.8	37.2	443	61		210441001091
383	Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 S 28th St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5760	369	30	12.3	85.1%	112 (30.4%)	161 (43.6%)	34 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)	$19,080	$2,899	$832	$3,730	$12,313	$3,036	$15,349	44.8	63.6	222	161		210465001152
384	North Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1991 Hwy 460 W	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-2847	417	26	16	78.9%	412 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,559	$2,987	$595	$3,586	$6,736	$2,233	$8,971	44.7	40.1	417	33		210375002238
385	South Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Sid Darnell Road	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-1581	241	20	12	72.6%	229 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$19,660	$1,430	$643	$2,073	$14,637	$3,420	$18,057	44.4	66	205	180		210381000979
386	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Scottie Drive	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-0432	618	42	14.7	62.8%	387 (62.6%)	40 (6.5%)	89 (14.4%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	79 (12.8%)	$14,704	$1,262	$316	$1,578	$9,009	$2,192	$11,201	44.4	42.1	399	13		210222001991
387	Right Fork School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5296 Hwy. 221	Stoney Fork	40988	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3271	152	14	11	91.4%	147 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$41,599	$3,654	$77	$3,731	$27,584	$5,164	$32,748	44.3			(n/a)		210039000072
388	Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	267	21	12.9	86.9%	259 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,138	$2,829	$694	$3,522	$10,140	$2,476	$12,616	44.3	43.9	378	10		210315000844
389	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8430	402	32	12.5	65.4%	289 (71.9%)	21 (5.2%)	33 (8.2%)	17 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	$17,033	$1,967	$831	$2,798	$11,572	$2,663	$14,235	44.3	41.7	402	13		210201001990
390	Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	601	34	17.6	66.4%	429 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	143 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$13,251	$832	$261	$1,094	$9,162	$1,865	$11,047	44.2	54.3	301	89		210450001108

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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.