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
441	Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 W Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3883	305	22	13.9	76.7%	182 (59.7%)	27 (8.9%)	46 (15.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	37 (12.1%)	$22,828	$1,564	$936	$2,500	$11,188	$2,511	$13,872	39	37.7	439	2		210378000967
442	Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	7348 Hillsboro Rd	Hillsboro	41049	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 876-2251	224	16	13.9	58.9%	212 (94.6%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$13,786	$1,277	$717	$1,994	$8,374	$3,418	$11,792	38.8	25.4	532	90		210192000401
443	Sorgho Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5390 KY Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7470	341	26	13.3	61.6%	225 (66.0%)	19 (5.6%)	58 (17.0%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	$16,888	$966	$470	$1,436	$11,167	$1,846	$13,013	38.7	49	337	106		210147000303
444	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Williams St	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2953	597	44	13.5	66.5%	561 (94.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$13,738	$1,242	$879	$2,121	$10,027	$1,590	$11,617	38.7	42.3	396	48		210507001251
445	Jesse Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 Anton Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6033	486	31	15.6	67.5%	297 (61.1%)	55 (11.3%)	59 (12.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.2%)	$13,385	$586	$308	$894	$8,714	$1,676	$10,389	38.5	68.1	185	260		210286000673
446	Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	327	23	14.3	49.2%	299 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$16,277	$1,241	$891	$2,132	$11,226	$2,919	$14,145	38.4	34.8	460	14		210264000565
447	McBrayer Elementary School	Public	K-5	550 Viking Dr	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-1204	566	31	18.5	54.9%	520 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$18,982	$1,145	$486	$1,631	$7,698	$9,653	$17,351	38.4	32.1	479	32		210510002016
448	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	428	32	13.2	83.4%	381 (89.0%)	22 (5.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$18,775	$3,149	$2,082	$5,231	$8,849	$3,022	$11,871	37.9	47.4	348	100		210254000091
449	Washington County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5490	473	26	18.1	66.8%	302 (63.8%)	50 (10.6%)	65 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.4%)	$14,684	$1,622	$284	$1,906	$10,379	$2,399	$12,778	37.8	43.8	380	69		210576001359
450	Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highway 2562	Blaine	41124	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-3624	149	17	8.7	79.9%	148 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,000	$3,431	$1,033	$4,465	$19,360	$4,886	$24,246	37.1	23.7	547	97		210324000870

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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.