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
281	North Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Frank Luttrell Rd	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-7900	451	32	14.2	59.0%	400 (88.7%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$19,281	$549	$428	$977	$12,941	$3,901	$16,841	57	37.2	445	164		210246001993
282	Greysbranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1487 Ohio River Road	Greenup	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 473-9653	278	22	12.7	53.6%	266 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$40,310	$4,466	$553	$5,020	$15,718	$4,291	$20,008	56.8	59.3	261	21		210240000497
283	Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748	56.8	60.8	249	34		210027000044
284	Squires Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3337 Squire Oak Dr.	Lexington	40515	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3002	447	34	13.1	55.7%	209 (46.8%)	84 (18.8%)	99 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	$26,077	$904	$1,012	$1,915	$18,198	$3,017	$21,216	56.7	73.2	134	150		210186001584
285	Peaks Mill Elementary	Public	1-5	100 Peaks Mill Rd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8450	453	31	14.6	57.6%	341 (75.3%)	31 (6.8%)	43 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	$16,708	$1,732	$700	$2,438	$11,734	$2,536	$14,270	56.6	35.5	456	171		210201000442
286	Hite Elementary	Public	K-5	12408 Old Shelbyville Road	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8267	498	26	18.9	32.9%	287 (57.6%)	66 (13.3%)	59 (11.8%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	$19,331	$983	$1,524	$2,508	$13,507	$3,316	$16,823	56.6	54.9	293	7		210299000686
287	A B Chandler Elementary School	Public	K-5	11215 Us 60 W	Corydon	42406	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1760	256	18	14.3	53.9%	213 (83.2%)	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.4%)	$16,420	$1,224	$453	$1,677	$12,441	$2,302	$14,743	56.6	75.4	120	167		210271000573
288	Meadow Lands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Hayden Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7450	479	27	17.7	62.4%	345 (72.0%)	21 (4.4%)	61 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	$18,821	$1,104	$325	$1,429	$10,892	$1,632	$12,524	56.5	56.2	279	9		210147001949
289	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar Grove Road	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3800	441	26	16.9	58.3%	392 (88.9%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$17,908	$728	$88	$816	$10,681	$2,060	$12,742	56.5	55.1	292	3		210075000146
290	River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2772 Amsterdam Rd	Villa Hills	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-5260	889	60	14.7	55.0%	534 (60.1%)	83 (9.3%)	114 (12.8%)	81 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (8.1%)	$16,557	$527	$433	$10,184	$1,429	$960	$11,613	56.4	71.2	154	136		210309001512

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.