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
591	Klondike Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3807 Klondike Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8286	527	35	15	69.4%	110 (20.9%)	154 (29.2%)	203 (38.5%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$21,618	$973	$1,703	$2,675	$15,237	$3,706	$18,943	16.7	27.8	516	75		210299000712
592	Layne Elementary	Public	K-5	9831 East Avenue	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8290	430	21	20.3	79.1%	173 (40.2%)	113 (26.3%)	119 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$20,247	$1,104	$1,721	$2,826	$13,848	$3,574	$17,422	16.6	6.6	661	69		210299000706
593	South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	596	36	16.5	87.2%	582 (97.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,774	$2,121	$1,019	$3,140	$8,145	$2,490	$10,634	16.5	23.8	544	49		210195002446
594	Ninth District Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Indiana Ave	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5823	324	29	11.1	83.6%	118 (36.4%)	71 (21.9%)	70 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.4%)	$21,221	$2,737	$1,489	$4,226	$11,029	$2,179	$13,208	16.5	18	582	12		210135000274
595	Fern Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8815 Ferndale Rd	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8250	744	46	16	63.7%	203 (27.3%)	226 (30.4%)	208 (28.0%)	64 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	$19,267	$917	$1,716	$2,632	$13,091	$3,544	$16,635	16.5	14.2	609	14		210299000627
596	Camp Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	1446 Belmar Dr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8222	367	32	11.4	71.7%	161 (43.9%)	73 (19.9%)	107 (29.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$25,053	$1,103	$1,806	$2,909	$18,491	$3,653	$22,143	16.3	16	594	2		210299000623
597	Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	336 Redding Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3500	610	47	12.9	71.6%	206 (33.8%)	191 (31.3%)	122 (20.0%)	38 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	$23,658	$732	$986	$1,718	$15,821	$2,974	$18,795	16.3	19.1	577	20		210186000368
598	Lost River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Modern Way	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-0334	856	49	17.4	78.4%	318 (37.1%)	117 (13.7%)	217 (25.4%)	102 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	68 (7.9%)	$16,121	$855	$801	$1,656	$8,046	$2,377	$10,423	16.3	20.1	572	26		210573001164
599	Wurtland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 East St	Wurtland	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-6987	203	18	11.4	76.4%	189 (93.1%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$30,961	$4,669	$605	$5,274	$17,243	$4,240	$21,483	16.2	11	626	27		210240000504
600	Radcliff Elementary School	Public	1-5	1145 S. Dixie Blvd	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3350	386	28	13.7	69.4%	160 (41.5%)	89 (23.1%)	63 (16.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	64 (16.6%)	$27,503	$1,514	$1,344	$2,857	$20,157	$4,488	$24,645	15.7	11.9	617	17		210249000519

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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.