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
481	Hearn Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Copperleaf Blvd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6760	476	32	14.8	59.9%	287 (60.3%)	61 (12.8%)	70 (14.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	$15,608	$1,380	$633	$2,013	$11,105	$2,491	$13,596	32.9	27.4	520	39		210201000441
482	Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	489	39	12.5	57.7%	428 (87.5%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$16,399	$1,168	$702	$1,871	$11,497	$3,031	$14,528	32.7	39	427	55		210264000567
483	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Gibson Dr	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 735-2169	490	34	14.4	60.2%	474 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$14,841	$1,053	$758	$1,811	$10,777	$2,253	$13,030	32.7	31.6	487	4		210066000128
484	Augusta Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 Bracken St	Augusta	41002	Bracken County	Augusta Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 756-2105	334	23	14.8	55.1%	307 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$16,374	$1,022	$675	$1,697	$10,931	$3,742	$14,677	32.6	28.5	512	28		210018001968
485	Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2834 S Us 127	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	371	28	13.1	77.1%	320 (86.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,461	$2,319	$1,244	$4,114	$8,802	$2,368	$10,965	32.6	53.7	308	177		210105002211
486	Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	112 Eagle Ln	Allen	41601	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 874-2165	462	29	15.9	83.1%	448 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,094	$1,884	$953	$2,836	$8,909	$2,350	$11,258	32.5	36.9	446	40		210195000403
487	Medora Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 Deering Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8298	460	29	15.8	58.5%	296 (64.3%)	67 (14.6%)	54 (11.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	$20,211	$814	$1,828	$2,642	$13,957	$3,612	$17,569	32.3	43.1	391	96		210299000633
488	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3987 DIxie Hwy	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-5500	415	26	15.9	81.9%	342 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$12,429	$705	$110	$815	$10,683	$3,870	$14,660	32.2	32.1	480	8		210225002201
489	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1255 West Vine St	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-0500	514	35	14.5	70.8%	218 (42.4%)	125 (24.3%)	66 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.7%)	$25,873	$1,462	$1,144	$2,606	$19,109	$4,158	$23,267	32.1	16.1	593	104		210249001566
490	Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	168	13	13.1	79.2%	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$17,356	$1,432	$397	$1,831	$11,223	$2,850	$14,073	32	46.2	357	133		210450001115

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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.