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
611	Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	328	32	10.3	75.9%	232 (70.7%)	51 (15.5%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	$16,471	$1,040	$565	$1,604	$12,130	$2,737	$14,867	14.5	16.4	591	20		210564001334
612	Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Rookwood Pkwy	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3541	424	37	11.4	75.0%	82 (19.3%)	123 (29.0%)	188 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$25,778	$828	$1,034	$1,862	$17,279	$3,084	$20,362	14.5	11	627	15		210186000375
613	Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 New Cut Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8204	596	40	14.9	75.7%	151 (25.3%)	160 (26.8%)	200 (33.6%)	60 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$21,070	$1,372	$1,936	$3,307	$13,895	$3,867	$17,762	14.5	7.6	655	42		210299000707
614	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	161 Bruce St	Lexington	40507	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3418	207	25	8.1	87.4%	33 (15.9%)	111 (53.6%)	41 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	$36,751	$1,358	$1,359	$2,717	$24,444	$3,517	$27,961	14.4			(n/a)		210186000363
615	Chancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Murphy Lane	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8387	510	38	13.3	60.6%	147 (28.8%)	190 (37.3%)	109 (21.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	$21,848	$1,097	$2,063	$3,160	$14,653	$4,035	$18,688	14.3	14.6	606	9		210299001959
616	New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	182 S Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8650	326	20	16.3	58.3%	272 (83.4%)	11 (3.4%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$16,255	$1,544	$378	$1,923	$10,301	$2,590	$12,892	14.3	20.8	567	49		210276000592
617	Zachary Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9620 Westport Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8336	260	23	11.1	67.7%	66 (25.4%)	87 (33.5%)	70 (26.9%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	$26,028	$1,677	$1,622	$3,300	$19,350	$3,379	$22,729	14.2	8.5	645	28		210299000671
618	Okolona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7606 Preston Highway	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8309	417	26	15.8	74.8%	93 (22.3%)	112 (26.9%)	183 (43.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$21,731	$1,371	$1,623	$2,994	$15,329	$3,408	$18,736	14.2	20.4	571	47		210299000635
619	Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940	14.1	13.5	610	9		210582002188
620	Argillite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4157 St. Rt. 1	Argillite	41121	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 473-7213	216	17	12.5	69.9%	203 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$36,477	$3,173	$537	$3,711	$17,441	$4,646	$22,083	14	19.5	575	45		210240000493

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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.