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
671	Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9245 Hwy 421 N	Milton	40045	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 268-3322	232	13	18.4	54.3%	206 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$14,142	$706	$92	$798	$8,858	$3,428	$12,286	4.3	9.3	642	29		210561001332
672	Shacklette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5310 Mercury Drive	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8325	429	31	13.8	75.5%	105 (24.5%)	158 (36.8%)	139 (32.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$23,258	$1,826	$1,964	$3,790	$15,738	$3,730	$19,467	4	10.9	630	42		210299000688
673	Indian Trail Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3709 E Indian Tr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8268	649	36	17.8	73.3%	69 (10.6%)	262 (40.4%)	273 (42.1%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	$22,113	$1,566	$2,141	$3,707	$14,491	$3,915	$18,406	3.8	6.4	662	11		210299000669
674	Trunnell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 St. Andrews Church Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8337	528	36	14.5	75.9%	115 (21.8%)	192 (36.4%)	167 (31.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	$22,969	$1,793	$2,163	$3,956	$14,750	$4,263	$19,014	3.4	4.3	672	2		210299000694
675	Jacob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 East Wheatmore Drive	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8271	519	36	14.3	82.7%	97 (18.7%)	288 (55.5%)	77 (14.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	$24,192	$1,780	$1,865	$3,645	$16,649	$3,897	$20,547	3.4	2.3	682	7		210299000752
676	Atkinson Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	2811 Duncan Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8203	462	32	14.3	92.0%	90 (19.5%)	308 (66.7%)	29 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	$24,331	$1,099	$1,706	$2,805	$17,619	$3,907	$21,526	2.5	3.5	675	1		210299000733
677	Byck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2328 Cedar Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8221	272	24	11.5	91.9%	16 (5.9%)	231 (84.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$30,104	$2,042	$1,951	$3,994	$21,758	$4,353	$26,111	2.4	10.4	636	41		210299000740
678	Mill Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3816 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8301	437	26	16.5	83.1%	25 (5.7%)	339 (77.6%)	42 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$22,757	$1,898	$2,000	$3,898	$14,770	$4,089	$18,859	2.4	2.5	681	3		210299000718
679	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Southland Boulevard	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8320	476	20	23.4	77.7%	60 (12.6%)	202 (42.4%)	156 (32.8%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.4%)	$18,482	$1,105	$1,644	$2,750	$12,084	$3,648	$15,732	2.3	5.3	667	12		210299000775
680	Rangeland Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Rangeland Rd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8317	532	30	17.6	76.7%	48 (9.0%)	209 (39.3%)	227 (42.7%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	$20,676	$1,448	$1,704	$3,152	$13,839	$3,685	$17,524	2	4.5	671	9		210299000674

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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.