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
561	Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	369	25	15	59.3%	123 (33.3%)	97 (26.3%)	77 (20.9%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$22,322	$1,331	$1,615	$2,947	$15,484	$3,891	$19,375	22.2	21.4	564	3		210299002421
562	James Lane Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Appomattox Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3456	429	39	11.1	66.7%	108 (25.2%)	72 (16.8%)	222 (51.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$26,542	$1,004	$1,022	$2,026	$18,512	$3,036	$21,548	21.8	21.6	562			210186000390
563	Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,622	$2,344	$1,346	$3,690	$12,370	$3,162	$15,532	21.7	22.4	557	6		210477001174
564	Laukhuf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Capewood Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8289	627	36	17.3	56.1%	252 (40.2%)	143 (22.8%)	159 (25.4%)	27 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$19,796	$928	$1,790	$2,717	$13,501	$3,578	$17,079	21.5	22.9	553	11		210299000716
565	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Fairfax Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-0772	462	34	13.6	67.5%	302 (65.4%)	58 (12.6%)	46 (10.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	$24,305	$1,321	$437	$1,758	$11,096	$2,210	$15,064	21.4	25.3	533	32		210526001286
566	Fairdale Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	10104 Mitchell Hill Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8247	653	42	15.5	70.8%	271 (41.5%)	84 (12.9%)	259 (39.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	$20,194	$975	$1,813	$2,788	$13,784	$3,623	$17,407	21.3	25.5	531	35		210299000626
567	Johnsontown Road Elementary	Public	K-5	7201 Johnsontown Rd	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8278	406	28	14.6	78.8%	188 (46.3%)	93 (22.9%)	77 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$21,304	$1,247	$1,678	$2,925	$14,867	$3,512	$18,379	20.3	16.9	587	20		210299000696
568	Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	930 East Main Street	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8291	578	37	15.7	53.6%	198 (34.3%)	291 (50.3%)	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.4%)	$20,290	$609	$1,573	$2,182	$14,643	$3,465	$18,107	20.3	34.9	459	109		210299000772
569	Mary Todd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Parkside Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3512	405	34	11.8	74.8%	48 (11.9%)	139 (34.3%)	192 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	$25,534	$795	$1,071	$1,866	$17,657	$3,043	$20,700	20.3	18.8	579	10		210186000389
570	Chandlers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 Morgantown Rd	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4139	454	27	16.8	55.5%	413 (91.0%)	9 (2.0%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$15,635	$923	$956	$1,568	$10,886	$3,180	$14,067	19.6	16.9	586	16		210354001544

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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