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
141	Dunn Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Rudy Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8240	425	26	16.2	26.8%	277 (65.2%)	64 (15.1%)	35 (8.2%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$20,266	$521	$1,522	$2,043	$14,885	$3,338	$18,223	74.4	78.8	101	40		210299000722
142	Hawthorne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2301 Clarendon Ave	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8263	437	32	13.8	42.1%	218 (49.9%)	54 (12.4%)	133 (30.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$22,191	$883	$1,548	$2,432	$16,272	$3,488	$19,760	74.3	60.8	248	106		210299000647
143	Pine Knot Intermediate	Public	3-5	6519 S Hwy 1651	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 354-2511	352	27	13	86.1%	331 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$16,869	$2,727	$1,493	$4,220	$10,037	$2,166	$10,256	74.2	71.9	144	1		210399002451
144	Tollesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2431 W. Ky 10	Tollesboro	41189	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 798-3231	256	19	13.2	73.4%	241 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$15,360	$1,601	$803	$2,404	$9,909	$3,047	$12,955	74.2	60.4	253	109		210339000911
145	Carter City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13321 State Hwy 2	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-6121	117	10	12.2	62.4%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,093	$1,126	$2,540	$3,666	$10,489	$3,200	$13,689	74	74.5	126	19		210102002356
146	David T. Wilson Elementary	Public	4-6	1075 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7540	529	28	18.6	40.6%	452 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.0%)	$12,169	$975	$52	$1,027	$7,349	$1,757	$9,406	74	71.5	149	3		210405001644
147	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	649 US 23 South	Staffordsville	41256	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3674	392	30	13.2	63.3%	380 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$18,321	$3,356	$1,102	$4,457	$9,495	$2,610	$12,104	73.8	67.5	189	42		210306000806
148	Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	198 Enterprise Dr	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-5229	611	46	13.2	71.0%	499 (81.7%)	10 (1.6%)	52 (8.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$14,547	$1,827	$661	$2,488	$9,299	$2,759	$12,058	73.6	71.6	147	1		210495001464
149	Campbell Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Grandview Rd	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 448-4780	661	45	14.6	42.7%	615 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$16,589	$1,232	$531	$1,764	$11,917	$2,909	$14,826	73.5	69.6	169	20		210090001978
150	Camden Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	6401 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-1271	475	35	13.5	23.4%	381 (80.2%)	13 (2.7%)	32 (6.7%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	$15,572	$493	$70	$563	$10,396	$1,974	$12,568	73.4	63.3	225	75		210453001597

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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.