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
401	Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$16,613	$1,397	$516	$1,913	$10,270	$2,964	$13,234	42.9	47.8	344	57		210402001027
402	Beechgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1029 Bristow Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 371-1636	645	46	14	64.0%	496 (76.9%)	35 (5.4%)	55 (8.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.3%)	$17,170	$743	$480	$10,572	$1,341	$1,223	$11,913	42.9	43.9	379	23		210309000807
403	Ben Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13598 S. Hwy 259	Mc Daniels	40152	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3070	232	17	14	65.9%	212 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	$15,027	$1,755	$342	$2,097	$10,751	$2,179	$12,930	42.8	43.3	387	16		210072000139
404	Adair County Elementary School	Public	3-5	870 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-0077	550	38	14.4	71.1%	474 (86.2%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$13,410	$932	$282	$1,320	$10,585	$1,158	$12,058	42.7	41.9	401	3		210003002021
405	Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	502	35	14.2	77.3%	495 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$29,764	$2,710	$62	$2,769	$20,404	$3,006	$23,410	42.7	47	352	53		210039001881
406	Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$8,201	$1,851	$59	$1,958	$7,901	$9,060	$10,448	42.3	40.9	407	1		210176001746
407	Shearer Elementary School	Public	K-4	244 East Broadway	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-4978	413	29	14.4	69.7%	327 (79.2%)	13 (3.1%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$17,258	$1,507	$461	$1,968	$10,226	$2,830	$13,050	42.3	30.7	493	86		210120002397
408	South Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Half Mountain Road	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 884-7325	208	12	17.3	77.9%	205 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,459	$3,136	$623	$3,759	$8,066	$2,591	$10,657	42.3	55.9	283	125		210375002227
409	Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	422	29	14.3	54.3%	366 (86.7%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$19,433	$1,350	$126	$1,476	$10,184	$2,193	$12,377	42.2	56.8	277	132		210372000951
410	Overdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Overdale Dr	Louisville	40229	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2800	390	23	17	65.6%	281 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	61 (15.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$17,369	$760	$211	$971	$9,924	$2,089	$12,013	42.1	38.7	429	19		210075000155

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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.