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
11	Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-7688	657	43	15.2	39.4%	576 (87.7%)	12 (1.8%)	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$10,164	$419	$110	$529	$10,661	$2,299	$9,637	95	92.1	20	9		210063000122
12	Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2774	844	47	17.9	70.1%	823 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$14,971	$1,804	$920	$2,723	$9,043	$2,976	$12,019	94.9	89	38	26		210480002296
13	Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7730 State Rt 121 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4830	288	21	13.4	61.1%	254 (88.2%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$13,019	$911	$835	$1,746	$10,576	$697	$11,273	94.9	95.7	7	6		210228000473
14	Corbin Elementary School	Public	4-5	706 S. Kentucky Avenue	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-4367	384	26	14.7	56.0%	347 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$20,077	$1,741	$459	$2,200	$9,787	$1,564	$11,351	94.8	90.8	29	15		210132002489
15	New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	716	44	16.2	27.1%	620 (86.6%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	44 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	$12,282	$457	$567	$1,024	$10,187	$1,071	$11,258	94.2	95.7	6	9		210051000088
16	Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Jouett Creek Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4955	620	41	15.1	21.3%	412 (66.5%)	39 (6.3%)	34 (5.5%)	102 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$22,982	$1,132	$951	$2,084	$15,093	$3,005	$18,098	94.2	94.1	12	4		210186001987
17	Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1755 WTLO Road	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-2014	551	34	16.2	54.8%	479 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$13,408	$1,388	$494	$1,882	$9,237	$2,289	$11,526	93	92.7	18	1		210495000779
18	Cassidy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Tates Creek Road	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3018	632	44	14.3	31.6%	414 (65.5%)	78 (12.3%)	72 (11.4%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.4%)	$22,407	$896	$949	$1,845	$14,794	$2,968	$17,761	93	94.7	9	9		210186000359
19	Tompkinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Elementary School Rd	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-6472	437	33	13.4	74.8%	345 (78.9%)	23 (5.3%)	51 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$23,552	$3,568	$835	$4,403	$14,585	$4,564	$19,149	92.6	89.1	37	18		210420001055
20	Shirley Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10435 US Hwy 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5000	710	46	15.4	20.6%	581 (81.8%)	15 (2.1%)	29 (4.1%)	56 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	$11,620	$377	$463	$840	$9,727	$1,053	$10,780	92.5	94.3	11	9		210051002022

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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