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
151	West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$19,079	$2,057	$1,523	$3,580	$9,988	$3,195	$13,183	73.4	65.4	210	59		210477002453
152	North Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	2928 Brinn Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7335	596	41	14.6	63.8%	460 (77.2%)	24 (4.0%)	67 (11.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	$14,547	$1,670	$710	$2,381	$9,025	$2,346	$11,371	73.3	71.1	157	5		210087000173
153	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 Cumberland Falls Rd	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7867	669	37	18	75.8%	645 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,255	$2,845	$962	$3,807	$8,644	$1,999	$10,644	73.2	66.3	202	49		210588001381
154	Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	441	24	18.3	30.4%	320 (72.6%)	10 (2.3%)	78 (17.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$13,704	$980	$295	$1,275	$10,018	$2,411	$12,429	72.9	72.2	141	13		210532001293
155	Ezel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Walnut Street	Ezel	41425	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 725-8202	114	10	10.8	64.9%	113 (99.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,344	$3,190	$444	$3,634	$9,552	$1,794	$11,346	72.2	79.5	97	58		210429001066
156	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	435	29	15.1	67.6%	426 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,738	$1,992	$717	$2,704	$9,975	$2,238	$12,668	72.1	52.7	319	163		210333000883
157	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	K-5	16701 Ponderosa Dr	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-2330	359	27	13.2	50.7%	335 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$23,698	$1,729	$06	$372	$12,649	$2,330	$14,907	71.9	76.6	111	46		210062000030
158	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Jim Goheen Drive	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-0796	480	31	15.4	50.8%	449 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$16,372	$462	$634	$1,100	$10,833	$2,915	$13,748	71.9	75.6	118	40		210381000272
159	Carr Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8596 S Hwy 160	Littcarr	41834	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 642-3833	369	27	13.6	73.7%	356 (96.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,672	$1,135	$1,037	$2,172	$11,879	$2,621	$14,500	71.5	55.8	285	126		210312000830
160	Clarkson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Millerstown Street	Clarkson	42726	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 242-3061	642	37	17.2	63.6%	615 (95.8%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$15,060	$1,145	$206	$1,351	$9,933	$2,353	$12,286	71.4	70.5	161	1		210230000485

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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.