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
651	R E Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 N Main St	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Russellville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 726-8425	459	32	14.5	92.8%	247 (53.8%)	68 (14.8%)	78 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.7%)	$18,260	$2,260	$1,116	$3,376	$8,189	$11,018	$11,018	8.5	6.9	659	8		210519001274
652	Wellington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4800 Kaufman Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8343	418	24	17.2	78.5%	86 (20.6%)	219 (52.4%)	84 (20.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$22,877	$668	$1,921	$2,589	$16,292	$3,995	$20,287	8.5	10.6	633	19		210299000701
653	Cardinal Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Mandalay Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3340	643	53	12.1	65.5%	42 (6.5%)	85 (13.2%)	497 (77.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$23,890	$878	$1,037	$1,915	$15,999	$2,979	$18,979	8.3	8.3	648	5		210186000392
654	Parker-Bennett-Curry School	Public	K-5	165 Webb Dr	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2270	400	33	11.9	100.3%	64 (16.0%)	146 (36.5%)	134 (33.5%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$22,363	$1,541	$1,652	$3,192	$10,612	$3,561	$14,173	7.7	18.3	580	74		210057000102
655	Owsley County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Kentucky 28	Booneville	41314	Owsley County	Owsley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 593-5186	436	39	11.2	70.0%	416 (95.4%)	10 (2.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,940	$2,684	$2,005	$4,689	$13,144	$3,511	$14,955	7.7	20.5	570	85		210462001142
656	Bedford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Mt Pleasant Rd	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-3217	421	19	22.4	57.5%	370 (87.9%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$12,815	$732	$70	$802	$7,695	$3,261	$10,956	7.4	11.3	623	33		210561001330
657	Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	419	33	12.6	79.2%	97 (23.2%)	254 (60.6%)	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$24,137	$1,475	$1,672	$3,147	$17,147	$3,844	$20,990	7.3	6.7	660	3		210299000751
658	Wilkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Johnsontown Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8351	541	38	14.4	68.8%	216 (39.9%)	153 (28.3%)	117 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.1%)	$23,950	$1,353	$2,312	$3,665	$16,105	$4,180	$20,285	7.3	5.5	665	7		210299000660
659	Frayser Elementary	Public	K-5	1230 Larchmont Ave	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8255	419	28	14.8	86.9%	39 (9.3%)	224 (53.5%)	123 (29.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	$27,540	$2,125	$1,976	$4,102	$19,478	$3,960	$23,438	7.1	10.7	632	27		210299000747
660	Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10665 Hwy 44 W	West Point	40177	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2600	105	9	12.3	66.7%	92 (87.6%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.8%)	$25,899	$1,241	$235	$1,476	$16,632	$3,207	$19,840	7	7.1	658	2		210075000153

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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.