Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
351	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$14,201	$1,522	$248	$1,770	$9,787	$1,907	$11,694	47.9	43.2	390	39		210258000558
352	Richardsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1775 Richardsville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 777-3232	446	28	16.1	78.5%	383 (85.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$17,557	$1,105	$887	$1,993	$9,322	$2,108	$11,430	47.9	31.8	484	132		210573001350
353	Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$19,295	$1,281	$217	$1,498	$10,191	$2,175	$12,366	47.8	45.4	367	14		210372000950
354	Latonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	39th & Huntington Avenue	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5825	233	19	12.2	82.8%	143 (61.4%)	27 (11.6%)	28 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	$23,903	$2,470	$1,722	$4,192	$13,514	$2,526	$16,040	47.7	62.7	229	125		210135000271
355	Reidland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5349 Benton Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4210	228	16	14.1	75.4%	183 (80.3%)	15 (6.6%)	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$16,170	$1,276	$687	$2,025	$10,247	$1,966	$12,151	47.6	45.4	365	10		210396002419
356	Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4601 New Salem Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 678-2722	347	24	14.7	56.8%	322 (92.8%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$19,340	$1,809	$755	$2,557	$9,727	$3,193	$12,763	47.5	55.9	284	72		210030000049
357	Anne Mason Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	390	32	12.3	48.5%	255 (65.4%)	41 (10.5%)	40 (10.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	$23,838	$934	$281	$1,215	$11,519	$1,916	$14,649	47.5	24.1	542	185		210526001942
358	Madeline M Breckinridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 St. Mathilda Dr.	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3273	576	50	11.5	81.1%	86 (14.9%)	205 (35.6%)	230 (39.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	$24,211	$640	$1,315	$1,955	$16,342	$2,987	$19,329	47.4	40.6	411	53		210186000372
359	Carlisle County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4557 State Rt 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 628-3800	395	28	14.1	59.5%	337 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (5.8%)	$19,727	$2,229	$819	$3,045	$10,013	$2,889	$12,902	47.3	39.6	422	63		210096000187
360	Roundstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N Wilderness Rd	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2235	267	22	12.1	69.3%	250 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$16,216	$1,294	$929	$2,224	$12,173	$1,819	$13,992	47.3	36	450	90		210507001253

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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.