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
131	Spencer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1265 Mt. Washington Rd.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-6950	801	48	16.6	32.5%	716 (89.4%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.9%)	$11,297	$547	$175	$691	$8,962	$1,644	$10,605	76.3	72.4	138	7		210549001314
132	William H. Natcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1434 Cave Mill Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-1364	713	49	14.6	72.8%	310 (43.5%)	54 (7.6%)	62 (8.7%)	244 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	30 (4.2%)	$17,710	$959	$838	$1,797	$9,817	$2,047	$11,864	76	81.7	85	47		210573001691
133	Goose Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	364 Hwy 1524	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3740	231	20	11.4	83.5%	219 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,389	$3,163	$360	$3,521	$11,612	$2,173	$13,786	75.7	51.5	329	196		210123000251
134	Brodhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School Street	Brodhead	40409	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 758-8512	493	34	14.5	67.7%	465 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,159	$1,239	$868	$12,159	$8,338	$1,714	$10,052	75.5	89.8	34	100		210507001249
135	Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	147	11	13.3	83.7%	132 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$25,385	$3,438	$2,102	$5,540	$14,170	$3,418	$17,588	75.1	75.6	117	18		210254000540
136	Sedalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 St. Rt 97	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4850	376	24	15.8	58.5%	311 (82.7%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$11,636	$878	$785	$1,663	$9,390	$583	$9,973	74.7	85.6	60	76		210228000477
137	Norton Commons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10941 Kings Crown Drive	Prospect	40059	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8367	598	34	17.4	27.3%	311 (52.0%)	107 (17.9%)	47 (7.9%)	86 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	$20,601	$1,441	$1,578	$3,019	$14,194	$3,387	$17,582	74.7	68.9	177	40		210299002430
138	Sandersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Sandersville Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-4980	765	56	13.5	41.4%	264 (34.5%)	252 (32.9%)	110 (14.4%)	74 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	$23,321	$567	$1,037	$1,604	$15,489	$2,989	$18,478	74.6	70	163	25		210186002189
139	Whitley City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2819 N Hwy 27	Whitley City	42653	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-2690	547	36	15.1	85.2%	528 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$16,492	$2,435	$1,191	$3,626	$9,345	$2,492	$9,890	74.5	61	245	106		210399001021
140	Elkhorn City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Cougar Dr	Elkhorn City	41522	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 754-4542	409	31	13.1	80.9%	402 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,819	$1,957	$952	$2,909	$11,275	$3,325	$14,599	74.4	63.3	226	86		210480001185

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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.