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
531	Betsy Layne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	256 School St	Betsy Layne	41605	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6272	638	41	15.6	83.5%	625 (98.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,902	$2,224	$871	$3,095	$8,315	$2,492	$10,807	25.8	27.7	518	13		210195000407
532	Gallatin County Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	50 Paw Print Path	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-2060	304	18	16.8	77.6%	250 (82.2%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$18,146	$1,046	$161	$2,851	$8,461	$2,313	$12,742	25.7	19.4	576	44		210213001850
533	Bonnieville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7874 N Dixie Hwy	Bonnieville	42713	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 531-1111	313	22	14	65.2%	291 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,763	$1,153	$601	$1,754	$11,070	$2,939	$14,009	25.4	14.9	602	69		210264000562
534	Ockerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8250 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4620	777	57	13.6	57.0%	359 (46.2%)	66 (8.5%)	283 (36.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.3%)	$11,587	$983	$848	$1,830	$9,096	$661	$9,757	25.2	30.6	495	39		210051000089
535	The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	162	15	10.8	74.1%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$19,269	$2,203	$985	$3,189	$10,396	$2,679	$13,076	25	7.4	656	121		210441001937
536	Lemons Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 School House Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 867-6700	540	39	13.9	41.3%	376 (69.6%)	37 (6.9%)	85 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	$22,771	$1,020	$291	$1,311	$10,407	$1,895	$13,613	24.9	30.5	498	38		210526002349
537	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8000 Hwy 7 S	Topmost	41862	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 447-2833	183	16	11.4	83.1%	181 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,635	$1,701	$1,394	$3,095	$10,749	$2,791	$13,540	24.6			(n/a)		210312000826
538	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	833	68	12.2	81.8%	796 (95.6%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$55,391	$1,902	$1,991	$3,893	$16,932	$4,750	$22,127	24.1	52.9	315	223		210591001939
539	Saffell Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	210 Saffell St	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-3565	375	27	14.1	64.0%	303 (80.8%)	12 (3.2%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$16,232	$1,199	$221	$1,420	$11,346	$1,990	$13,336	24.1	30.6	497	42		210012000018
540	North Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1372 Us 60 E	Burna	42028	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 988-4000	113	9	12.1	66.4%	101 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$19,983	$1,633	$763	$2,396	$12,803	$4,784	$17,587	23.8	23	551	11		210351001133

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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.