Best Elementary Schools in Kentucky for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kentucky!

Every year, the Kentucky Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kentucky test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 142)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Glenn O Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W 19th St	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5821	392	33	11.8	78.3%	145 (37.0%)	88 (22.4%)	108 (27.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	$21,901	$2,064	$1,149	$3,213	$11,860	$2,077	$13,937	99.3%	70.7%	28.64%			210135000275
2	Farmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Gellhaus Ln	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8625	737	43	17.2	44.9%	352 (47.8%)	152 (20.6%)	96 (13.0%)	67 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.5%)	$18,891	$684	$1,531	$2,215	$13,261	$3,414	$16,676	98.6%	70.9%	27.64%			210299002187
3	Vine Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	309 First St	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-5410	493	32	15.4	51.7%	293 (59.4%)	64 (13.0%)	59 (12.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	61 (12.4%)	$24,800	$934	$934	$1,869	$19,046	$3,885	$22,931	97.9%	81.8%	16.14%			210249000524
4	Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Public, Magnet	K-5	2700 Browns Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8259	607	34	17.7	26.0%	184 (30.3%)	94 (15.5%)	17 (2.8%)	265 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$18,736	$689	$1,550	$2,240	$13,073	$3,423	$16,497	97.2%	99.3%	2.09%			210299000629
5	Meadowthorpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N. Forbes Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3521	517	41	12.7	48.0%	212 (41.0%)	128 (24.8%)	80 (15.5%)	54 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	$24,047	$663	$1,093	$1,756	$16,543	$2,948	$19,490	96.5%	91.1%	5.38%			210186000387
6	Lone Oak Intermediate School	Public	4-5	225 John E. Robinson Avenue	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4160	437	26	16.8	51.3%	361 (82.6%)	24 (5.5%)	25 (5.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$28,701	$642	$699	$1,367	$10,283	$1,663	$11,919	95.8%	75.8%	20.01%			210396002374
7	Norton Elementary	Public	K-5	8101 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8308	716	45	16	23.3%	439 (61.3%)	89 (12.4%)	50 (7.0%)	93 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.3%)	$19,605	$490	$1,525	$2,015	$14,056	$3,534	$17,590	95.1%	99.1%	4.05%			210299000687
8	Rise STEM Academy for Girls	Public, Magnet	K-8	2420 Spurr Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-4100	223	23	9.6	53.8%	73 (32.7%)	96 (43.0%)	22 (9.9%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)								94.4%	85.5%	8.82%			210186002513
9	Stopher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14417 Aiken Rd	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8281	781	42	18.5	14.0%	432 (55.3%)	91 (11.7%)	36 (4.6%)	170 (21.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	$18,257	$584	$1,525	$2,109	$12,741	$3,408	$16,148	93.7%	89.3%	4.32%			210299002197
10	W R McNeill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Creason Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2260	433	28	15.3	42.3%	214 (49.4%)	96 (22.2%)	44 (10.2%)	37 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	34 (7.9%)	$18,321	$604	$1,647	$2,250	$9,411	$2,737	$12,148	93.0%	81.9%	11.06%			210057000107

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.