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Anchorage Independent Public School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Anchorage Independent Public School is an exceptional elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Anchorage, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 399 students. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 10 for the past 10 years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anchorage Independent Public School demonstrates exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43%, and 94% of 7th graders were proficient or better in Reading, compared to the state average of 48%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 653 Kentucky elementary schools for male students and 1st out of 659 for white students in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools in the Jefferson County School District, Anchorage Independent Public School significantly outperforms its peers. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Anchorage Independent had 81% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to only 30-67% at the nearby Jefferson County schools. This level of sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education for all its students.

392

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,198

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11400 Ridge Rd
Anchorage, KY 40223

(502) 245-2121

District: Anchorage Independent

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (84% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

1^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1^st of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 157Anchorage Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	1 of 685	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	3 of 685	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	2 of 687	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	2 of 684	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 517	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	2 of 700	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	3 of 691	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	7 of 694	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	4 of 690	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	4 of 698	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	97.9	3 of 705	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.4	9 of 719	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	18 of 713	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	30 of 688	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	41 of 683	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	92.5	19 of 658	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.0	17 of 651	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	95.6	8 of 638	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	9 of 648	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	2 of 644	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	6 of 639	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	2 of 641	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	5 of 671	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	9 of 663	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	2 of 653	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	4 of 652	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	4 of 652	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	4 of 657	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	2 of 676	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	2 of 665	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	97.1	2 of 661	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	1 of 659	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	6 of 659	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	5 of 658	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 656	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	4 of 592	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	2 of 593	99.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	1 of 320	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	1 of 324	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 327	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 320	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 282	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	2 of 335	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	2 of 322	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	6 of 330	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	2 of 331	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	2 of 337	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	97.7	2 of 335	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	2 of 335	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	98.3	2 of 319	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	98.1	2 of 304	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	98.1	2 of 299	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	99.2	1 of 289	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	99.6	1 of 287	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	99.5	2 of 284	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	2 of 298	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	1 of 300	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	2 of 295	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	2 of 299	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	2 of 299	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	2 of 290	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 303	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 304	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 307	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 304	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	3 of 303	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	1 of 293	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	99.4	1 of 294	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	2 of 314	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 316	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	2 of 320	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 314	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	2 of 266	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	2 of 253	99.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

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Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

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Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics90%+42 vs state

Writing89%+40 vs state

Social Studies88%+50 vs state

Reading82%+36 vs state

Mathematics82%+39 vs state

Science67%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 9, 2019

Phenomenal school !! Excells in both academics, and in having lots of fun activities and celebrations for the kids. The teachers and staff really care about the kids, and their education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	392	39	9.9	8.4%	340 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	97.9	1^st of 685 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	81.0	83.0		82.0	74.0	75.0		94.0	86.0		67.0		89.0	90.0	86.0	95.0	86.0	$27,198	$73	$322	$395	$20,657	$5,754	$26,411
Bellewood	Public	K-5	11103 Park Road	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 753-5500	7	3	2.3		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$48,352	$3,570	$8,399	$11,968	$25,851	$10,532	$36,383
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 North Madison Avenue	Louisville	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8300	573	34	16.7	48.7%	242 (42.2%)	124 (21.6%)	101 (17.6%)	61 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	39.9	433^rd of 685 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.6	311^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.6%	122	32.0	30.0	45.0		33.0	38.0	56.0			24.0		51.0		44.0		46.0		$20,585	$560	$1,608	$2,168	$15,017	$3,400	$18,417
Bowen Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Roosevelt Ave	Louisville	40242	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8213	729	42	17.1	42.7%	331 (45.4%)	130 (17.8%)	132 (18.1%)	84 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	59.9	254^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.9%		63.7	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%	33	53.0	43.0	41.0		49.0	52.0	65.0			35.0		45.0		45.0		62.0		$19,867	$766	$1,541	$2,307	$14,077	$3,483	$17,560
Zachary Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9620 Westport Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8336	260	23	11.1	67.7%	66 (25.4%)	87 (33.5%)	70 (26.9%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	14.2	617^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.5	645^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.8%	28		28.0			31.0	38.0	30.0			23.0				14.0		27.0		$26,028	$1,677	$1,622	$3,300	$19,350	$3,379	$22,729
Hite Elementary	Public	K-5	12408 Old Shelbyville Road	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8267	498	26	18.9	32.9%	287 (57.6%)	66 (13.3%)	59 (11.8%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	56.6	286^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.9	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%	7	45.0	41.0	47.0		58.0	52.0	57.0			43.0		27.0		42.0		56.0		$19,331	$983	$1,524	$2,508	$13,507	$3,316	$16,823
Chancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Murphy Lane	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8387	510	38	13.3	60.6%	147 (28.8%)	190 (37.3%)	109 (21.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	14.3	615^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.2%		14.6	606^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.5%	9	30.0	23.0	24.0		28.0	34.0	36.0			21.0		8.0		25.0		31.0		$21,848	$1,097	$2,063	$3,160	$14,653	$4,035	$18,688
Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oxfordshire Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8293	608	36	16.9	25.2%	299 (49.2%)	70 (11.5%)	43 (7.1%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	66.3	202^nd of 685 public elementary schools	70.5%		80.1	91^st of 685 public elementary schools	86.7%	111	61.0	65.0	46.0		63.0	65.0	52.0			43.0		37.0		40.0		47.0		$19,340	$754	$1,618	$2,371	$13,572	$3,397	$16,969
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%)	84.8	73^rd of 685 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.7	35^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.9%	38	58.0	64.0	60.0		55.0	70.0	73.0			55.0		55.0		64.0		64.0		$18,257	$584	$1,525	$2,109	$12,741	$3,408	$16,148
Norton Elementary	Public	K-5	8101 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8308	716	45	16.0	23.3%	439 (61.3%)	89 (12.4%)	50 (7.0%)	93 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.3%)	96.3	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%		95.9	5^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	67.0	75.0	77.0		70.0	81.0	80.0			66.0		76.0		70.0		81.0		$19,605	$490	$1,525	$2,015	$14,056	$3,534	$17,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Anchorage Independent Public School

Is Anchorage Independent Public School a good school?

Yes! Anchorage Independent Public School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Anchorage Independent Public School?

Students at Anchorage Independent Public School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Anchorage Independent Public School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Anchorage Independent Public School.

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