The most improved public elementary schools in Kentucky are Oak Grove Elementary School, Foothills Academy and Simpson Elementary School.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2020-25).
Improved Rank Range: 354
807
Avg. Improved Rank: 477
Most Improved Public Elementary Schools in Kentucky (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2020-25)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Oak Grove Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +807
(from 984 to 177)
(from 984 to 177)
Grades: PK-6
4505 Cumberland Falls Rd
Corbin, KY 40701
(606) 549-7867
Corbin, KY 40701
(606) 549-7867
Rank: #22.
Foothills Academy
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +749
(from 1,047 to 298)
(from 1,047 to 298)
Grades: 6-12
107 Foothill Academy Spur
Albany, KY 42602
(606) 387-4673
Albany, KY 42602
(606) 387-4673
Rank: #33.
Simpson Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +640
(from 885 to 245)
(from 885 to 245)
Grades: 1-3
721 Witt Rd
Franklin, KY 42134
(270) 586-4414
Franklin, KY 42134
(270) 586-4414
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Burning Springs Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +626
(from 853 to 227)
(from 853 to 227)
Grades: PK-6
9847 N Hwy 421
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-3138
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-3138
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
John M. Stumbo Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +626
(from 853 to 227)
(from 853 to 227)
Grades: PK-8
6945 Ky Rt 979
Grethel, KY 41631
(606) 263-6200
Grethel, KY 41631
(606) 263-6200
Rank: #66.
Jones Fork Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +623
(from 911 to 288)
(from 911 to 288)
Grades: PK-8
9795 Hwy 550 E
Mousie, KY 41839
(606) 946-2132
Mousie, KY 41839
(606) 946-2132
Rank: #77.
Whitley County North Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +594
(from 1,041 to 447)
(from 1,041 to 447)
Grades: PK-6
6670 Hwy 26
Rockholds, KY 40759
(606) 549-7869
Rockholds, KY 40759
(606) 549-7869
Rank: #88.
Morgan Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +593
(from 1,068 to 475)
(from 1,068 to 475)
Grades: K-5
2200 S 28th St
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 444-5760
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 444-5760
Rank: #99.
Paces Creek Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +556
(from 1,068 to 512)
(from 1,068 to 512)
Grades: K-6
1983 S Hwy 421
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-6333
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-6333
Rank: #1010.
Reidland Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +541
(from 829 to 288)
(from 829 to 288)
Grades: PK-3
5741 Benton Rd
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 538-4180
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 538-4180
Rank: #1111.
Russell Springs Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +517
(from 660 to 143)
(from 660 to 143)
Grades: PK-5
1554 N Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY 42642
(270) 866-3587
Russell Springs, KY 42642
(270) 866-3587
Rank: #1212.
Evarts Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +514
(from 977 to 463)
(from 977 to 463)
Grades: PK-8
132 Keister St
Evarts, KY 40828
(606) 837-2386
Evarts, KY 40828
(606) 837-2386
Rank: #1313.
John G Carlisle Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +505
(from 1,134 to 629)
(from 1,134 to 629)
Grades: K-5
910 Holman St
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 292-5812
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 292-5812
Rank: #1414.
Ezel Elementary School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +499
(from 991 to 492)
(from 991 to 492)
Grades: PK-5
31 Walnut Street
Ezel, KY 41425
(606) 725-8202
Ezel, KY 41425
(606) 725-8202
Rank: #1515.
Strode Station Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +486
(from 672 to 186)
(from 672 to 186)
Grades: K-4
1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Winchester, KY 40391
(859) 745-3915
Winchester, KY 40391
(859) 745-3915
Rank: #1616.
North Warren Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +473
(from 930 to 457)
(from 930 to 457)
Grades: PK-6
420 College St
Smiths Grove, KY 42171
(270) 563-2041
Smiths Grove, KY 42171
(270) 563-2041
Rank: #1717.
Emmalena Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +468
(from 991 to 523)
(from 991 to 523)
Grades: PK-8
8343 W Hwy 550
Emmalena, KY 41740
(606) 251-3651
Emmalena, KY 41740
(606) 251-3651
Rank: #1818.
Morningside Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +431
(from 782 to 351)
(from 782 to 351)
Grades: 1-5
313 Morningside Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-3359
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-3359
Rank: #1919.
Ponderosa Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +408
(from 526 to 118)
(from 526 to 118)
Grades: K-5
16701 Ponderosa Dr
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 928-2330
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 928-2330
Rank: #2020.
Dorton Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +406
(from 853 to 447)
(from 853 to 447)
Grades: PK-8
217 Dorton Jenkins Highway
Dorton, KY 41520
(606) 639-2832
Dorton, KY 41520
(606) 639-2832
Rank: #2121.
Whitley County East Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +397
(from 426 to 29)
(from 426 to 29)
Grades: PK-6
13781 Hwy 92e
Siler, KY 40763
(606) 549-7097
Siler, KY 40763
(606) 549-7097
Rank: #2222.
Sand Gap Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +395
(from 561 to 166)
(from 561 to 166)
Grades: PK-5
6783 Hwy 421 N
Sandgap, KY 40481
(606) 965-3171
Sandgap, KY 40481
(606) 965-3171
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Carter G. Woodson Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +394
(from 937 to 543)
(from 937 to 543)
Grades: 6-12
2000 Winchester Road
Lexington, KY 40509
(859) 381-3933
Lexington, KY 40509
(859) 381-3933
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Clearfield Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +394
(from 937 to 543)
(from 937 to 543)
Grades: K-5
460 Mcbrayer Rd
Clearfield, KY 40313
(606) 784-5792
Clearfield, KY 40313
(606) 784-5792
Rank: #2525.
Corbin Primary
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +389
(from 575 to 186)
(from 575 to 186)
Grades: K-3
3551 Fifth Street Road
Corbin, KY 40701
(606) 523-3638
Corbin, KY 40701
(606) 523-3638
Rank: #2626.
Highland Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +385
(from 829 to 444)
(from 829 to 444)
Grades: PK-5
75 Tick Ridge Rd
Waynesburg, KY 40489
(606) 365-2768
Waynesburg, KY 40489
(606) 365-2768
Rank: #2727.
Hustonville Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +375
(from 508 to 133)
(from 508 to 133)
Grades: PK-5
93 N College St
Hustonville, KY 40437
(606) 346-3831
Hustonville, KY 40437
(606) 346-3831
Rank: #2828.
Old Mill Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +372
(from 557 to 185)
(from 557 to 185)
Grades: PK-5
11540 Hwy 44 E
Mount Washington, KY 40047
(502) 869-3200
Mount Washington, KY 40047
(502) 869-3200
Rank: #2929.
Stanford Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +370
(from 907 to 537)
(from 907 to 537)
Grades: PK-5
101 Old Fort Rd
Stanford, KY 40484
(606) 365-2191
Stanford, KY 40484
(606) 365-2191
Rank: #3030.
Poage Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +365
(from 634 to 269)
(from 634 to 269)
Grades: K-5
3215 S 29th St
Ashland, KY 41102
(606) 327-2734
Ashland, KY 41102
(606) 327-2734
Rank: #3131.
W R Castle Memorial Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +363
(from 730 to 367)
(from 730 to 367)
Grades: PK-6
3936 Us 23 N
Wittensville, KY 41274
(606) 297-3738
Wittensville, KY 41274
(606) 297-3738
Rank: #3232.
Latonia Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +362
(from 991 to 629)
(from 991 to 629)
Grades: K-5
39th & Huntington Avenue
Latonia, KY 41015
(859) 292-5825
Latonia, KY 41015
(859) 292-5825
Rank: #3333.
May Valley Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +358
(from 730 to 372)
(from 730 to 372)
Grades: PK-8
481 Stephens Br
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-0883
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-0883
Rank: #3434.
Catlettsburg Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +357
(from 1,082 to 725)
(from 1,082 to 725)
Grades: PK-5
3348 Court St
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 739-5515
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 739-5515
Rank: #3535.
Austin Tracy Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +354
(from 829 to 475)
(from 829 to 475)
Grades: PK-6
2477 Austin Tracy Rd
Lucas, KY 42156
(270) 646-2236
Lucas, KY 42156
(270) 646-2236
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