Best Elementary Schools in Lexington, KY (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Lexington, KY, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Lexington, KY rankings: Elementary Schools
Lexington, KY elementary schools ranked
How Lexington, KY's elementary schools compare
A: 14B: 2C: 4D: 11F: 6
43% of the 37 ranked elementary schools in Lexington, KY earn an A or B (14 A grades, 2 B, 4 C, 11 D, 6 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (76% here, 70% nationally), and 11 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Meadowthorpe Elementary School (66% against 41%, A+), Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School (38% against 13%, C-), William Wells Brown Elementary (33% against 9%, D+), Squires Elementary School (56% against 34%, A-), Mary Todd Elementary School (32% against 10%, D).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Fayette County (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Garrett Morgan Elementary (756 students, A-, #12), Liberty Elementary (722 students, A-, #13), Sandersville Elementary (721 students, B+, #15).
Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Lexington, KY that are not ranked
4 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (2)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D+ Carter G Woodson Preparatory Academy, Lexington
- A Rise Stem Academy For Girls, Lexington
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Homebound Elementary, Lexington
- Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary, Lexington
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Lexington, KY, as grouped on its schools page; the Kentucky ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Lexington, KY
What is the best elementary school in Lexington, KY?
Athens Chilesburg Elementary in Lexington ranks first among the 37 ranked elementary schools in Lexington, KY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 73% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.
How are elementary schools in Lexington, KY ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Lexington, KY have?
SchoolGrade grades 41 public elementary schools in Lexington, KY; 37 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.