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G C Burkhead Elementary School

Q: Is G C Burkhead Elementary School a good school?

G C Burkhead Elementary School ranks 327 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend G C Burkhead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended G C Burkhead Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of G C Burkhead Elementary School?

Students at G C Burkhead Elementary School are 65% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of G C Burkhead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend G C Burkhead Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Central Hardin High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

G C Burkhead Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 832 students. The school is part of the Hardin County School District, which is ranked 80 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

G C Burkhead has consistently performed above the Hardin County and Kentucky averages in reading and math proficiency across grades 3-5, with 57% of 4th graders proficient in reading compared to 50% at the county and state level. However, the school's performance in other subjects like science, writing, and social studies is more mixed. G C Burkhead also struggles with lower rankings for female, low socioeconomic, and disabled student subgroups, despite strong performance for Hispanic and multi-racial students. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.8% in 2021-2022 to 25.0% in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, G C Burkhead generally outperforms other Hardin County elementary schools in reading and math, but schools like Lincoln Trail and Cecilia Valley have stronger overall performance. The Elizabethtown Independent schools, such as Morningside and Helmwood Heights, have lower spending per student but better student-teacher ratios compared to G C Burkhead.

634

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,938

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1323 St. John Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

(270) 769-5983

District: Hardin County

Students who attend G C Burkhead Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central Hardin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Two or more races:

12.6%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg44%

327^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Hardin County

80^th of 157Hardin County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	327 of 685	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	304 of 685	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	239 of 687	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	201 of 684	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	190 of 517	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	293 of 700	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	229 of 691	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.7	404 of 694	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.4	259 of 690	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	260 of 698	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	193 of 705	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	149 of 719	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	110 of 713	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	51.9	354 of 688	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	493 of 683	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.9	285 of 658	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	315 of 651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	251 of 638	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	93 of 140	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	50 of 185	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	33 of 184	82.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	37.1	266 of 474	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	283 of 445	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	437 of 648	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	301 of 644	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	180 of 639	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	197 of 641	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	64 of 312	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	289 of 671	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	212 of 663	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	61.6	42 of 135	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	19 of 120	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	18 of 114	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	6 of 152	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.7	29 of 153	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	380 of 672	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	391 of 665	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	344 of 670	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	236 of 667	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	201 of 275	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	368 of 664	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	346 of 631	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	203 of 653	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	278 of 652	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	339 of 652	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	243 of 657	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	212 of 325	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	298 of 676	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	251 of 665	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	19.0	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	22.0	47 of 53	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	59.2	258 of 661	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	281 of 659	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	278 of 659	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	191 of 658	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	226 of 656	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	135 of 337	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	275 of 592	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	172 of 593	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2019)61st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)44th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2024)34th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%~ state avg

Science44%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Writing41%+3 vs state

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics38%-9 vs state

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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Great place to work and the teachers care about the success of all learners! Test scores are only a SMALL part of the success of a school! Close Quote

Schools Near G C Burkhead Elementary School

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
G C Burkhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 St. John Road	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-5983	634	46	13.7	55.5%	409 (64.5%)	54 (8.5%)	67 (10.6%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (12.6%)	51.1	327^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.3%		54.2	304^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.6%	23	38.0	47.0	45.0	49.0	57.0	47.0	44.0	41.0	39.0	38.0	$25,938	$1,210	$911	$2,121	$19,994	$3,824	$23,817
Helmwood Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	307 Cardinal Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-1328	461	33	14.1	47.5%	293 (63.6%)	48 (10.4%)	30 (6.5%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (15.6%)	55.1	295^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.9%		38.4	430^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.2%	135	51.0	39.0	47.0	50.0	47.0	55.0	26.0	44.0	51.0	58.0	$12,026	$1,017	$40	$1,458	$8,681	$1,886	$10,568
Morningside Elementary School	Public	1-5	313 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-3359	455	34	13.3	53.2%	288 (63.3%)	55 (12.1%)	42 (9.2%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (11.4%)	41.9	413^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.7%		46.7	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%	60	41.0	37.0	32.0	48.0	50.0	44.0	46.0	28.0	28.0	50.0	$13,086	$924	$447	$1,374	$9,620	$2,093	$11,712
Panther Academy	Public	PK-K	634 N. Mulberry St.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-3007	222	15	14.7	52.3%	134 (60.4%)	18 (8.1%)	20 (9.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)								(n/a)											$16,815	$1,284	$517	$1,800	$12,948	$2,067	$15,015
Cecilia Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	931 E. Main St.	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3287	490	34	14.2	49.0%	425 (86.7%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	60.2	250^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.2	305^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.5%	55	73.0	51.0	34.0	60.0	55.0	52.0	41.0	57.0	38.0	36.0	$30,081	$2,171	$1,106	$3,278	$22,467	$4,337	$26,804
Heartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Nelson Drive	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-8930	564	40	13.9	56.0%	370 (65.6%)	53 (9.4%)	50 (8.9%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (12.1%)	55.8	292^nd of 685 public elementary schools	57.4%		51.6	328^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.1%	36	38.0	47.0	55.0	49.0	46.0	60.0	25.0	51.0	43.0	59.0	$25,840	$1,193	$896	$2,089	$19,794	$3,957	$23,751
New Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-6612	505	33	15.1	63.0%	271 (53.7%)	87 (17.2%)	70 (13.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (13.1%)	48.5	346^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.5%		38.2	433^rd of 685 public elementary schools	36.8%	87	45.0	45.0	46.0	41.0	49.0	49.0	34.0	53.0	30.0	48.0	$27,914	$1,636	$1,137	$2,774	$20,596	$4,544	$25,140
Rineyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Rineyville School Rd	Rineyville	40162	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-7371	554	37	14.8	40.3%	399 (72.0%)	41 (7.4%)	59 (10.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	44 (7.9%)	66.3	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%		58.9	263^rd of 685 public elementary schools	61.6%	59	56.0	43.0	38.0	60.0	60.0	65.0	35.0	55.0	52.0	56.0	$26,639	$1,045	$972	$2,017	$20,566	$4,057	$24,623
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3970 Bardstown Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-7227	653	41	15.9	40.6%	562 (86.1%)	7 (1.1%)	43 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.4%)	77.3	127^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.5%		67.1	194^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.7%	67	61.0	65.0	51.0	58.0	59.0	66.0	45.0	58.0	47.0	61.0	$28,149	$1,364	$1,132	$2,496	$21,168	$4,485	$25,653
Woodland Elementary School	Public	1-5	6000 S Woodland Dr	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-5828	537	36	14.7	72.1%	248 (46.2%)	133 (24.8%)	69 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (15.6%)	23.8	541^st of 685 public elementary schools	21.0%		27.3	521^st of 685 public elementary schools	23.9%	20	29.0	43.0	28.0	39.0	43.0	39.0	26.0	19.0	26.0	27.0	$25,815	$1,361	$1,148	$2,509	$21,134	$4,221	$23,305

Frequently Asked Questions about G C Burkhead Elementary School

What schools do graduates of G C Burkhead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend G C Burkhead Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Central Hardin High School

What is the racial makeup of G C Burkhead Elementary School?

Students at G C Burkhead Elementary School are 65% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Asian.

Is G C Burkhead Elementary School a good school?

G C Burkhead Elementary School ranks 327^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend G C Burkhead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended G C Burkhead Elementary School.

What district is G C Burkhead Elementary School in?

Hardin County

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