Best Public Schools in Elizabethtown, IL

Summary:

The city of Elizabethtown, Illinois, is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Hardin County Elementary School, Hardin County High School, and Hardin County Junior High School. These schools are part of the Hardin County CUSD 1 district and face several challenges, including consistently underperforming compared to state averages.

Hardin County Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing of the three, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and above-average English Language Arts proficiency in grades 3-5. However, the school struggles with Mathematics proficiency and has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. Hardin County High School and Hardin County Junior High School both perform significantly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with low statewide rankings and ratings.

Across all three schools, there are common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and a significant percentage of students from low-income families, as indicated by the high free/reduced lunch rates. The district's spending per student is similar across the schools, suggesting a need to re-evaluate resource allocation to better support the lower-performing institutions. While the data paints a challenging picture, there are opportunities for the district to identify and address the root causes of the underperformance, focusing on improving attendance, targeting instructional strategies, and providing additional support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hardin County High School	Public	9-12	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 287-2141	175	12	14.0	52.6%	165 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	24.6	537^th of 698 public high schools	23.1%		23.5	512^th of 697 public high schools	26.5%	25	36.6	44.1	2.4	20.6	24.4	23.5	33.3	15.6	40.0																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$15,566	$3,049	$12,517
Hardin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 287-2411	216	20	10.5	66.7%	194 (89.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	53.4	937^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.4%		35	1269^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.6%	332										41.9		47.4	64.3	46.9				52.0	52.6	32.1	31.3				39.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	38.3		$14,980	$3,512	$11,468
Hardin County Junior High School	Public	6-8	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 287-2411	107	9	11.8	55.1%	100 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	31.9	910^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.5%		12.8	1269^th of 1363 public middle schools	6.9%	359											24.3				55.6	48.6	22.2	41.0				18.5	21.6	13.9	18.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$15,737	$4,423	$11,314

Cities Near Elizabethtown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Golconda	15.84 mi	2	607^th
Junction	17.6 mi	3	566^th
Harrisburg	22.49 mi	6	569^th
Carrier Mills	24.02 mi	2	689^th
Eldorado	24.78 mi	3	564^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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