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Best Public Schools in Hardin County, KY

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kentucky Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

17,261

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedElizabethtown High School26^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Helmwood Heights Elementary School up 135 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

College View Campus 6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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12 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th 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
Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10665 Hwy 44 W	West Point	40177	Hardin County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2600	105	9	12.3	66.7%	92 (87.6%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.8%)	7	660^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.1	658^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.9%	2			14.0						27.0	21.0											21.0			18.0			$25,899	$1,241	$235	$1,476	$16,632	$3,207	$19,840
Elizabethtown High School	Public	9-12	620 N Mulberry St	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 769-3381	757	45	16.9	36.6%	489 (64.6%)	65 (8.6%)	83 (11.0%)	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.5%)	82.9	26^th of 254 public high schools	89.8%		68.8	75^th of 290 public high schools	74.1%	49							56.0							64.0			26.0			62.0			49.0			62.0	$12,135	$662	$549	$1,211	$8,904	$2,019	$10,923
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
Talton K Stone Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-6343	526	31	16.8	43.0%	324 (61.6%)	55 (10.5%)	57 (10.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.9%)	53.8	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%		61.3	104^th of 324 public middle schools	67.9%	35				36.0	48.0	41.0					50.0	55.0	40.0			46.0			49.0			35.0			59.0		$11,435	$823	$607	$1,429	$8,288	$1,718	$10,006
Glen Dale Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	1030 Commerce Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 506-1215	10	2	5.0	30.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
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
Valley View Education Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	701 Hawkins Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 769-2359	23	4	5.7	60.9%	15 (65.2%)	6 (26.1%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	810 New Glendale Rd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 369-7370	775	43	18.0	32.9%	653 (84.3%)	19 (2.5%)	47 (6.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.5%)	76.8	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%		80.7	37^th of 324 public middle schools	88.6%	15				50.0	65.0	51.0					61.0	65.0	52.0			46.0			53.0			51.0			62.0		$24,529	$938	$1,047	$1,985	$18,421	$4,123	$22,544
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
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
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
North Hardin High School	Public	9-12	801 S Logsdon Parkway	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 351-3167	1,593	88	18.1	49.2%	809 (50.8%)	329 (20.7%)	194 (12.2%)	22 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.0%)	219 (13.7%)	55.3	105^th of 254 public high schools	58.7%		63.1	92^nd of 290 public high schools	68.3%	13							51.0							49.0			21.0			46.0			39.0			40.0	$25,367	$885	$1,060	$1,944	$18,884	$4,538	$23,423
James T Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Country Club Rd	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-2135	612	38	16.3	53.1%	356 (58.2%)	90 (14.7%)	66 (10.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.4%)	28.8	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%		40.6	189^th of 324 public middle schools	41.7%	50				27.0	37.0	37.0					42.0	51.0	31.0			35.0			24.0			29.0			35.0		$25,939	$1,269	$1,062	$2,331	$19,505	$4,104	$23,608
Radcliff Elementary School	Public	1-5	1145 S. Dixie Blvd	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3350	386	28	13.7	69.4%	160 (41.5%)	89 (23.1%)	63 (16.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	64 (16.6%)	15.7	600^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.9	617^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.9%	17	25.0	33.0	30.0					28.0	28.0	38.0					13.0			31.0			21.0			23.0			$27,503	$1,514	$1,344	$2,857	$20,157	$4,488	$24,645
North Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Way	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3340	567	33	17.0	60.5%	235 (41.4%)	143 (25.2%)	90 (15.9%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (15.3%)	18.1	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%		18.7	278^th of 324 public middle schools	14.2%	5				20.0	15.0	25.0					43.0	29.0	35.0						36.0			27.0			47.0		$25,522	$1,210	$1,089	$2,299	$19,199	$4,025	$23,224
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
Vine Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	309 First St	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-5410	493	32	15.4	51.7%	293 (59.4%)	64 (13.0%)	59 (12.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	61 (12.4%)	77.3	125^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.8%		70.8	159^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.8%	34	53.0	48.0	59.0					60.0	56.0	63.0					43.0			58.0			62.0			88.0			$24,800	$934	$934	$1,869	$19,046	$3,885	$22,931
West Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	10471 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3924	476	32	15.1	55.7%	394 (82.8%)	26 (5.5%)	30 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	54.5	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%		51.3	147^th of 324 public middle schools	54.6%	13				39.0	45.0	50.0					58.0	51.0	44.0			32.0			53.0			40.0			50.0		$26,080	$922	$1,138	$2,060	$19,780	$4,240	$24,020
Central Hardin High School	Public	9-12	3040 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-6800	1,831	95	19.3	38.9%	1,498 (81.8%)	59 (3.2%)	136 (7.4%)	22 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (6.0%)	59.4	79^th of 254 public high schools	68.9%		65.7	87^th of 290 public high schools	70.0%	8							55.0							54.0			19.0			44.0			39.0			46.0	$25,151	$944	$1,014	$1,958	$18,739	$4,453	$23,192
Hardin County Day Treatment Center	Public	6-12	643 Westport Road	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 769-8800	8	3	2.6		2 (25.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)
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
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
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1255 West Vine St	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-0500	514	35	14.5	70.8%	218 (42.4%)	125 (24.3%)	66 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.7%)	32.1	489^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.6%		16.1	593^rd of 685 public elementary schools	13.4%	104	27.0	37.0	45.0					38.0	41.0	53.0					24.0			17.0			34.0			43.0			$25,873	$1,462	$1,144	$2,606	$19,109	$4,158	$23,267
Bluegrass Middle School	Public	6-8	170 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-2658	583	38	15.3	55.7%	346 (59.3%)	81 (13.9%)	66 (11.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	62 (10.6%)	36	211^th of 320 public middle schools	34.1%		34.2	220^th of 324 public middle schools	32.1%	9				35.0	39.0	31.0					51.0	47.0	39.0			23.0			42.0			35.0			50.0		$24,807	$988	$1,070	$2,059	$18,626	$4,122	$22,748
John Hardin High School	Public	9-12	384 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-8906	868	54	15.9	48.2%	493 (56.8%)	153 (17.6%)	106 (12.2%)	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (10.4%)	78.3	38^th of 254 public high schools	85.0%		77.8	37^th of 290 public high schools	87.2%	1							52.0							59.0			29.0			59.0			49.0			49.0	$28,185	$888	$1,112	$1,999	$21,134	$5,052	$26,186
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Learning Place Ln	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-4516	463	30	15.2	58.1%	404 (87.3%)	9 (1.9%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	45.2	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.4	330^th of 685 public elementary schools	51.8%	48	52.0	53.0	29.0					51.0	55.0	45.0					43.0			14.0			26.0			42.0			$28,703	$1,524	$1,017	$2,542	$21,840	$4,322	$26,161
Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Horseshoe Bend Rd	Sonora	42776	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 369-8460	474	30	15.8	52.1%	405 (85.4%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.6%)	62.6	231^st of 685 public elementary schools	66.3%		48.5	340^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.4%	109	44.0	35.0	60.0					46.0	54.0	75.0					33.0			53.0			58.0			53.0			$27,995	$1,485	$1,232	$2,717	$20,804	$4,474	$25,278
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
Skopos Care Academy	Public, Alternative	2-9	461 Fowler Lane	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 234-0591	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems	Public, Alternative	1-12	3909 S. Wilson Road	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 351-9444	63	6	10.5	68.3%	54 (85.7%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)
North Park Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1080 S. Logsdon Parkway	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 351-4464	604	38	15.8	68.4%	303 (50.2%)	103 (17.1%)	98 (16.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	94 (15.6%)								(n/a)																											$33,957	$1,177	$1,170	$2,947	$26,280	$4,730	$31,010
Early College and Career Center	Public	9-12	200 University Drive	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 769-7930	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
College View Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	521 Charlemagne Blvd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 234-5732	210	35	6.0	77.1%	107 (51.0%)	48 (22.9%)	20 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	31 (14.8%)								(n/a)												40.0													22.0
HCS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	521 Charlemagne Blvd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 234-5732	123	1	123.0	54.5%	85 (69.1%)	16 (13.0%)	9 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)								(n/a)							24.0						19.0	46.0											25.0	8.0
The Life Connection	Public, Alternative	4-12	81 Bud's Lake Road	Sonora	42776	Hardin County	LaRue County	No	No	No	No	(270) 324-4956	39	3	13.0	92.3%	32 (82.1%)	5 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)								(n/a)
Bluegrass Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	Bldg 296-714 Dixie St	Fort Knox	40121	Hardin County	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 624-3842	80			3.8%	58 (72.5%)	10 (12.5%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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