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Schools in Hardin County, KY

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Schools

18,296

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedElizabethtown High School23^rd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Lakewood Elementary School up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

College View Campus 6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	83.4	23^rd of 262 public high schools	91.2%		82.9	26^th of 254 public high schools	89.8%	3							45.0							56.0			34.0			71.0			56.0			63.0	$16,875	$715	$13,724
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%)	52.5	314^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.1	295^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.9%	19	55.0	44.0	36.0					67.0	53.0	51.0					42.0			21.0			37.0			48.0			$16,104	$1,107	$12,562
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%)	49.4	343^rd of 684 public elementary schools	49.9%		41.9	413^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.7%	70	47.0	38.0	33.0					49.0	54.0	55.0					43.0			35.0			34.0			53.0			$17,358	$1,039	$13,883
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%)	61.8	98^th of 326 public middle schools	69.9%		53.8	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%	41				36.0	33.0	55.0					51.0	55.0	47.0			37.0			64.0			48.0			53.0		$14,439	$898	$11,105
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)																											$34,053	$5,553	$26,065
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)																											$24,233	$1,515	$20,282
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)																											$21,169	$601	$18,132
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%)	77.6	50^th of 326 public middle schools	84.7%		76.8	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%	2				54.0	52.0	56.0					60.0	62.0	53.0			37.0			58.0			54.0			60.0		$25,204	$1,802	$23,402
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%)	44	391^st of 684 public elementary schools	42.8%		51.1	327^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.3%	64	46.0	40.0	41.0					54.0	42.0	51.0					27.0			33.0			37.0			49.0			$28,937	$1,896	$27,041
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%)	68.4	184^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.1%		60.2	250^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.5%	66	73.0	58.0	33.0					66.0	68.0	46.0					61.0			49.0			38.0			49.0			$29,871	$2,787	$27,084
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%)	71.5	162^nd of 684 public elementary schools	76.3%		77.3	127^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.5%	35	58.0	68.0	46.0					62.0	61.0	46.0					51.0			54.0			45.0			55.0			$26,798	$2,113	$24,685
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%)	55.4	104^th of 262 public high schools	60.3%		55.3	105^th of 254 public high schools	58.7%	1							43.0							47.0			22.0			51.0			40.0			44.0	$26,533	$1,762	$24,771
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%)	32.3	229^th of 326 public middle schools	29.8%		28.8	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%	10				35.0	30.0	30.0					49.0	43.0	32.0			29.0			43.0			38.0			33.0		$26,220	$1,948	$24,272
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%)	14.4	615^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.7	600^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.4%	15	13.0	24.0	29.0					31.0	33.0	37.0					28.0			17.0			21.0			31.0			$28,104	$2,298	$25,806
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%)	10.2	308^th of 326 public middle schools	5.5%		18.1	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%	35				21.0	15.0	17.0					41.0	39.0	18.0						24.0			20.0			28.0		$25,894	$2,049	$23,845
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%)	49.6	341^st of 684 public elementary schools	50.1%		66.3	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%	137	43.0	40.0	27.0					47.0	51.0	58.0					42.0			45.0			42.0			47.0			$27,277	$1,763	$25,514
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%)	70.3	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%		77.3	125^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.8%	45	51.0	51.0	49.0					59.0	52.0	56.0					50.0			49.0			53.0			66.0			$25,946	$1,909	$24,037
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%)	50.8	147^th of 326 public middle schools	54.9%		54.5	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%	13				33.0	35.0	46.0					51.0	55.0	44.0			29.0			51.0			42.0			47.0		$26,753	$1,942	$24,811
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%)	80.2	32^nd of 262 public high schools	87.8%		59.4	79^th of 254 public high schools	68.9%	47							52.0							58.0			32.0			57.0			56.0			53.0	$25,993	$1,874	$24,119
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)																											$35,221	$3,188	$32,033
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%)	21	568^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.0%		48.5	346^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.5%	222	24.0	33.0	26.0					44.0	36.0	36.0					30.0			15.0			28.0			35.0			$28,491	$2,484	$26,007
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%)	23.9	549^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.7%		23.8	541^st of 685 public elementary schools	21.0%	8	25.0	29.0	35.0					35.0	27.0	49.0					20.0			25.0			31.0			44.0			$26,619	$2,433	$24,186
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%)	25.2	535^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.8%		32.1	489^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.6%	46	32.0	37.0	37.0					45.0	42.0	33.0					28.0						22.0			30.0			$25,993	$2,459	$24,099
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%)	44.8	179^th of 326 public middle schools	45.1%		36	211^th of 320 public middle schools	34.1%	32				38.0	30.0	40.0					57.0	51.0	39.0			30.0			41.0			39.0			45.0		$26,191	$2,023	$26,030
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%)	79.7	34^th of 262 public high schools	87.0%		78.3	38^th of 254 public high schools	85.0%	4							58.0							63.0			28.0			63.0			46.0			51.0	$29,019	$1,893	$27,125
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%)	54.3	294^th of 684 public elementary schools	57.0%		45.2	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%	84	53.0	53.0	37.0					54.0	56.0	48.0					53.0			18.0			37.0			49.0			$27,580	$1,814	$25,766
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%)	54.7	289^th of 684 public elementary schools	57.7%		62.6	231^st of 685 public elementary schools	66.3%	58	66.0	46.0	53.0					57.0	39.0	59.0					26.0			30.0			47.0			46.0			$28,173	$2,143	$26,030
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%)	50.3	338^th of 684 public elementary schools	50.6%		55.8	292^nd of 685 public elementary schools	57.4%	46	38.0	47.0	39.0					40.0	62.0	57.0					56.0			9.0			39.0			50.0			$26,971	$2,090	$24,880
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)																											$23,419	$1,487	$21,932
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)																											$33,994	$2,460	$31,534
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)																											$35,362	$3,642	$31,990
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)							8.0					50.0	40.0	24.0			7.0		30.0			20.0	21.0			18.0
Scott Intermediate School	Private, Nonsectarian	5-6	266 Mississippi St	Fort Knox	40121	Hardin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 624-2236	237	31	7.6	—	109 (46.0%)	50 (21.1%)	50 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	21 (8.9%)								(n/a)
North Hardin Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	1298 Rogersville Rd	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 351-7700	492	24	17.8	—	254 (51.6%)	29 (5.9%)	13 (2.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (23.8%)								(n/a)
St James Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	401 Robinbrooke Blvd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 765-7011	448	25	14.6	—	300 (67.0%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.6%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Heartland Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-2	583 Pine Valley Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 735-1556	82	6	2.9	—	14 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)

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