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Lincoln Trail Elementary School

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Lincoln Trail Elementary School ranks 162 nd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Trail Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 653 students in Elizabethtown, in Hardin County. Its 2025–26 KSA results are generally stronger than those of nearby schools and above state and district averages. The most important exception for families to note is fifth-grade reading: 46% of students were proficient, below the state’s 51%, the district’s 48%, and the nearby-school average of 52%.

The school’s clearest academic strengths are mathematics and writing. Its grade-averaged math proficiency was 57%, compared with 43% statewide, 42% in the district, and 38% at nearby schools; fifth-grade writing was 54%, versus 35% statewide, 30% in the district, and 29% nearby. Lincoln Trail Elementary School also had the highest reported results among nine nearby schools in fifth-grade writing, social studies, and editing and mechanics. Reading averaged across grades 3–5 was stronger overall, at 56% versus 50% statewide, 48% in the district, and 48% nearby, but the fifth-grade result was the lowest among the listed nearby schools.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, writing fell 15 percentage points, from 69% to 54%, while science rose 5 points, from 46% to 51%; math was essentially flat. SchoolDigger places the school at the 76th statewide percentile in 2025–26 (rank 162 of 684, four stars), compared with the district’s 43rd percentile and two stars. Its SchoolDigger percentile for Special Education Students was 39, well below the school’s overall 76th percentile, though up from 33 the year before. Contextually, the student–teacher ratio was 15.9 in 2024–25, above the nearby average of 14.6. The share of students free/reduced lunch eligible was 41% in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 57%; only one nearby school had a lower share.

653

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,798

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3970 Bardstown Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

(270) 737-7227

District: Hardin County

Students who attend Lincoln Trail Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Hardin Middle School
High:	Central Hardin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (55% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hardin County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg44%

162^nd of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Elementary Schools in the Hardin County

90^th of 158Hardin 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
2026	71.5	162 of 684	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	127 of 685	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	194 of 685	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	97 of 687	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	128 of 684	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	33 of 517	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	89 of 700	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	77 of 691	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	62.2	238 of 694	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.1	122 of 690	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	101 of 698	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	104 of 705	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	77 of 719	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	73 of 713	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	78 of 688	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	118 of 683	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	84 of 658	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	46.0	379 of 651	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	400 of 638	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	92 of 206	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	55 of 474	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	81 of 445	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	141 of 657	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	63 of 648	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	103 of 644	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	85 of 639	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	120 of 641	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	17 of 312	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	95 of 671	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	72 of 663	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	182 of 674	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	115 of 672	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	144 of 665	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	258 of 670	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	372 of 667	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	68 of 275	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	148 of 664	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	61 of 631	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	168 of 651	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	186 of 653	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	249 of 652	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	123 of 652	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	145 of 657	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	31 of 325	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	83 of 676	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	84 of 665	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	193 of 314	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	205 of 306	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	104 of 279	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	76 of 257	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	115 of 661	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	194 of 650	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	132 of 659	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	244 of 659	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	151 of 658	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	156 of 656	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	40 of 337	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	96 of 592	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	110 of 593	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

Reading56%+6 vs state

Editing and Mechanics55%+7 vs state

Writing54%+19 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

Social Studies45%+7 vs state

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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 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Boston School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	251	17	14.7	55.0%	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	57.6	266^th of 684 public elementary schools	61.1%		30.7	500^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.0%	234		63.0	51.0	33.0	63.0	59.0	50.0	33.0	33.0	46.0	$23,085	$2,054	$17,964
Lebanon Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10920 S Preston Hwy	Lebanon Junction	40150	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2200	349	20	17.4	70.5%	313 (89.7%)	6 (1.7%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	35.3	463^rd of 684 public elementary schools	32.3%		45.1	379^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.7%	84	15.0	49.0	30.0	25.0	45.0	51.0	40.0	42.0	28.0	42.0	$22,404	$661	$14,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Trail Elementary School

Is Lincoln Trail Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Trail Elementary School ranks 162^nd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Trail Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Trail Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Hardin Middle School
High : Central Hardin High School

How many students attend Lincoln Trail Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Lincoln Trail Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Trail Elementary School in?

Hardin County

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Trail Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Trail Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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