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Legrande Elementary School

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Legrande Elementary School ranks 446 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Legrande Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the Hart County School District, which is ranked 100 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Legrande Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and county averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 32% compared to the state average of 43% and the county average of 30%. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, and some subgroups ranking in the bottom quarter. Additionally, Legrande Elementary has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 28.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Legrande Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Munfordville Elementary and Memorial Elementary schools, which are also part of the Hart County School District. However, Legrande outperforms the Caverna Elementary School, which is part of the Caverna Independent School District and is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.55% to 61.8% in recent years, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to its academic struggles.

327

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,277

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Legrande School Road
Horse Cave, KY 42749

(270) 786-2746

District: Hart County

Students who attend Legrande Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hart County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2017 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2017)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg45%

Elementary school

446^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

92^nd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Hart County

100^th of 157Hart 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	446 of 685	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	460 of 685	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	506 of 687	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	501 of 684	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	572 of 700	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	571 of 691	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	606 of 694	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.8	399 of 690	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.0	292 of 698	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	221 of 705	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.7	240 of 719	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	255 of 713	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	337 of 688	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	349 of 683	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	485 of 658	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	65.4	220 of 651	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	230 of 638	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	440 of 648	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	499 of 644	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	519 of 641	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	576 of 671	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	399 of 672	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	426 of 665	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	521 of 670	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	408 of 667	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	531 of 664	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	510 of 631	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	378 of 653	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	417 of 652	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	491 of 676	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	373 of 665	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	223 of 306	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	573 of 661	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	464 of 659	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	505 of 659	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	544 of 658	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	538 of 656	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	494 of 592	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	92 of 320	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	190 of 324	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	267 of 327	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	257 of 320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	211 of 282	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	215 of 322	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	221 of 330	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.5	137 of 331	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	125 of 337	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.8	167 of 335	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	92 of 335	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	27 of 319	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	77.4	52 of 304	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	54 of 299	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	61.1	108 of 289	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	83.2	32 of 287	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	58 of 284	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	107 of 298	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	211 of 300	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	220 of 295	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	248 of 299	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	278 of 299	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	223 of 290	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	82 of 314	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	155 of 311	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	219 of 309	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	243 of 310	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	154 of 285	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	71 of 303	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	165 of 304	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	260 of 307	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	139 of 304	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	239 of 303	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	164 of 293	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	268 of 294	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	93 of 314	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.4	204 of 316	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	273 of 314	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies54%+15 vs state

Reading53%+5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics50%~ state avg

Writing41%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th 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 Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	327	23	14.3	49.2%	299 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	38.4	446^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.9%		34.8	460^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.8%	14	32.0	30.0	46.0	36.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	48.0	46.0	61.0	61.0	65.0			17.0	65.0	48.0	59.0	35.0	65.0	$16,277	$1,241	$891	$2,132	$11,226	$2,919	$14,145
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	335	24	13.7	71.0%	323 (96.4%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34.7	465^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.1%		24.5	540^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.2%	75	38.0	45.0	38.0				26.0	48.0	50.0	35.0	39.0	26.0	40.0		28.0	37.0	38.0	29.0	28.0	31.0	$14,343	$1,042	$596	$1,638	$9,899	$2,806	$12,705
Caverna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 N Dixie Hwy	Cave City	42127	Barren County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 773-3671	330	23	14.5	76.1%	251 (76.1%)	26 (7.9%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	8.5	650^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	653^rd of 685 public elementary schools	4.7%	3	23.0	21.0	23.0				23.0	33.0	23.0				21.0		9.0		6.0		26.0		$17,278	$1,782	$1,002	$2,784	$11,223	$2,748	$13,971
Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	489	39	12.5	57.7%	428 (87.5%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	32.7	482^nd of 685 public elementary schools	29.6%		39	427^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.7%	55	15.0	18.0	38.0	34.0	43.0	34.0	38.0	51.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	36.0	32.0	37.0	36.0	48.0	21.0	34.0	60.0	32.0	$16,399	$1,168	$702	$1,871	$11,497	$3,031	$14,528
North Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 North Jackson Highway	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 629-2300	537	34	15.7	50.8%	496 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	57.9	276^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.7%		53	314^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.2%	38	51.0	45.0	41.0	52.0			49.0	48.0	41.0	63.0			42.0		49.0		41.0		59.0		$17,912	$1,206	$555	$1,754	$9,672	$2,914	$12,394
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Scottie Drive	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-0432	618	42	14.7	62.8%	387 (62.6%)	40 (6.5%)	89 (14.4%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	79 (12.8%)	44.4	386^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.6%		42.1	399^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.8%	13	41.0	53.0	39.0				45.0	58.0	46.0				38.0		25.0		30.0		41.0		$14,704	$1,262	$316	$1,578	$9,009	$2,192	$11,201
Hiseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Cardinal Blvd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 453-2611	322	22	14.6	67.1%	285 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	63.3	228^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.7%		71.2	156^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.2%	72	33.0	54.0	61.0	74.0			41.0	46.0	56.0								49.0		61.0		$18,880	$2,039	$502	$2,533	$9,223	$3,317	$12,403
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4601 New Salem Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 678-2722	347	24	14.7	56.8%	322 (92.8%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	47.5	356^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.0%		55.9	284^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.5%	72	37.0	66.0	50.0	53.0			35.0	61.0	41.0	53.0					30.0		24.0		43.0		$19,340	$1,809	$755	$2,557	$9,727	$3,193	$12,763
Park City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Indian Mill Rd	Park City	42160	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 749-5665	290	23	12.8	73.4%	248 (85.5%)	5 (1.7%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	18.3	582^nd of 685 public elementary schools	15.0%		17.4	585^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.6%	3	18.0	30.0	30.0	45.0			30.0	30.0	35.0	34.0			22.0		18.0		33.0		25.0		$18,263	$1,605	$537	$2,134	$9,270	$3,056	$12,155
Red Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Parkview Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-2400	679	45	15.0	59.5%	592 (87.2%)	16 (2.4%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	64.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%		54.2	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%	86	45.0	29.0	54.0	61.0			42.0	51.0	64.0	62.0			38.0		78.0		46.0		70.0		$17,801	$1,620	$605	$2,218	$9,570	$2,418	$11,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Legrande Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Legrande Elementary School?

Students at Legrande Elementary School are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Legrande Elementary School a good school?

Legrande Elementary School ranks 446^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Legrande Elementary School in?

Hart County

How many students attend Legrande Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Legrande Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Legrande Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Legrande Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hart County High School

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