Summary:
Zip code 40160 has one high school, North Hardin High School, serving grades 9–12 and 1,593 students. Its latest test results were above the state average in four of six subjects, with a simple average of 41.2% proficient compared with 39.3% statewide. Graduation was 94%, matching the state, but chronic absenteeism was notably higher: 30% at the school, compared with 24% statewide and 19% in the Hardin County district. The most important concern in this area’s school data is North Hardin’s elevated chronic absenteeism.
Because North Hardin is the only school listed, there is no meaningful within-area top or bottom school to compare. Against the state in 2025–2026, its strongest relative results were writing and editing and mechanics, each 4 percentage points higher; social studies and mathematics were 3 points higher. Reading was 2 points below the state and science was 1 point below. Science was also the school’s lowest-scoring subject, at 22%, while writing was its highest, at 51%. These results show a mixed academic picture rather than a consistent advantage across subjects.
Results shifted in different directions over time: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, mathematics fell 8 percentage points and reading fell 2, while writing rose 5 and editing and mechanics rose 4; science and social studies each gained 1 point. The simple average lead over the state narrowed slightly, from 2.0 to 1.8 points. SchoolDigger gives North Hardin a 3-star rating; its latest rank was 104 of 262 schools (60th percentile), close to 105 of 254 (59th percentile) the prior year. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 18.1:1 in 2024–2025, and 49% of students were reported eligible for free/reduced lunch that school year. These figures offer context, not a basis for explaining the school’s results.
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