Enrollment
107
Middle
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY CUSD 1·NCES 171820004657
Hardin County Jr High School
4 School Rd, Elizabethtown, IL 62931 · (618) 287-2411 · Hardin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
59 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 29 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 37% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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Based on grade levels within Hardin County CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
41.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +29.1pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.9% | 3.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hardin County Jr High School
Hardin County Jr High School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County Jr High School this school | 107 | 55.1% | 25.4% |
| Villa Grove Jr High School Villa Grove | 95 | 54.7% | 46.3% |
| Stark County Junior High School Toulon | 140 | 55.7% | 37.7% |
| South Central Middle School Kinmundy | 140 | 56.4% | 24.9% |
| Galatia Jr High Galatia | 96 | 51.0% | 42.2% |
| Western Jr High School Kinderhook | 146 | 55.5% | 44.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hardin County Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #479 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #504 of 640 ▲ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #485 of 640 ▲ 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #637 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #239 of 581 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
107
-38 (-26%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 107 | 9.1 | 11.8:1 | 55% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 7.9 | 16.1:1 | 65% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 5.7 | 24.6:1 | 63% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 5.7 | 19.6:1 | 49% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 7 | 17.3:1 | 57% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 6 | 15.5:1 | 60% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 6 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 7 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardin County Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (112 to 107); teachers up 58% (5.7 to 9.1).
About Hardin County Jr High School
Hardin County Jr High School is a small middle school in Elizabethtown, Illinois, one of the schools in Hardin County CUSD 1. The school's 107 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Hardin County CUSD 1 totals 498 students.
Hardin County Jr High School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. The school is also 5% multiracial. For comparison, Hardin County is about 96% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hardin County Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
The school reports 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.8 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students.
Hardin County Jr High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hardin County Jr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.7%. The school's actual rate is 25.4%, 14.3 points lower.
Hardin County census figures show that median household income is about $54,271, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hardin County Jr High School is among the 3 public schools in Hardin County.
The next-closest public school is Hardin County Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 36.8% on proficiency, and Hardin County Jr High School is below that at 25.4%.
The NCES locale for Hardin County Jr High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 26%, from 145 to 107.
The Hardin County Jr High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,605
Census ACS
Median income
$54,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin County CUSD 1
- Hardin County Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Hardin County High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Hardin County Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Hardin County High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Hardin County Elementary School0.0 mi · 216
- Hardin County High School0.0 mi · 175
- Pope Co High School14.2 mi · 142
- Pope County Elementary School14.2 mi · 300
- Crittenden County Middle School14.6 mi · 277
- Crittenden County High School14.6 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Hardin County Jr High SchoolHow large is Hardin County Jr High School?
Hardin County Jr High School enrolls approximately 107 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hardin County Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hardin County Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hardin County Jr High School have?
Hardin County Jr High School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hardin County Jr High School?
Student demographics at Hardin County Jr High School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Hardin County Jr High School public or private?
Hardin County Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hardin County CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.