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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249001673
Bluegrass Middle School
170 W A Jenkins Rd, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 765-2658 · Hardin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Kentucky 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.
- CBeats 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 Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
325 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Bluegrass Middle School
Bluegrass Middle School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Middle School this school | 583 | 55.7% | 36.6% |
| James T Alton Middle School Vine Grove | 612 | 53.1% | 35.7% |
| Highland Middle Louisville | 639 | 56.0% | 36.3% |
| Bardstown Middle School Bardstown | 591 | 52.5% | 39.3% |
| Elkhorn Middle School Frankfort | 725 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Georgetown Middle School Georgetown | 555 | 55.1% | 39.3% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Bluegrass Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #138 of 216 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #147 of 216 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #115 of 217 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #99 of 221 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #78 of 210 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #45 of 210 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #136 of 219 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #36 of 49 | N/A |
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
583
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 56% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 31.9 | 18.6:1 | 57% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 39.2 | 14.8:1 | 52% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 31.5 | 17.5:1 | 64% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 58% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 38% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluegrass Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (550 to 583); teachers up 21% (31.5 to 38).
About Bluegrass Middle School
Bluegrass Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Hardin County in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It reported 583 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Bluegrass Middle School is part of Hardin County, where 26 schools serve 14,583 students.
The largest group at Bluegrass Middle School is White students, at 59%. The remaining students are 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Hardin County, the White share is about 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bluegrass Middle School scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bluegrass Middle School is 15.3:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Bluegrass Middle School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Kentucky public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Bluegrass Middle School is 7.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Hardin County show that median household income comes to about $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hardin County counts 34 public schools with about 17,037 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, New Highland Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bluegrass Middle School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Bluegrass Middle School is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 583 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 632. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,942
Census ACS
Median income
$67,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin County
- Central Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,831 students
- North Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- John Hardin High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- John Hardin High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Elizabethtown High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Heartland Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- New Highland Elementary School0.1 mi · 505
- John Hardin High School0.2 mi · 868
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems2.2 mi · 63
- Heartland Elementary School3.0 mi · 564
- Woodland Elementary School3.3 mi · 537
- Helmwood Heights Elementary School3.5 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Bluegrass Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bluegrass Middle School?
Bluegrass Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bluegrass Middle School serve?
Bluegrass Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bluegrass Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Bluegrass Middle School.
How diverse is Bluegrass Middle School?
Bluegrass Middle School reports a student body of 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluegrass Middle School?
Bluegrass Middle School is overseen by Hardin County in Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.