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Does East Hardin Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
775
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249000512
East Hardin Middle School
810 New Glendale Rd., Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 369-7370 · Hardin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
18.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
255 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 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%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
59.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 East Hardin Middle School
East Hardin Middle School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hardin Middle School this school | 775 | 32.9% | 54.4% |
| Twenhofel Middle School Independence | 775 | 35.9% | 51.8% |
| Conner Middle School Hebron | 865 | 36.0% | 62.2% |
| Ballyshannon Middle School Union | 609 | 27.4% | 51.7% |
| Oldham County Middle School Buckner | 768 | 33.3% | 52.8% |
| Eastside Middle School Mount Washington | 682 | 26.2% | 46.4% |
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 East Hardin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #29 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #34 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #40 of 217 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #37 of 221 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #180 of 210 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #117 of 210 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #210 of 219 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #130 of 156 | 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
775
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 775 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 33% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 35% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 43.1 | 18.1:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 766 | 41 | 18.7:1 | 33% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 41.3 | 19.8:1 | 39% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 42% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 40% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 35% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 35 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Hardin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (817 to 775); teachers up 4% (41.3 to 43).
About East Hardin Middle School
East Hardin Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Its 775 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 39% bigger than the 558 average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Hardin County has 26 schools; together they serve 14,583 students.
At East Hardin Middle School, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Hardin County, the White share is about 76%. By the diversity index, East Hardin Middle School comes in at 28%.
Teachers at East Hardin Middle School total 43 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hardin County is 51%.
East Hardin Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Kentucky public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Kentucky, East Hardin Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.4% actual against a predicted 52.8%.
Within Hardin County, median household income is about $67,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 34 public schools in Hardin County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,037.
The school nearest to East Hardin Middle School is Valley View Education Center, at a distance of about 1.2 miles. Within five miles of East Hardin Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, East Hardin Middle School ranks 1st of 4 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (766) to 2024-25 (775).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- James T Alton Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- John Hardin High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Elizabethtown High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Heartland Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Education Center1.2 mi · 23
- Glen Dale Center1.5 mi · 10
- HCS Virtual Academy1.9 mi · 123
- College View Campus1.9 mi · 210
- Morningside Elementary School2.2 mi · 455
- Panther Academy2.2 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About East Hardin Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Hardin Middle School?
East Hardin Middle School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does East Hardin Middle School serve?
East Hardin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Hardin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Hardin Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Hardin Middle School?
At East Hardin Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is East Hardin Middle School public or private?
East Hardin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.