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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249000513
G C Burkhead Elementary School
1323 St. John Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 769-5983 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
352 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
55%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
51.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 G C Burkhead Elementary School
G C Burkhead Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G C Burkhead Elementary School this school | 634 | 55.5% | 45.3% |
| Heartland Elementary School Elizabethtown | 564 | 56.0% | 44.1% |
| Concord Elementary School Paducah | 606 | 52.0% | 59.8% |
| Morningside Elementary School Elizabethtown | 455 | 53.2% | 40.3% |
| Brookside Elementary School Nicholasville | 515 | 58.8% | 42.7% |
| Strode Station Elementary School Winchester | 542 | 59.4% | 37.8% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 G C Burkhead Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #314 of 669 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #344 of 668 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #314 of 674 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #79 of 744 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #184 of 674 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #189 of 674 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #538 of 721 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #129 of 437 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
634
-128 (-17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 634 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 56% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 52.3 | 15.9:1 | 51% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 49.3 | 16.5:1 | 54% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 51% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 41.5 | 18.7:1 | 58% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 54% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 52% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 33 | 24.8:1 | 40% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 919 | 46 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G C Burkhead Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (775 to 634); teachers up 11% (41.5 to 46).
About G C Burkhead Elementary School
G C Burkhead Elementary School is an elementary school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, according to federal school records. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 634 students. That is 51% above the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Hardin County enrolls 14,583 students in 26 schools, including G C Burkhead Elementary School.
More than half of the students at G C Burkhead Elementary School are White (65%). The rest of enrollment is 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Hardin County's population at about 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, G C Burkhead Elementary School scores 55%.
G C Burkhead Elementary School reported 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. There are 352 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, G C Burkhead Elementary School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, G C Burkhead Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 45.3%. Predicted: 44.4%.
Hardin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,647, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Hardin County's 34 public schools enroll about 17,037 students and include G C Burkhead Elementary School.
College View Campus sits about 1.2 miles from G C Burkhead Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 634, down from 762 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
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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
- James T Alton Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 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
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Heartland Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- College View Campus1.2 mi · 210
- HCS Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 123
- Hardin County Day Treatment Center1.3 mi · 8
- Helmwood Heights Elementary School1.5 mi · 461
- Central Hardin High School1.5 mi · 1,831
- Morningside Elementary School2.4 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolHow large is G C Burkhead Elementary School?
G C Burkhead Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does G C Burkhead Elementary School serve?
G C Burkhead Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at G C Burkhead Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at G C Burkhead Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is G C Burkhead Elementary School?
G C Burkhead Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees G C Burkhead Elementary School?
G C Burkhead Elementary 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.