Hearn Elementary

Hearn Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Frankfort, Kentucky, run under Franklin County, enrolls 476 students, covering grades 1 through 5.

Franklin County runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,199 students. Hearn Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hearn Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Hearn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

In the area at large, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,298, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,121 students), Hearn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Early Learning Village is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hearn Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Hearn Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 476). Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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