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What do you wish you knew before starting at Hearn Elementary?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201000441
Hearn Elementary
300 Copperleaf Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 695-6760 · Franklin County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
285 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (106) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
42.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Hearn Elementary
Hearn Elementary's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearn Elementary this school | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| Brookside Elementary School Nicholasville | 515 | 58.8% | 42.7% |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Bend Gate Elementary School Henderson | 421 | 59.6% | 50.2% |
| New Highland Elementary School Elizabethtown | 505 | 63.0% | 41.2% |
| Creekside Elementary Georgetown | 574 | 57.3% | 33.3% |
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 Hearn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #448 of 669 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #413 of 668 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #462 of 674 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #279 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #354 of 674 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #159 of 674 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #471 of 721 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #393 of 437 | N/A |
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
476
+65 (+16%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 65% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 66% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 27.1 | 18.0:1 | 50% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 59% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 45% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 40% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | 42 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hearn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (488 to 476); teachers up 18% (27.1 to 32).
About Hearn Elementary
Federal records list Hearn Elementary as an elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 476 students, in grades 1 through 5.
Franklin County has 6,199 students spread across 14 schools.
Roughly 60% of students at Hearn Elementary are White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 81% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hearn Elementary was 14.9:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%.
allk12 grades Hearn Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hearn Elementary is -4.6 points: 38.2% actual, 42.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Franklin County show that the median household income is $65,298, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Franklin County is home to 19 public schools and about 7,121 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Early Learning Village, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Hearn Elementary is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
Federal data place Hearn Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 65 more students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Peaks Mill ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Village0.9 mi · 360
- The Academy1.3 mi · 38
- Elkhorn Middle School1.4 mi · 725
- Franklin County High School1.5 mi · 990
- William Cofield High School1.6 mi · 22
- Elkhorn Elementary School1.6 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Hearn ElementaryHow large is Hearn Elementary?
Hearn Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 01-05.
Is Hearn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hearn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Hearn Elementary have?
Hearn Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hearn Elementary?
At Hearn Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hearn Elementary public or private?
Hearn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.