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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249002209
Heartland Elementary School
2300 Nelson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 769-8930 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- C+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
14.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
316 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
54%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
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Heartland Elementary School
Heartland Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Elementary School this school | 564 | 56.0% | 44.1% |
| G C Burkhead Elementary School Elizabethtown | 634 | 55.5% | 45.3% |
| Morningside Elementary School Elizabethtown | 455 | 53.2% | 40.3% |
| Concord Elementary School Paducah | 606 | 52.0% | 59.8% |
| Ft Wright Elementary School Covington | 469 | 56.1% | 62.8% |
| Brookside Elementary School Nicholasville | 515 | 58.8% | 42.7% |
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 Heartland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #336 of 669 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #279 of 668 | #4 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #303 of 674 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #167 of 744 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #205 of 674 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #193 of 674 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #534 of 721 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #193 of 437 | #3 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
564
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 564 | 40.3 | 14.0:1 | 56% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 37.4 | 14.9:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 39.9 | 14.0:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 41% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 36.8 | 17.8:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 54% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 40% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heartland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (655 to 564); teachers up 9% (36.8 to 40.3).
About Heartland Elementary School
The public elementary school Heartland Elementary School is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 564 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 34% bigger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Heartland Elementary School is one of 26 schools in Hardin County, which enrolls 14,583 students in total.
About 66% of the student body at Heartland Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Hardin County, the White share is about 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Heartland Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1, with 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 56% at Heartland Elementary School.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Heartland Elementary School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Heartland Elementary School, the prediction is 44.2% and the result is 44.1%.
For Hardin County, Census Bureau data show 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. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,037, Heartland Elementary School among them.
Heartland Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Elizabethtown High School, about 2.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Heartland Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.6% on proficiency, and Heartland Elementary School is below that at 44.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
An 8% decline took enrollment from 612 in 2020-21 to 564 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 14.0:1.
The discussion board for Heartland Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
Other Heartland Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Heartland Elementary. Heartland Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Heartland ElementaryOverland Park, KS · 412 students
- Heartland Elementary SchoolGeneva, IL · 298 students
- Heartland ElementaryLAKE BENTON, MN · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabethtown High School2.1 mi · 757
- Talton K Stone Middle School2.3 mi · 526
- Panther Academy2.3 mi · 222
- Morningside Elementary School2.3 mi · 455
- Helmwood Heights Elementary School2.4 mi · 461
- Hardin County Day Treatment Center2.6 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Heartland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heartland Elementary School?
Heartland Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heartland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heartland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heartland Elementary School have?
Heartland Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Heartland Elementary School?
Heartland Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Heartland Elementary School?
Heartland 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.