Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HART COUNTY·NCES 210264000566
Memorial Elementary School
1400 North Jackson Highway, Hardyville, KY 42746 · (270) 528-2271 · Hart County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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
13.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
238 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Memorial Elementary School→Hart County High School
Based on grade levels within Hart County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Elementary School this school | 335 | 71.0% | 37.7% |
| Kyrock Elementary School Sweeden | 334 | 70.4% | 70.8% |
| Tygart Creek Elementary School Olive Hill | 318 | 72.6% | 35.9% |
| Calvert City Elementary School Calvert City | 294 | 71.1% | 43.5% |
| Colony Elementary School London | 381 | 71.4% | 65.1% |
| Stinnett Elementary School Hoskinston | 314 | 68.8% | 61.8% |
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 Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #455 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #397 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #530 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #522 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #182 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #618 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #259 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #342 of 437 |
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
335
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 335 | 24.3 | 13.8:1 | 71% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 76% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 23.5 | 14.8:1 | 66% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 65% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 72% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 70% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 71% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 75% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (351 to 335); teachers up 11% (22 to 24.3).
About Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Hardyville, Kentucky. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 335 students. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
Memorial Elementary School is among 6 schools run by Hart County, which serves 2,322 students.
At Memorial Elementary School, 96% of students are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Memorial Elementary School scores 7%.
There are about 13.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Memorial Elementary School, which has 24.3. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Memorial Elementary School is about 71%. The rate at public schools in Hart County averages 60%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Memorial Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Memorial Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.7%) and its predicted rate (38.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Hart County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $52,285, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,646 students.
Memorial Elementary School is about 6.0 miles from Hart County High School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 37.0% on proficiency, and Memorial Elementary School is above that at 37.7%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 325 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 335 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,603
Census ACS
Median income
$52,285
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hart County
- Hart County High SchoolHigh · 645 students
- Munfordville Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Legrande Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Bonnieville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Cub Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other Memorial Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 10 states are named Memorial Elementary. Memorial Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 22.
- Memorial Elementary SchoolWESLACO, TX · 1,109 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLARCADIA, FL · 861 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolMcMinnville, OR · 557 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolMontvale, NJ · 532 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Hart County High School6.0 mi · 645
- Munfordville Elementary School6.6 mi · 489
- Legrande Elementary School7.1 mi · 327
- Bonnieville Elementary School10.3 mi · 313
- Caverna High School12.0 mi · 209
- Caverna Middle School12.0 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Memorial Elementary School?
Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Memorial Elementary School serve?
Memorial Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Memorial Elementary School have?
Memorial Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Memorial Elementary School?
Student demographics at Memorial Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Memorial Elementary School?
Memorial Elementary School is overseen by Hart County in Hart County.
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