New Highland Elementary School

Located at 110 W A Jenkins Rd, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, New Highland Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school that works with 505 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Hardin County.

Hardin County comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,583 students; New Highland Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, New Highland Elementary School shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hardin County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, New Highland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hardin County put median household earnings sit near $67,647, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. New Highland Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students).

Bluegrass Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Highland Elementary School. On composite proficiency, New Highland Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Highland Elementary School has edged up 5%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 505 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the New Highland Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.