Talton K Stone Middle School

Talton K Stone Middle School, a moderately sized middle school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, part of Elizabethtown Independent, caters to 526 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Elizabethtown Independent, which oversees 7 schools and 2,454 students, Talton K Stone Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Talton K Stone Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Talton K Stone Middle School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Talton K Stone Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Hardin County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Talton K Stone Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hardin County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,647, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hardin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students), of which Talton K Stone Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morningside Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Talton K Stone Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Talton K Stone Middle School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

Talton K Stone Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Talton K Stone Middle School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 574 (now 526). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 6% to 11% over that span.

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