Vine Grove Elementary School

Vine Grove Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Vine Grove, Kentucky, overseen by Hardin County, caters to 493 students, covering grades 1 through 5.

Within Hardin County, which oversees 26 schools and 14,583 students, Vine Grove Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Vine Grove Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Vine Grove Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Hardin County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,647 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Vine Grove Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James T Alton Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vine Grove Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vine Grove Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vine Grove Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 496 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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