West Hardin Middle School

Set in Cecilia, Kentucky, West Hardin Middle School is a medium-sized junior high, operated by Hardin County. It instructs 476 students across grades 6 through 8.

Hardin County comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,583 students; West Hardin Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, West Hardin Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Hardin Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 43.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hardin County shows median household income runs about $67,647, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hardin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students), of which West Hardin Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakewood Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West Hardin Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Hardin Middle School has ticked down 14%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 476 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.