East Hardin Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky
East Hardin Middle School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky enrolled 775 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
780 students in 2022-23, 782 students in 2023-24, 775 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.1 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 780 | 43.1 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 44.0 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 775 | 43.0 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools
Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 375 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Hardin Middle School enrolled 750 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 375 of the 750 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent12.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.3% of students were White, 6.1% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.3%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Black2.5%
- Asian1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at East Hardin Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 44% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 35% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Elizabethtown
3 public middle schools in Elizabethtown report 2024-25 enrollment; East Hardin Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hardin Middle School | 775 | 18.0 | 30.5% |
| Bluegrass Middle School | 583 | 15.3 | 50.8% |
| Talton K Stone Middle School | 526 | 16.9 | 39.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Hardin Middle School
- Talton K Stone Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 526 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 583 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare East Hardin Middle School with Talton K Stone Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hardin County spends per student$13,734 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,734
- The largest public schools in KentuckyEast Hardin Middle School is the number 37 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#37 of 217
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Hardin Middle School
How many students attend East Hardin Middle School?
775 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 780 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elizabethtown, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Hardin Middle School?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Hardin Middle School a Title I school?
East Hardin Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at East Hardin Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at East Hardin Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is East Hardin Middle School in?
Hardin County, NCES district ID 2102490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210249000512 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.