Hardinsburg Elementary School

Summary:

Hardinsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 504 students in grades PK-5 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, which is part of the Breckinridge County School District. The school has generally performed better than the county and state averages on the Kentucky State Assessments, with higher proficiency rates in 4th grade reading, 5th grade mathematics, and 5th grade writing.

However, Hardinsburg Elementary School's ranking and rating have declined over the past few years, from a high of 59th in the state and 5-star rating in 2017-2018 to 246th in the state and 3-star rating in 2023-2024. This suggests a need to investigate the factors contributing to this decline and implement strategies to improve academic outcomes. Additionally, the school has struggled with special education and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kentucky elementary schools in these categories, indicating a need to focus on equity and providing targeted support for these students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Breckinridge County district and nearby districts, Hardinsburg Elementary School generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, some schools, such as Payneville Elementary and Ekron Elementary in the Meade County district, have shown stronger overall performance and rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1340 East Hwy 60
       Hardinsburg, KY  40143


(270) 756-3020

District: Breckinridge County

SchoolDigger Rank:
246th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,749 Help


Students who attend Hardinsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Breckinridge County Middle School
High:    Breckinridge County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  500

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.6%
Two or more races:
4.8%
African American:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hardinsburg Elementary School ranks better than 64.1% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Breckinridge County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.93. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hardinsburg Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Breckinridge County School District. Racial makeup is: White (90.6%), two or more races (4.8%), African American (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hardinsburg Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Breckinridge County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hardinsburg Elementary School is $15,749. 2 elementary schools in the Breckinridge County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hardinsburg Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hardinsburg Elementary School 246th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Hardinsburg Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Breckinridge County:

SchoolDigger ranks Breckinridge County 93rd of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hardinsburg Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 55.31 292nd 638 54.2%
2008 66.85 205th 651 68.5%
2009 51.22 350th 658 46.8%
2010 73.10 150th 683 78.0%
2011 69.29 189th 688 72.5%
2012 78.95 93rd 713 87.0%
2013 72.97 139th 719 80.7%
2014 77.66 95th 705 86.5%
2015 77.34 110th 698 84.2%
2016 69.20 180th 690 73.9%
2017 80.87 94th 694 86.5%
2018 84.40 59th 691 91.5%
2019 78.07 106th 700 84.9%
2021 56.46 186th 517 64.0%
2022 67.94 167th 684 75.6%
2023 57.88 260th 687 62.2%
2024 60.93 246th 685 64.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.42 86th 661 87.0%
2023 40.50 138th 257 46.3%
2024 28.61 221st 279 20.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.64 31st 631 95.1%
2019 74.22 101st 664 84.8%
2022 61.22 181st 667 72.9%
2023 54.28 261st 670 61.0%
2024 62.29 196th 665 70.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.35 74th 663 88.8%
2019 77.35 87th 671 87.0%
2022 61.48 199th 641 69.0%
2023 65.53 184th 639 71.2%
2024 61.12 228th 644 64.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.51 76th 445 82.9%
2019 62.89 130th 474 72.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.31 56th 665 91.6%
2019 72.79 134th 676 80.2%
2021 68.64 76th 325 76.6%
2022 75.12 99th 657 84.9%
2023 52.17 294th 652 54.9%
2024 56.96 248th 652 62.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hardinsburg Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.82 38th 593 93.6%
2019 74.03 113th 592 80.9%
2021 50.65 158th 337 53.1%
2022 61.28 204th 656 68.9%
2023 52.28 295th 658 55.2%
2024 52.40 288th 659 56.3%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hardinsburg Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, October 3, 2014

Open Quote Great school with great staff! The teachers have always gone above and beyond for my children. They not only learned a lot. They knew they were cared for when they walked through those doors. I will be sad when my youngest leaves HES in a couple years. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hardinsburg Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 647 56 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1989 651 49 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 703
1990 656 50 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 709
1991 698 41 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 740
1992 710 33 1 1 0 n/a n/a 48 793
1993 696 47 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1994 694 48 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 748
1995 692 38 0 11 3 n/a n/a 0 744
1996 692 38 0 11 3 n/a n/a 0 744
1997 288 14 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 312
1998 360 9 0 9 1 n/a n/a 1 380
1999 368 7 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 376
2000 365 14 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2001 370 9 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2002 482 12 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2003 482 12 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2004 481 16 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2005 486 12 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 501
2006 500 22 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 524
2007 509 23 0 2 0 n/a n/a 2 536
2008 526 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 543
2009 518 14 1 4 0 n/a n/a 5 542
2010 534 20 2 2 0 n/a n/a 17 575
2011 495 14 3 5 0 0 25 0 542
2012 504 14 3 6 0 0 28 0 555
2013 479 17 3 4 1 0 23 0 527
2014 458 21 2 6 1 0 29 0 517
2015 458 18 2 6 1 0 25 0 510
2016 428 19 1 3 1 0 24 0 476
2017 408 18 4 9 1 0 28 0 468
2018 393 18 5 7 1 0 29 0 453
2019 378 10 5 15 0 0 26 0 434
2020 404 15 5 12 0 0 25 0 461
2021 414 14 5 13 0 0 24 0 470
2022 428 10 4 13 0 0 22 0 477
2023 460 10 4 5 0 0 25 0 504
2024 453 10 3 10 0 0 24 0 500

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hardinsburg Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 41.3 17.0 n/a
1989 703 40.8 17.2 n/a
1990 709 40.7 17.4 n/a
1991 740 39.7 18.6 n/a
1992 793 44.4 17.8 n/a
1993 745 45.1 16.5 n/a
1994 748 45.0 16.6 n/a
1995 744 46.0 16.2 n/a
1996 744 46.0 16.2 n/a
1997 312 20.9 14.9 77.2
1998 380 28.2 13.5 66
1999 376 15.9 23.7 92
2000 382 15.5 24.8 95.8
2001 382 16.5 23.3 91.6
2002 499 29.0 17.2 99.4
2003 499 29.0 17.2 99.4
2004 503 31.6 15.9 n/a
2005 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
2006 524 31.0 16.9 62
2007 536 31.0 17.3 62.2
2008 543 35.0 15.5 54.8
2009 542 35.0 15.5 45.3
2010 575 29.0 19.8 63.6
2011 542 34.0 15.9 56.3
2012 555 37.0 15.0 64.3
2013 527 37.0 14.2 70.4
2014 517 36.0 14.3 54.4
2015 510 36.0 14.1 67.5
2016 476 32.0 14.8 62.2
2017 468 30.0 15.6 68.4
2018 453 29.6 15.3 66.7
2019 434 28.6 15.1 54.8
2020 461 29.6 15.5 57.7
2021 470 30.6 15.3 51.7
2022 477 31.6 15.0 60.6
2023 504 35.0 14.4 39.1
2024 500 36.5 13.6 55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hardinsburg Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 41.3 17.0 n/a
1989 703 40.8 17.2 n/a
1990 709 40.7 17.4 n/a
1991 740 39.7 18.6 n/a
1992 793 44.4 17.8 n/a
1993 745 45.1 16.5 n/a
1994 748 45.0 16.6 n/a
1995 744 46.0 16.2 n/a
1996 744 46.0 16.2 n/a
1997 312 20.9 14.9 77.2
1998 380 28.2 13.5 66
1999 376 15.9 23.7 92
2000 382 15.5 24.8 95.8
2001 382 16.5 23.3 91.6
2002 499 29.0 17.2 99.4
2003 499 29.0 17.2 99.4
2004 503 31.6 15.9 n/a
2005 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
2006 524 31.0 16.9 62
2007 536 31.0 17.3 62.2
2008 543 35.0 15.5 54.8
2009 542 35.0 15.5 45.3
2010 575 29.0 19.8 63.6
2011 542 34.0 15.9 56.3
2012 555 37.0 15.0 64.3
2013 527 37.0 14.2 70.4
2014 517 36.0 14.3 54.4
2015 510 36.0 14.1 67.5
2016 476 32.0 14.8 62.2
2017 468 30.0 15.6 68.4
2018 453 29.6 15.3 66.7
2019 434 28.6 15.1 54.8
2020 461 29.6 15.5 57.7
2021 470 30.6 15.3 51.7
2022 477 31.6 15.0 60.6
2023 504 35.0 14.4 39.1
2024 500 36.5 13.6 55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hardinsburg Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $2,250 (11.0%) $89 (0.4%) $2,339 (11.4%) $10,112 (49.5%) $1,830 (9.0%) $11,942 (58.4%) $20,437
2019 $2,293 (12.8%) $163 (0.9%) $2,456 (13.7%) $9,494 (52.9%) $1,793 (10.0%) $11,286 (62.9%) $17,932
2020 $2,312 (12.4%) $114 (0.6%) $2,426 (13.0%) $10,242 (54.7%) $1,736 (9.3%) $11,978 (64.0%) $18,710
2021 $2,386 (17.5%) $792 (5.8%) $3,178 (23.4%) $9,108 (67.0%) $1,317 (9.7%) $10,425 (76.6%) $13,603
2022 $2,725 (17.3%) $1,475 (9.4%) $4,200 (26.7%) $9,744 (61.9%) $1,805 (11.5%) $11,549 (73.3%) $15,749

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hardinsburg Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 106th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 260th of 687 Elementary schools
 22.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students434504
 16.1%
African American1010
American Indian00
Asian54
 20%
Hispanic155
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White378460
 21.7%
Two or More Races2625
 3.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.8%39.1%
 15.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hardinsburg Elementary School

Students at Hardinsburg Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 500 students attended Hardinsburg Elementary School.

Hardinsburg Elementary School ranks 246th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hardinsburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Breckinridge County Middle School
High : Breckinridge County High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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