West Hardin Middle School

Summary:

West Hardin Middle School is a public middle school located in Cecilia, Kentucky, serving 509 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Hardin County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 159 districts in the state.

West Hardin Middle School consistently outperforms the Hardin County and Kentucky state averages in various subject areas, including Mathematics, Reading, and Writing. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with high rankings for Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented students. Over the years, West Hardin Middle School has shown steady improvement, moving from a rank of 180 out of 331 schools in 2015-2016 to a rank of 77 out of 327 schools in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, such as North Middle School, James T Alton Middle School, Grayson County Middle School, and LaRue County Middle School, West Hardin Middle School stands out as a top performer. This is particularly impressive given that the school serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, yet it is able to maintain strong academic outcomes without necessarily having the highest level of per-student funding.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 10471 Leitchfield Rd
       Cecilia, KY  42724


(270) 862-3924

District: Hardin County

SchoolDigger Rank:
147th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,413 Help


Students who attend West Hardin Middle School usually attend:

High:    Central Hardin High School

Feeder schools for West Hardin Middle School:

Elementary:    Cecilia Valley Elementary School
    Lakewood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  475

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.4%
Hispanic:
6.9%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.4% Help


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Compare Details West Hardin Middle School ranks better than 54.6% of middle schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Hardin County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.33. (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 West Hardin Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Hardin County School District. Racial makeup is: White (83.4%), Hispanic (6.9%), African American (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Hardin Middle School is 15, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Hardin County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Hardin Middle School is $22,413, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Hardin County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Hardin Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Hardin Middle School 147th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See West Hardin Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hardin County:

SchoolDigger ranks Hardin County 90th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Hardin Middle School

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Rank History for all students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 62.83 96th 284 66.2%
2008 56.55 116th 287 59.6%
2009 48.55 153rd 289 47.1%
2010 50.09 165th 299 44.8%
2011 49.61 176th 304 42.1%
2012 52.11 144th 319 54.9%
2013 58.54 119th 335 64.5%
2014 60.35 119th 335 64.5%
2015 69.32 76th 337 77.4%
2016 47.25 180th 331 45.6%
2017 58.51 123rd 330 62.7%
2018 52.01 143rd 322 55.6%
2019 48.21 170th 335 49.3%
2021 58.08 89th 282 68.4%
2022 49.31 147th 320 54.1%
2023 67.53 77th 327 76.5%
2024 51.33 147th 324 54.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.96 5th 85 94.1%
2019 54.85 39th 87 55.2%
2023 68.01 20th 95 78.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.98 140th 294 52.4%
2023 42.98 54th 124 56.5%
2024 45.95 54th 130 58.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.63 122nd 285 57.2%
2019 51.88 137th 303 54.8%
2021 69.41 38th 224 83.0%
2022 57.20 101st 310 67.4%
2023 62.20 90th 309 70.9%
2024 52.06 127th 311 59.2%
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Rank History for Female students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.52 141st 290 51.4%
2019 40.19 198th 299 33.8%
2021 55.54 73rd 233 68.7%
2022 49.36 133rd 299 55.5%
2023 70.71 59th 295 80.0%
2024 52.46 133rd 300 55.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.54 88th 219 59.8%
2019 36.62 134th 226 40.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 88.74 2nd 9 77.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.52 2nd 6 66.7%
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Rank History for Male students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.97 141st 293 51.9%
2019 50.61 134th 303 55.8%
2021 56.56 70th 222 68.5%
2022 44.87 156th 304 48.7%
2023 57.70 113th 307 63.2%
2024 45.46 156th 304 48.7%
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Rank History for African American students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.14 17th 96 82.3%
2019 58.32 33rd 96 65.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.95 4th 116 96.6%
2022 75.31 18th 120 85.0%
2023 74.25 22nd 119 81.5%
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Rank History for White students at West Hardin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.47 155th 253 38.7%
2019 40.36 164th 266 38.3%
2021 46.53 94th 213 55.9%
2022 42.83 170th 314 45.9%
2023 62.55 94th 320 70.6%
2024 48.44 152nd 316 51.9%
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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.

West Hardin Middle School Test Scores
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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Open Quote Facility is old and rundown. The school is very "old boy's network". Lacks diversity and they fail to put education above personal agendas with the school board. Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Hardin Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 686 12 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 704
1989 704 11 4 1 3 n/a n/a 0 723
1990 680 12 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 699
1991 537 8 5 4 4 n/a n/a 0 558
1992 562 7 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 578
1993 545 20 6 6 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1994 744 23 7 4 8 n/a n/a 0 786
1995 525 18 5 2 4 n/a n/a 0 554
1996 525 18 5 2 4 n/a n/a 0 554
1997 509 20 2 7 5 n/a n/a 0 543
1998 496 16 3 4 0 n/a n/a 8 527
1999 499 12 3 6 1 n/a n/a 8 529
2000 473 11 2 6 2 n/a n/a 2 496
2001 471 13 2 5 0 n/a n/a 4 495
2002 520 19 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 550
2003 520 19 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 550
2004 563 19 4 5 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2005 549 24 4 3 4 n/a n/a 0 584
2006 517 27 3 5 2 n/a n/a 0 554
2007 524 30 1 6 3 n/a n/a 4 568
2008 487 26 3 9 2 n/a n/a 6 533
2009 546 41 5 13 4 n/a n/a 8 617
2010 547 35 8 11 1 n/a n/a 7 609
2011 533 40 6 18 4 0 4 0 605
2012 509 29 3 19 3 0 11 0 574
2013 480 21 5 20 2 1 17 0 546
2014 480 24 7 21 1 4 19 0 556
2015 438 29 7 25 1 4 18 0 522
2016 471 34 7 35 0 2 18 0 567
2017 475 31 5 29 0 0 28 0 568
2018 466 25 5 24 1 1 33 0 555
2019 492 26 5 22 0 1 30 0 576
2020 509 18 3 45 0 0 32 0 607
2021 495 18 4 43 0 0 36 0 596
2022 466 21 5 35 1 0 28 0 556
2023 418 24 3 36 2 0 26 0 509
2024 396 20 2 33 4 0 20 0 475

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 West Hardin Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 704 36.0 19.5 n/a
1989 723 36.8 19.6 n/a
1990 699 37.9 18.4 n/a
1991 558 33.7 16.5 n/a
1992 578 43.5 13.2 n/a
1993 577 42.5 13.6 n/a
1994 786 42.0 18.7 n/a
1995 554 30.7 18.0 n/a
1996 554 30.7 18.0 n/a
1997 543 30.2 18.0 28.7
1998 527 33.1 15.9 30.6
1999 529 33.6 15.7 40.5
2000 496 29.4 16.9 39.1
2001 495 29.1 17.0 37.7
2002 550 30.0 18.3 64.2
2003 550 30.0 18.3 64.2
2004 592 34.0 17.4 n/a
2005 584 36.4 16.0 n/a
2006 554 35.0 15.8 50.9
2007 568 33.0 17.2 46.6
2008 533 33.0 16.2 47.1
2009 617 34.0 18.1 50.7
2010 609 26.0 23.4 52.2
2011 605 36.4 16.6 54.4
2012 574 38.0 15.1 54.9
2013 546 34.0 16.0 55.5
2014 556 32.0 17.3 52.5
2015 522 20.0 26.1 55.2
2016 567 32.0 17.7 57
2017 568 31.5 18.0 59.7
2018 555 31.9 17.3 61.6
2019 576 31.1 18.4 56.6
2020 607 32.6 18.5 56.5
2021 596 33.6 17.7 43
2022 556 35.6 15.5 40.6
2023 509 31.6 16.0 53.2
2024 475 31.5 15.0 56.4

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 West Hardin Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 704 36.0 19.5 n/a
1989 723 36.8 19.6 n/a
1990 699 37.9 18.4 n/a
1991 558 33.7 16.5 n/a
1992 578 43.5 13.2 n/a
1993 577 42.5 13.6 n/a
1994 786 42.0 18.7 n/a
1995 554 30.7 18.0 n/a
1996 554 30.7 18.0 n/a
1997 543 30.2 18.0 28.7
1998 527 33.1 15.9 30.6
1999 529 33.6 15.7 40.5
2000 496 29.4 16.9 39.1
2001 495 29.1 17.0 37.7
2002 550 30.0 18.3 64.2
2003 550 30.0 18.3 64.2
2004 592 34.0 17.4 n/a
2005 584 36.4 16.0 n/a
2006 554 35.0 15.8 50.9
2007 568 33.0 17.2 46.6
2008 533 33.0 16.2 47.1
2009 617 34.0 18.1 50.7
2010 609 26.0 23.4 52.2
2011 605 36.4 16.6 54.4
2012 574 38.0 15.1 54.9
2013 546 34.0 16.0 55.5
2014 556 32.0 17.3 52.5
2015 522 20.0 26.1 55.2
2016 567 32.0 17.7 57
2017 568 31.5 18.0 59.7
2018 555 31.9 17.3 61.6
2019 576 31.1 18.4 56.6
2020 607 32.6 18.5 56.5
2021 596 33.6 17.7 43
2022 556 35.6 15.5 40.6
2023 509 31.6 16.0 53.2
2024 475 31.5 15.0 56.4

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 West Hardin Middle 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 $632 (3.3%) $159 (0.8%) $768 (4.0%) $14,962 (78.2%) $2,068 (10.8%) $17,721 (92.6%) $19,137
2019 $631 (5.5%) $278 (2.4%) $1,059 (9.2%) $18,010 (156.9%) $2,977 (25.9%) $23,229 (202.4%) $11,476
2020 $692 (3.8%) $198 (1.1%) $890 (4.8%) $15,472 (83.9%) $2,085 (11.3%) $17,556 (95.2%) $18,447
2021 $859 (4.3%) $515 (2.6%) $1,372 (6.9%) $16,129 (81.1%) $2,385 (12.0%) $18,515 (93.1%) $19,885
2022 $1,188 (5.3%) $912 (4.1%) $2,105 (9.4%) $17,423 (77.7%) $2,885 (12.9%) $20,308 (90.6%) $22,413

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Hardin Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 170th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 77th of 327 Middle schools
 27.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students576509
 11.6%
African American2624
 7.7%
American Indian02
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic2236
 63.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White492418
 15%
Two or More Races3026
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%53.2%
 3.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Hardin Middle School

Students who attend West Hardin Middle School usually go on to attend Central Hardin High School

West Hardin Middle School ranks 147th of 324 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 475 students attended West Hardin Middle School.

Students at West Hardin Middle School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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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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