For the 2025 school year, there are 14 public middle schools serving 4,057 students in Hardin County, KY.
The top ranked public middle schools in Hardin County, KY are Hardin County Day Treatment Center, East Hardin Middle School and West Hardin Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Hardin County, KY public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average). Middle schools in Hardin County have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Public Middle Schools in Hardin County (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
643 Westport Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Gr: 6-12 | 13 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #22.
East Hardin Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
810 New Glendale Rd.
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 369-7370
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 369-7370
Gr: 6-8 | 782 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #33.
West Hardin Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
10471 Leitchfield Rd
Cecilia, KY 42724
(270) 862-3924
Cecilia, KY 42724
(270) 862-3924
Gr: 6-8 | 475 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
Rank: #44.
James T Alton Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
100 Country Club Rd
Vine Grove, KY 40175
(270) 877-2135
Vine Grove, KY 40175
(270) 877-2135
Gr: 6-8 | 608 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #55.
Talton K Stone Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
323 Morningside Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-6343
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-6343
Gr: 6-8 | 524 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #66.
Glen Dale Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1030 Commerce Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 506-1215
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 506-1215
Gr: 7-12 | 10 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #77.
Valley View Education Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
701 Hawkins Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-2359
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-2359
Gr: K-12 | 21 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #88.
Bluegrass Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
170 W A Jenkins Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 765-2658
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 765-2658
Gr: 6-8 | 591 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #99.
North Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
100 Trojan Way
Radcliff, KY 40160
(270) 352-3340
Radcliff, KY 40160
(270) 352-3340
Gr: 6-8 | 568 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #1010.
The Life Connection
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
81 Bud's Lake Road
Sonora, KY 42776
(270) 324-4956
Sonora, KY 42776
(270) 324-4956
Gr: 4-12 | 36 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #1111.
College View Campus
Alternative School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
521 Charlemagne Blvd.
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-5732
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-5732
Gr: K-12 | 346 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: n/an/a
521 Charlemagne Blvd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-5732
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-5732
Gr: K-12 | 28 students Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: n/an/a
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems
Alternative School
3909 S. Wilson Road
Radcliff, KY 40160
(270) 351-9444
Radcliff, KY 40160
(270) 351-9444
Gr: 1-12 | 51 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
Rank: n/an/a
461 Fowler Lane
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-0591
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-0591
Gr: 2-9 | 4 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Hardin County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
Bluegrass Challenge Academy (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
114 Conroy Ave. Bldg 5549
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(877) 599-6884
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(877) 599-6884
Gr: 9-12 | 62 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 62:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Brown Street Education Center (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
400 Brown St
Vine Grove, KY 40175
(270) 877-2100
Vine Grove, KY 40175
(270) 877-2100
Gr: 6-12 | 108 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Communicare Arc High School (Closed 2020)
Alternative School
1311 N. Dixie Building D
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-1304
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-1304
Gr: 8-11 | 3 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Crossroads Treatment Center (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
854 Tunnel Hill Church Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 360-0428
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 360-0428
Gr: 7-12 | 11 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Elizabethtown Technical College High School (Closed 2023)
Vocational School
505 University Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 766-5133
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 766-5133
Gr: 9-12
266 Maine Street, Bldg 7501
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-6171
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-6171
Gr: 9-12
Hardin County Day Treatment Center Alternative School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
820 New Glendale Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
(270) 766-5053
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
(270) 766-5053
Gr: 6-12 | 28 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
427 3rd Ave Bldg 1488
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(571) 372-0590
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(571) 372-0590
Gr: PK-5
Lincoln Village Regional Juvenile Det Center (Closed 2018)
Alternative School
820 New Glendale Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 766-5280
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 766-5280
Gr: 4-12 | 15 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Lincoln Village Treatment Center Alternative School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
New Glendale Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
(270) 766-5043
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
(270) 766-5043
Gr: 6-12 | 24 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Lincoln Village Youth Development Center (Closed 2013)
Alternative School
65 West A. Jenkins
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Gr: 6-12 | 26 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
365 White Mills Rd
White Mills, KY 42788
(270) 369-7848
White Mills, KY 42788
(270) 369-7848
Gr: PK-5 | 364 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 2%
128 Mccracken Street, Bldg 772
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-5650
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-5650
Gr: 1-6
Mulberry Helm Education Center (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
114 S Mulberry St
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Gr: 9-12 | 51 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
266 Mississippi Street, Bldg 7
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-2236
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-2236
Gr: 6-8
304 College St
Upton, KY 42784
(270) 369-8600
Upton, KY 42784
(270) 369-8600
Gr: PK-5 | 105 students
120 Folger Street, Bldg 5550
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-5854
Fort Knox, KY 40121
(502) 624-5854
Gr: PK-5 | 641 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public middle schools in Hardin County, KY?
The top ranked public middle schools in Hardin County, KY include Hardin County Day Treatment Center, East Hardin Middle School and West Hardin Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Hardin County?
14 public middle schools are located in Hardin County.
What is the racial composition of students in Hardin County?
Hardin County public middle schools minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public middle schools average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public middle schools in Hardin County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public middle schools in Hardin County include: Hardin County Day Treatment Center vs. College View Campus, James T Alton Middle School vs. North Middle School, North Middle School vs. James T Alton Middle School
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