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Helmwood Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

307 Cardinal Dr, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 769-1328 · Part of Elizabethtown Independent School District

Elizabethtown’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
461
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Helmwood Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 36% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

307 Cardinal Dr, Elizabethtown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1100
Grade 284
Grade 392
Grade 4102
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
339’20
386’21
408’22
424’23
461’24

Up 36% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Two or more races 16%Black 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helmwood Heights Elementary School from Elizabethtown families.

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The district →
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Morningside Elementary School
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C+
455 students13:1
Talton K Stone Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabethtown
B+
526 students17:1
Glen Dale Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Elizabethtown
10 students5:1
Elizabethtown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethtown
B+
757 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Elizabethtown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.