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Heartland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2300 Nelson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 769-8930 · Part of Hardin County School District

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

Directions
Students
564
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Heartland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Elizabethtown kids: East Hardin Middle School

On the path

Where Elizabethtown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Heartland Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8East Hardin Middle School775 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2300 Nelson Drive, Elizabethtown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten73
Grade 193
Grade 298
Grade 377
Grade 488
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
612’20
590’21
559’22
558’23
564’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Two or more races 12%Black 9%Hispanic 9%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 Heartland Elementary School from Elizabethtown families.

Other schools in Hardin County School District

The district →
Lincoln Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A
653 students16:1
G C Burkhead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
634 students14:1
North Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Radcliff
604 students16:1
Rineyville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rineyville
A−
554 students15:1
New Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
C−
505 students15:1
Cecilia Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cecilia
A
490 students14:1

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.