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Schools in Rineyville · Hardin County School District

Rineyville’s public schools score below 63% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Rineyville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.

From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 1 pts vs KY 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 3 pts vs KY 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▼ 0 pts vs KY 91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 11% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
KY 15.4
Schools in town
1
7,862 students on the public path
In brief

Rineyville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 130 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rineyville’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,057 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then six middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rineyville’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Kentucky school districts. Both inputs trail the Kentucky average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (130)Better than 42%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,304 test results and a graduating class of 1,134 could put Rineyville anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rineyville’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,305 in math, 7,304 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rineyville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rineyville Elementary SchoolHardin County School DistrictA−
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Rineyville’s public schools are run by Hardin County School District, which also serves Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Sonora and Upton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 44.7% · 7304 students tested
Math35%
State average 37.8% · 7305 students tested

Rineyville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Rineyville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RineyvilleC+Hardin County

Every school in Rineyville

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Rineyvilleby address
Also serving Rineyvillein other towns

Questions about Rineyville’s schools

Are Rineyville’s schools good?

On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rineyville children attend score below 63% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rineyville in?

Hardin County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 14,583 students in 26 schools (2024–25).

Where do Rineyville kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Central Hardin High School, North Hardin High School and John Hardin High School.

What is Rineyville’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Hardin County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.

How much does Rineyville spend per student?

$13,057 in Hardin County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.