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Schools in Sonora

Sonora’s public schools

Hardin County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sonora. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/9schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
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
7,782 students on the public path
In brief

Sonora’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Sonora’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. East Hardin Middle School places highest (better than 81%); North Middle School lowest (35%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sonora, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hardin County School District.

The district

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

Hardin County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 14,583 students · 15.6 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,057KY $14,752 · FY2024
C+
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

Sonora vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sonora—Hardin County

Every school in Sonora

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 Sonoraby address
Creekside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
474 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Sonorain other towns
Spectrum Care Academy
Grades 2–9 · Elizabethtown
3 students3:1Rate it →
East Hardin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabethtown
A−
775 students18:1Rate it →
James T Alton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vine Grove
B+
612 students16:1Rate it →
Bluegrass Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabethtown
B−
583 students15:1Rate it →
North Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Radcliff
C+
567 students17:1Rate it →
West Hardin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cecilia
B+
476 students15:1Rate it →
Central Hardin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cecilia
A−
1,831 students19:1Rate it →
North Hardin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Radcliff
C+
1,593 students18:1Rate it →
John Hardin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethtown
B
868 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Sonora’s schools

Are Sonora’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sonora. Hardin County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sonora. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sonora in?

Hardin County School District.

Where do Sonora kids go to high school?

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

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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). Stars are from neighbors.