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Schools in Upton

Upton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?14/21schools 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 · Hardin County
Students per teacher
15.6
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
15,054 students on the public path
In brief

Upton’s schools, in brief

School by school

14 of Upton’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Lincoln Trail Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Meadow View Elementary School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

12 elementary schools serve Upton, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and four high schools: Central Hardin High School, North Hardin High School, John Hardin High School and LaRue County High School. 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 Upton, with each school’s own grade.

12 schools teach K in Upton’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
Lincoln Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A
653 students16:1Rate it →
G C Burkhead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
634 students14:1Rate it →
North Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Radcliff
604 students16:1Rate it →
Heartland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
564 students14:1Rate it →
Rineyville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rineyville
A−
554 students15:1Rate it →
Hodgenville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B
533 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Radcliff
C−
514 students15:1Rate it →
New Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
C−
505 students15:1Rate it →
Cecilia Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cecilia
A
490 students14:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B−
482 students16:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sonora
B−
474 students16:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cecilia
B
463 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

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

Two districts serve Upton

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+
Larue County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,448 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$12,342KY $14,752 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hardin County School District44%
State average 44.7% · 7304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hardin County School District35%
State average 37.8% · 7305 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Larue County School District49%
State average 44.7% · 1244 students tested
Math · PK–12, Larue County School District39%
State average 37.8% · 1245 students tested

Upton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Upton—Hardin County PK–12 · Larue County PK–12

Every school in Upton

23 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).

Also serving Uptonin other towns
Lincoln Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A
653 students16:1Rate it →
G C Burkhead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
634 students14:1Rate it →
North Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Radcliff
604 students16:1Rate it →
Heartland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
564 students14:1Rate it →
Rineyville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rineyville
A−
554 students15:1Rate it →
New Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
C−
505 students15:1Rate it →
Cecilia Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cecilia
A
490 students14:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sonora
B−
474 students16:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cecilia
B
463 students15:1Rate it →
Hodgenville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B
533 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Radcliff
C−
514 students15:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B−
482 students16:1Rate it →
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 →
LaRue County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hodgenville
B−
522 students16:1Rate 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 →
LaRue County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hodgenville
B
754 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Upton’s schools

Are Upton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Upton. Hardin County School District and Larue County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Upton in?

Hardin County School District and Larue County School District.

Where do Upton kids go to high school?

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