Best Public Schools in Elizabethtown, IL

Summary:

The city of Elizabethtown, Illinois is home to three public schools serving grades K-12: Hardin County Elementary School, Hardin County High School, and Hardin County Junior High School. These schools, operated by Hardin County CUSD 1, face significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and resource disparities between the campuses.

Hardin County Elementary School stands out for its relatively high science proficiency rates, improved English Language Arts scores, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.3. In contrast, Hardin County High School struggles with low proficiency in SAT Math and English Language Arts, as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 47.5%. Hardin County Junior High School has the lowest test scores across all subjects and grade levels, along with an extremely high student-teacher ratio of 24.5.

Across the district, the schools are consistently ranked in the bottom half of their respective categories statewide, with little to no improvement over the past few years. Addressing the systemic issues of low academic performance, high absenteeism, and resource disparities should be the top priorities for the Hardin County CUSD 1 district to provide a high-quality education for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hardin County High School	Public	9-12	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 287-2141	173	13	13.7	56.1%	162 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	23.5	512^th of 697 public high schools	26.5%		31	493^rd of 699 public high schools	29.5%	19	51.3															4.9	14.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$23,955	$4,563	$19,393
Hardin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 287-2411	234	21	10.9	68.4%	210 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	35	1269^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.6%		56.2	820^th of 2077 public elementary schools	60.5%	449	61.3	10.3	26.7	35.5				24.4	27.6	13.3	19.4				20.0			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	38.3		$23,654	$4,645	$19,009
Hardin County Junior High School	Public	6-8	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 287-2411	127	8	16.1	65.4%	118 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	12.8	1269^th of 1363 public middle schools	6.9%		19.4	1127^th of 1367 public middle schools	17.6%	142	26.7				18.4	14.0	4.4	11.9				5.3	2.4	2.2				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$23,020	$4,994	$18,026

Cities Near Elizabethtown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Golconda	15.84 mi	2	612^th
Junction	17.6 mi	3	452^nd
Harrisburg	22.49 mi	6	501^st
Carrier Mills	24.02 mi	2	690^th
Eldorado	24.78 mi	3	498^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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