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Hardin County Elem School

Elizabethtown, IL · Hardin County CUSD 1

Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, remote

969th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54% Improving

4 School Rd, Elizabethtown, IL 62931

(618)287-2411NCES ID 171820004656Directory 202324

234
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
66%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
33.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Hardin County Elem School 969th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%54%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Hardin County Elem School
52%
IL average
52%
Math
Hardin County Elem School
40%
IL average
38%
Science
Hardin County Elem School
42%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Hardin County Elem School IL average
25%50%75%52%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Hardin County Elem School IL average
25%50%75%40%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Hardin County Elem School IL average
25%50%75%42%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%53%20%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%43%13%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 234 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White90%6%
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categories changedWhite 90%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White93.9%89.7% 4.2 pts
Two or more races4.2%6.0% 1.8 pts
Hispanic0.3%3.0% 2.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $147K in zip 62931 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016

$38K$76K$114K$151K$134K201620202025

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What school district is Hardin County Elem School in?

Hardin County Elem School is part of the Hardin County CUSD 1 district in Elizabethtown, Illinois.

Is Hardin County Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Hardin County Elem School 969th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Hardin County Elem School?

White 90%, Two or more races 6%, Hispanic 3% (234 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Hardin County Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62931 is $147K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.