West Hardin Middle School
10471 Leitchfield Rd
Cecilia KY, 42724, Hardin County
Phone: 270-862-3924
Ranking: 
(566 out of 943, bottom 40%)*
(566 out of 943, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Hardin County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 556 | 546 | 574 | 605 | 609 | 617 | 533 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 185 | 33.3% | 168 | 30.8% | 209 | 36.4% | 184 | 30.4% | 194 | 31.9% | 230 | 37.3% | 187 | 35.1% |
| Grade 7: | 168 | 30.2% | 202 | 37.0% | 174 | 30.3% | 206 | 34.0% | 222 | 36.5% | 194 | 31.4% | 175 | 32.8% |
| Grade 8: | 203 | 36.5% | 176 | 32.2% | 191 | 33.3% | 215 | 35.5% | 193 | 31.7% | 193 | 31.3% | 171 | 32.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 55.4% | 310 | 56.8% | 314 | 54.7% | 297 | 49.1% | 291 | 47.8% | 291 | 47.2% | 255 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 248 | 44.6% | 236 | 43.2% | 260 | 45.3% | 308 | 50.9% | 303 | 49.8% | 310 | 50.2% | 268 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 3.8% | 20 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 24 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.8% | 29 | 5.1% | 40 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.7% | 41 | 6.6% | 26 | 4.9% |
| White: | 480 | 86.3% | 480 | 87.9% | 509 | 88.7% | 533 | 88.1% | 547 | 89.8% | 546 | 88.5% | 487 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 41.7% | 237 | 43.4% | 238 | 41.5% | 252 | 41.7% | 242 | 39.7% | 213 | 34.5% | 174 | 32.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 10.8% | 66 | 12.1% | 77 | 13.4% | 77 | 12.7% | 72 | 11.8% | 96 | 15.6% | 74 | 13.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.38 | 16.06 | 15.11 | 16.60 | 23.42 | 18.10 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 39.1% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 44.4% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.7% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 35.7% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 45.7% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 29.3% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 38.1% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 42.1% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 39.5% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50.1% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 57.4% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 65.4% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 65.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 42.7% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 48.2% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.2% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.9% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 58.9% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 59.7% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 33.5% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 32.7% | 38.6% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 51.58% | 49.1% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.4% | 47.5% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50% | 49.4% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.89% | 55.05% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.38% | 64.02% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.51% | 64.93% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.85% | 60.55% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.78% | 59% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.13% | 67.64% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.6% | 68.48% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.99% | 54.81% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 81.01% | 55.77% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.09% | 58.53% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.49% | 52.26% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.16% | 66.43% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 51.85% | 51.39% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.79% | 51.88% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.55% | 47.78% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.21% | 49.07% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.38% | 57.38% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.09% | 45.35% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.02% | 35.28% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 38.34% | 36.46% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 35.26% | 35.82% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.66% | 44.94% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 18.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 78.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,469.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,354.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,705.0 |
* West Hardin Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.