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LaRue County Schools
LaRue County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Larue County (Hodgenville). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
LaRue County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for LaRue County
4 of 6 schools in LaRue County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2
Best schools in LaRue County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Larue County Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Larue County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Hodgenville Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in LaRue County
High schools (1)
- B- Larue County High School, Hodgenville
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B+ Larue County Middle School, Hodgenville
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- C- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Hodgenville
- C- Hodgenville Elementary School, Hodgenville
Other schools and academies (2)
- Preschool On College Street, Hodgenville
- The Life Connection, Sonora
Where LaRue County schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Hodgenville (5)
- Sonora (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Larue County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,417 students with 152 full-time-equivalent teachers and 347 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2103180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Elizabethtown Independent (6 schools, 14 mi)
- Hardin County (24 schools, 18 mi)
- Hart County (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Nelson County (11 schools, 19 mi)
- Green County (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Bardstown Independent (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Marion County (8 schools, 23 mi)
- Taylor County (5 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about LaRue County
How many schools are in LaRue County?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in LaRue County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does LaRue County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hodgenville, Sonora.
How good are the schools in LaRue County?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 40.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.8%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend LaRue County?
2,417 students were enrolled in LaRue County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is LaRue County?
LaRue County is in Kentucky, based in Larue County, with its district office in Hodgenville. Its boundary covers about 261 sq mi.