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Elizabethtown High School
Address
Map
620 N Mulberry St

Elizabethtown
,
Kentucky
42701

United States
Information
Type
MottoTradition of Excellence
Established1908
School districtElizabethtown Independent Schools
NCES School ID210165000323[1]
PrincipalJosh Henderson
Teaching staff47.10 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment799 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.96[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Old Navy
  Golden Yellow [2]
MascotPantherinae
NicknamePanthers[2]
Rival
Websiteehs.etown.kyschools.us

Elizabethtown High School (or EHS) is a four–year public high school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States. A part of Elizabethtown Independent Schools (EIS), it is commonly referred to as E-Town High School or EHS.

Elizabethtown High School ranked #7 in the state on the 2009 spring exam.

The school has a population of 775 students and employs about 50 teachers.[3] Josh Henderson has been the principal since July 1, 2024.

Through the 2019–20 school year, it served high school students in West Point, and therefore was a feeder high school of the West Point Independent School District, which only covered grades K–8.[4] This arrangement ended on July 1, 2020, when the West Point district merged into Hardin County Schools (HCS). West Point students already enrolled at EHS will be allowed to continue their education there; future West Point high school students will attend North Hardin High School.[5]

History

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Photo of the Elizabethtown High School building, 1923. This building was used from 1915 to 1953

Elizabethtown High School was founded in 1908.[6] The first building used by Elizabethtown High School was the Elizabethtown Graded School Building, which served elementary school to high school. It was built in 1816, and demolished around 1914.

The second Elizabethtown High School building was built in 1914 at a cost of $23,000. It opened in 1915, and in 1923 a gymnasium and auditorium was added to the school building at a cost of $20,000.[7] In 1955, the school was destroyed by a boiler explosion.[8] The land it was on is currently the city hall parking lot.

The third building was built in late 1955. The building was located on 323 Morningside Dr. and was used until sometime before 1972. After Elizabethtown High School moved buildings, the old building was converted into a middle school, and named T.K. Stone Junior High School (now T.K. Stone Middle School), in honor of Talton K. Stone, who was superintendent during the time it was the EHS building.

The fourth, and current building was built sometime before 1972. It is located at 620 N Mulberry St.

Education system

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The school starts at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 2:55 P.M. EHS runs on "period" scheduling. There are six 60-minute periods of class per day. Lunch is taken during fourth period and there are three rotations of lunch. There is a 25-minute advisory period in between third and fourth. There are four quarters in a school year.

Students must acquire four credits before graduation. EHS is on the traditional semester class rotation where it stresses the mastery of basic skills. EHS offers the opportunity to seniors to take dual credit classes at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

Awards, recognition and rankings

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As of 2024, the school is the 41st-ranked public high school in Kentucky out of 400 schools.[9] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 75th out of 290 public high schools satewide in 2024, based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the Kentucky state test.[10]

Demographics and achievement

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Student diversity in Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown, KY

According to the Kentucky Department of Education, as of the 2023–2024 school year, the racial distribution of EHS students is as follows:

The school also has 3% English Learners, 9% disabled students, and .8% homeless students.[11]

On the reading section of the Kentucky Summative Assessment, 27% scored proficient and 23% scored distinguished. On the math section of the test, 30% scored proficient and 11% scored distinguished.

Athletics

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The Elizabethtown Panthers and Lady Panthers represent the school and have won 14 state championships.

The school's main rivals are the three high schools operated by HCS—Central Hardin High School, located within the Elizabethtown city limits but outside the EIS boundary; John Hardin High School, located in a part of neighboring Radcliff served by the Elizabethtown post office; and North Hardin High School, also in Radcliff.

Clubs and Organizations

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Notable Alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Elizabethtown High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Elizabethtown High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Elizabethtown Independent". Kentucky Department of Education. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Crumbie, Trey (July 3, 2019). "West Point School could close, merge". The News-Enterprise. Elizabethtown, KY. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Sidery, Sara (February 20, 2020). "West Point schools to shut down, merge with Hardin County school district". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Elizabethtown High School". Elizabethtown High School. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  7. ^ The Etonian '38. p. 13.[unreliable source?]
  8. ^ Caswell, Meranda (2005). Elizabethtown. Arcadia. p. 106. ISBN 9780738517865.
  9. ^ "Kentucky School Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "Best High Schools in Kentucky". School Digger. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  11. ^ "Elizabethtown High School". Kentucky Department of Education. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  12. ^ "Erin Boley 2015 – 2016 GATORADE NATIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  13. ^ D'Alessio, Jeff (January 2, 2025). "'Great guy, great athlete' Mark Bradley dies at 68". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ^ News-Enterprise, ANDREW CRITCHELOW The (February 21, 2019). "E'town native to 'spazz' out on the music festival circuit". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Brandon Deaderick". University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  16. ^ "Lauren Hartlage". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "Steffphon Pettigrew to be named 2007 Mr. KY Basketball". BOWLING GREEN KY. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  18. ^ Benson, Jada (July 11, 2021). "EHS grad ready for Olympic experience". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Chris Todd". Auburn University. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  20. ^ "Curtis Washington – Georgia State Athletics". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  21. ^ Adams, Chris (February 23, 2024). "Former Elizabethtown star signs with Louisville City Football Club". www.thenewsenterprise.com. News Enterprise. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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