Elizabethtown High School


History

Elizabethtown High School was founded in 1908. 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. In 1953, the school was destroyed by a boiler explosion. The land it was on is currently the city hall parking lot.
The third building was built in late 1953. The building was located on 323 Morningside Dr. and was used until fall 1971. After Elizabethtown High School moved buildings, the old building was converted into a middle school, and named T.K. Stone Junior High, in honor of Talton K. Stone, who served as superintendent from 1953 to 1971. during the time it was the EHS building.
The fourth, and current building was built in 1971. It is located at 620 N Mulberry St.
The original state of the fourth building was designed to have three hallways and a gymnasium and a commons area, in 2003 the commons area was extended, a fourth hallway, a science lab, and an auxiliary gym were added to the building in the 2003 renovation.

Education system

The school starts at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 2:55 P.M. EHS runs on "period" scheduling. There are six 55-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

As of 2024, the school is the 41st-ranked public high school in Kentucky out of 400 schools. 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.

Demographics and achievement

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.
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.
According to the Kentucky Department of Education, as of the 2023–2024 school year, the school has a 98.3% graduation rate. The school also has a proficiency rate of:
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

Clubs and organizations in Elizabethtown High School as of the 2025–2026 school year:

Notable alumni

Notable former staff