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Best Public Schools in Marion County, KY

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Schools

3,036

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Marion Elementary School118^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lebanon Elementary School up 125 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lebanon Elementary School 13.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marion County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	721 East Main	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-3155	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Calvary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3345 Hwy 208	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3676	236	16	15.2	50.4%	200 (84.7%)	4 (1.7%)	14 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	71.7	159^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.8%		84.4	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%	81	40.0	53.0	50.0					51.0	62.0	68.0					47.0			68.0			50.0			64.0			$21,866	$2,384	$13,021
Glasscock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 E Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3223	432	26	16.9	67.8%	293 (67.8%)	39 (9.0%)	57 (13.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	66.4	196^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.3%		57.2	280^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.1%	84	54.0	48.0	52.0					55.0	55.0	52.0					42.0			52.0			44.0			65.0			$21,632	$2,226	$12,949
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 W Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3883	305	22	13.9	76.7%	182 (59.7%)	27 (8.9%)	46 (15.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	37 (12.1%)	52	316^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.8%		39	441^st of 685 public elementary schools	35.6%	125	32.0		38.0					32.0	47.0	60.0								57.0			43.0			64.0			$22,828	$2,500	$13,872
Marion County High School	Public	9-12	735 East Main Street	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-6066	879	47	18.8	53.9%	685 (77.9%)	54 (6.1%)	93 (10.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.4%)	64.7	77^th of 262 public high schools	70.6%		48.5	134^th of 254 public high schools	47.2%	57							43.0							48.0			30.0			57.0			48.0			41.0	$23,093	$1,619	$15,017
West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8175 Loretto Rd	Loretto	40037	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 699-4320	400	25	16.0	52.5%	373 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	78.1	118^th of 684 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.9	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%	37	48.0	67.0	53.0					50.0	68.0	59.0					58.0			62.0			54.0			66.0			$21,850	$2,084	$13,306
Hugh C. Spalding Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	721 E. Main St.	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 692-0690	164	3	54.6	43.3%	134 (81.7%)	7 (4.3%)	14 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)														24.0									9.0				$12,003	$1,407	$4,140
Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Corporate Drive	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-3441	330	20	16.6	67.6%	228 (69.1%)	35 (10.6%)	31 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.1%)	67.4	82^nd of 326 public middle schools	74.8%		57.9	125^th of 320 public middle schools	60.9%	43				64.0	51.0	49.0					60.0	48.0	51.0			22.0			65.0			53.0			46.0		$19,885	$1,406	$12,022
Marion County Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Hwy. 327	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-4578	290	20	14.8	54.1%	253 (87.2%)	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	76.7	52^nd of 326 public middle schools	84.0%		75.5	57^th of 320 public middle schools	82.2%	5				50.0	66.0	52.0					65.0	70.0	49.0			45.0			58.0			48.0			45.0		$21,379	$1,923	$13,000

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