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West Marion Elementary School

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West Marion Elementary School ranks 81 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

West Marion Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Loretto, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the Marion County School District, which is ranked 32 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

West Marion Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in Kentucky, with strong academic performance across multiple subjects and grade levels. The school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 59% in 2024-2025 was significantly higher than the 51% in Marion County and 43% in the state. Similarly, the school's 4th-grade Reading proficiency of 67% and 5th-grade Writing proficiency of 73% outpaced the county and state averages. The school's performance is particularly exceptional for female and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking among the top schools in Kentucky for these subgroups.

While West Marion Elementary School outperforms nearby schools in the Marion County and Nelson County districts, it lags behind the Bardstown Elementary School in the Bardstown Independent School District in some areas. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.9% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which the school and district should address to ensure continued academic success.

400

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,850

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8175 Loretto Rd
Loretto, KY 40037

(270) 699-4320

District: Marion County

Students who attend West Marion Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marion County Middle School
High:	Marion County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg44%

81^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Marion County

32^nd of 157Marion County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	81 of 685	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	87 of 685	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	84 of 687	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	73 of 684	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	113 of 517	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	133 of 700	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	211 of 691	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.2	143 of 694	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	79 of 690	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	130 of 698	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	140 of 705	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	129 of 719	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	103 of 713	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	150 of 688	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	125 of 683	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	129 of 658	80.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	103 of 651	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	121 of 638	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	208 of 474	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	178 of 445	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	49 of 648	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	45 of 644	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	66 of 639	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	96 of 641	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	89 of 312	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	82 of 671	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	178 of 663	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	55 of 672	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	94 of 665	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	54 of 670	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	110 of 667	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	118 of 275	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	92 of 664	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	250 of 631	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	113 of 653	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	126 of 652	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	104 of 652	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	66 of 657	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	47.3	178 of 325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	183 of 676	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	242 of 665	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	76.5	110 of 661	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	91 of 659	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	107 of 659	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	124 of 658	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	90 of 656	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	350 of 593	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)56th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing73%+35 vs state

Reading66%+17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics65%+18 vs state

Mathematics59%+15 vs state

Social Studies57%+19 vs state

Science48%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	83.9	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%		81.1	87^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.3%	6	59.0	64.0	53.0				59.0	67.0	71.0				48.0		73.0		57.0		65.0		$21,850	$1,043	$1,041	$2,084	$10,597	$2,270	$13,310
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%)	39	441^st of 685 public elementary schools	35.6%		37.7	439^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.9%	2	30.0	32.0	33.0				37.0	58.0	48.0				36.0		56.0		23.0		42.0		$22,828	$1,564	$936	$2,500	$11,188	$2,511	$13,872
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%)	57.2	280^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.1%		54.6	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%	18	47.0	54.0	40.0				52.0	60.0	54.0				35.0		46.0		40.0		47.0		$21,632	$1,461	$1,009	$2,226	$10,363	$2,428	$12,949
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%)	84.4	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.1	67^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.2%	11	85.0	68.0	78.0				52.0	55.0	66.0				53.0		66.0		50.0		72.0		$21,866	$1,461	$927	$2,388	$10,692	$2,328	$13,021
Washington County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5490	473	26	18.1	66.8%	302 (63.8%)	50 (10.6%)	65 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.4%)	37.8	449^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.8	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%	69	34.0	36.0	40.0				52.0	31.0	47.0				27.0		47.0		32.0		44.0		$14,684	$1,622	$284	$1,906	$10,379	$2,399	$12,778
The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	162	15	10.8	74.1%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	25	535^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.9%		7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%	121		41.0	25.0				30.0	50.0	31.0				18.0				34.0		34.0		$19,269	$2,203	$985	$3,189	$10,396	$2,679	$13,076
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0				27.0	45.0	33.0				43.0		21.0		23.0		20.0		$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333
Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	56.8	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.8	249^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.6%	34	41.0	42.0	52.0				43.0	50.0	62.0				31.0		55.0		43.0		60.0		$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748
North Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5658 Hwy 433	Willisburg	40078	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 375-4038	536	31	17.2	62.7%	496 (92.5%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	26.4	525^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.4%		36	451^st of 685 public elementary schools	34.2%	74	26.0	28.0	30.0	51.0	61.0	67.0	36.0	35.0	36.0	52.0	61.0	64.0	30.0	37.0	20.0	67.0	27.0	52.0	36.0	60.0	$16,970	$1,731	$312	$2,043	$12,519	$2,408	$14,927

Frequently Asked Questions about West Marion Elementary School

How many students attend West Marion Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended West Marion Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Marion Elementary School?

Students at West Marion Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is West Marion Elementary School a good school?

West Marion Elementary School ranks 81^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Marion Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Marion Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marion County Middle School
High : Marion County High School

What district is West Marion Elementary School in?

Marion County

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