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Marnel C. Moorman School

Public Grades K-8

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Marnel C. Moorman School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with 781 students. The school is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 125 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marnel C. Moorman School consistently underperforms compared to the Shelby County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency, with proficiency rates in mathematics ranging from 25% to 49%, compared to 29% to 41% for Shelby County and 40% to 44% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates are also lower, ranging from 27% to 51%, compared to 34% to 45% for Shelby County and 42% to 52% for Kentucky. Additionally, Marnel C. Moorman School struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with significantly lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students compared to state averages.

When comparing Marnel C. Moorman School to other nearby schools in the Shelby County district, such as Heritage Elementary and Simpsonville Elementary, it becomes clear that Marnel C. Moorman School is underperforming. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.9% to 28%, and higher dropout rates compared to the state average. Despite these issues, the school's spending per student, ranging from $12,016 to $13,372 in recent years, is lower than the state average.

803

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,016

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Discovery Boulevard
Shelbyville, KY 40065

(502) 647-0204

District: Shelby County

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

31.6%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

578^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

192^nd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

125^th of 157Shelby 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	578 of 685	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	577 of 687	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	517 of 684	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	426 of 517	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	572 of 648	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	474 of 644	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	579 of 639	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	492 of 641	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	111 of 120	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	108 of 114	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	628 of 672	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	570 of 665	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	606 of 670	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	489 of 667	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	525 of 653	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	605 of 652	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	525 of 652	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	508 of 657	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	454 of 659	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	549 of 659	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	484 of 658	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	403 of 656	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	270 of 337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	192 of 320	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	174 of 324	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	225 of 327	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	171 of 282	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	67.1	21 of 80	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	162 of 298	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	184 of 295	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	167 of 299	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	153 of 233	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	107 of 119	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	106 of 120	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	215 of 314	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	225 of 311	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	242 of 309	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	217 of 310	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	172 of 224	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	195 of 303	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	179 of 304	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	231 of 307	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	166 of 304	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	132 of 222	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	92 of 130	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	90 of 124	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	135 of 314	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	149 of 316	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	130 of 314	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	104 of 213	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)74th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics37%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Writing32%-12 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

Social Studies28%-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
Marnel C. Moorman School	Public	K-8	501 Discovery Boulevard	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-0204	803	48	16.5	43.1%	407 (50.7%)	72 (9.0%)	254 (31.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	18.8	578^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.8	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%	5	25.0	27.0	32.0	38.0	49.0	31.0	27.0	27.0	34.0	49.0	51.0	39.0	20.0	37.0	29.0	34.0	21.0	34.0	31.0	43.0	$12,016	$636	$325	$962	$9,284	$1,770	$11,054
Painted Stone Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-4505	458	33	13.7	49.6%	264 (57.6%)	32 (7.0%)	131 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	13.7	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%		11.5	622^nd of 685 public elementary schools	9.2%	1	19.0	22.0	22.0				32.0	31.0	36.0						23.0		22.0		29.0		$14,433	$1,074	$286	$1,360	$10,475	$2,598	$13,073
Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Ginkgo Dr	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-4460	412	26	16.0	63.6%	195 (47.3%)	27 (6.6%)	149 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	29.1	507^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.0%		23.3	549^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.9%	42	38.0	37.0	28.0				33.0	45.0	43.0				31.0		37.0		30.0		25.0		$13,749	$1,101	$321	$1,423	$10,215	$2,112	$12,327
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	279 Chapel Hill Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-3452	425	30	14.1	46.8%	221 (52.0%)	29 (6.8%)	133 (31.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	17.9	584^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.7%		8.1	650^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.1%	66	32.0	25.0	30.0				30.0	32.0	37.0				27.0		19.0		24.0		33.0		$15,364	$1,116	$485	$1,602	$10,820	$2,942	$13,763
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	441	24	18.3	30.4%	320 (72.6%)	10 (2.3%)	78 (17.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	72.9	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.2	141^st of 685 public elementary schools	79.4%	13	64.0	59.0	47.0				70.0	57.0	61.0				51.0		51.0		40.0		51.0		$13,704	$980	$295	$1,275	$10,018	$2,411	$12,429
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-5222	489	31	15.6	46.6%	326 (66.7%)	19 (3.9%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28.2	515^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.8%		33.3	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%	44	36.0	39.0	37.0				37.0	39.0	41.0				21.0		31.0		23.0		43.0		$14,411	$857	$412	$1,270	$10,360	$2,782	$13,142
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 E Hwy 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3521	594	35	16.9	21.4%	493 (83.0%)	17 (2.9%)	29 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	79.4	110^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.9%		66.1	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%	94	51.0	63.0	61.0				63.0	69.0	71.0				51.0		44.0		50.0		60.0		$14,444	$608	$88	$695	$9,648	$1,789	$11,634
Eminence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	455	30	15.0	42.4%	344 (75.6%)	20 (4.4%)	52 (11.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	31.1	496^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.6%		11	625^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.8%	129	46.0	29.0	38.0				49.0	33.0	41.0				29.0		22.0		24.0		43.0		$13,384	$702	$625	$1,327	$8,108	$1,984	$10,093
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	8300 Frankfort Rd	Waddy	40076	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 829-5242	387	24	16.0	41.6%	321 (82.9%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	79.3	111^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.8%		68.3	182^nd of 685 public elementary schools	73.4%	71	75.0	50.0	80.0				59.0	53.0	67.0				42.0		47.0		67.0		73.0		$13,825	$748	$315	$1,064	$10,629	$2,132	$12,762
Centerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4512 S Hwy 393	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-1772	519	38	13.6	33.5%	420 (80.9%)	15 (2.9%)	51 (9.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	63.8	223^rd of 685 public elementary schools	67.4%		69.7	167^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.6%	56	41.0	43.0	62.0				41.0	54.0	59.0				40.0		58.0		53.0		60.0		$16,320	$699	$94	$793	$11,134	$2,073	$13,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Marnel C. Moorman School

What is the racial makeup of Marnel C. Moorman School?

Students at Marnel C. Moorman School are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Marnel C. Moorman School in?

Shelby County

Is Marnel C. Moorman School a good school?

Marnel C. Moorman School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Marnel C. Moorman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Marnel C. Moorman School.

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