Summary:
ZIP code 40033 has seven schools: three elementary, two middle, one high school and one K–12 alternative school. In the latest results, average proficiency was above the matching state average in all six tested subjects, with the biggest advantage in writing—about 18 percentage points—and the smallest in reading, about 4 points. But schools’ results vary by grade and subject, including low reading and math results at one elementary school and two especially low reported scores at the alternative school. The most important takeaway is that the overall positive averages do not mean every school or subject is strong.
Marion County Middle School and Calvary Elementary School have the strongest broad profiles: each was above the state in 9 of 10 reported results, averaging 13 and 11 points above state, respectively. Calvary’s 5th-grade writing was 68%, compared with 35% statewide. Glasscock Elementary School also had strong 5th-grade editing and mechanics at 65%, 17 points above state. By contrast, Lebanon Elementary School had 3rd-grade math and reading at 32%—11 and 17 points below state. The lowest reported scores were at Hugh C. Spalding Academy: 10th-grade reading was 24% versus 49% statewide, and 11th-grade social studies was 9% versus 37%.
Recent changes are mixed rather than a broad upswing: across 53 results reported in both years, the average school-to-state gap improved by about 1 point. Calvary’s matched results fell 9 points on average, while Marion County High School’s rose 6 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also moved in different directions: Lebanon Middle’s percentile rose from 39 to 75, while Calvary’s fell from 90 to 77; these are rankings, not test-score changes. Context differs among similar schools, too: 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 50% at Calvary and 77% at Lebanon Elementary, while student-teacher ratios were 15.2 and 13.9, respectively. These figures describe school differences but do not explain them.
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