Summary:
Zip code 40033 has two middle schools serving grades 6–8: Lebanon Middle School and Marion County Middle School. On the 10 reported subject-and-grade results for 2025–2026, both schools’ averages are above the matching state average of 42%: Marion County Middle averages 55%, while Lebanon averages 51%. The area’s strongest overall results are at Marion County Middle, though the school-by-school results vary considerably by subject and grade.
Marion County Middle School leads on the overall average, about four points ahead of Lebanon Middle School; all 10 of its reported results exceed the state result, compared with 8 of Lebanon’s 10. But Lebanon leads in five subject-and-grade comparisons, including sixth-grade math (64% to 50%) and eighth-grade writing (65% to 58%). The widest gaps favor Marion County in seventh-grade science (45% to 22%, a 23-point lead) and seventh-grade reading (70% to 48%, a 22-point lead). Lebanon’s seventh-grade science result, 22%, and seventh-grade reading, 48%, are below state results.
Results have shifted differently at the two schools: Lebanon’s average rose about three points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Marion County Middle’s fell about one point. SchoolDigger rankings improved for both, especially Lebanon, which moved from 198th of 324 schools (39th percentile) to 82nd of 326 (75th percentile); Marion County Middle moved from 73rd (77th percentile) to 52nd (84th percentile). As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 68% at Lebanon and 54% at Marion County Middle; student-teacher ratios were 16.6:1 and 14.8:1, respectively. Lebanon also had lower 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism: 16%, versus 22% at Marion County Middle. Year-to-year test results reflect different cohorts of students.
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