Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 210378000967
Lebanon Elementary School
420 W Main St, Lebanon, KY 40033 · (270) 692-3883 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
234 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lebanon Elementary School
Lebanon Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Elementary School this school | 305 | 76.7% | 36.3% |
| Mary G. Hogsett Primary School Danville | 356 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Paris Elementary School Paris | 346 | 74.3% | 26.4% |
| Maryville Elementary School Louisville | 359 | 74.9% | 23.6% |
| Latonia Elementary School Covington | 233 | 82.8% | 45.9% |
| Gallatin County Upper Elementary Warsaw | 304 | 77.6% | 33.8% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lebanon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #477 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #529 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #380 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #561 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #207 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #154 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #160 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #56 of 437 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
305
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 305 | 21.8 | 14.0:1 | 77% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 24.3 | 13.4:1 | 75% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 24.4 | 14.7:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 72% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30.1 | 13.6:1 | 77% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 76% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 73% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 80% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lebanon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (409 to 305); teachers down 27% (30.1 to 21.8).
About Lebanon Elementary School
Lebanon Elementary School is a small elementary school in Lebanon, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40033). The school serves 305 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
The Marion County system has 8 schools and 3,036 students.
A majority of students at Lebanon Elementary School, 60%, are White. Next come 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 88% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lebanon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Federal staffing data show 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lebanon Elementary School and a ratio of 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 77% of students. Public schools in Marion County average 59%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Lebanon Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lebanon Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.3%, compared with a predicted 36.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Marion County, median household income is about $59,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 9 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 3,036 students.
The nearest public school is Lebanon Middle School, at about 1.5 miles. Lebanon Elementary School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lebanon Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 318 to 305 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,749
Census ACS
Median income
$59,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Marion County High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Glasscock Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- West Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Marion County Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Calvary Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in Lebanon
- Marion County High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Glasscock Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Marion County Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Calvary Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Hugh C. Spalding AcademyCombined · 164 students
Other Lebanon Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lebanon Elementary. Lebanon Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, CT · 366 students
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, IL · 312 students
- Lebanon ElementaryLebanon, VA · 292 students
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, ME · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Middle School1.5 mi · 330
- Hugh C. Spalding Academy1.8 mi · 164
- Marion County High School2.0 mi · 879
- Glasscock Elementary School2.1 mi · 432
- Calvary Elementary School3.6 mi · 236
- Marion County Middle School5.0 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Lebanon Elementary SchoolHow large is Lebanon Elementary School?
Lebanon Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lebanon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lebanon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lebanon Elementary School have?
Lebanon Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lebanon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lebanon Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lebanon Elementary School public or private?
Lebanon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion County.
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