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Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 210378002454
Marion County Middle School
1155 Hwy. 327, Lebanon, KY 40033 · (270) 692-4578 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
157 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 102 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 32% |
Student demographics
23%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marion County Middle School→Marion County High School
Based on grade levels within Marion County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Marion County Middle School
Marion County Middle School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Middle School this school | 290 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| Flaherty Elementary School Ekron | 299 | 51.2% | 36.9% |
| South Hopkins Middle School Nortonville | 300 | 56.7% | 40.9% |
| Bernheim Middle School Shepherdsville | 371 | 53.4% | 42.7% |
| Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville | 265 | 57.0% | 34.7% |
| Simons Middle School Flemingsburg | 342 | 57.0% | 36.4% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Marion County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #33 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #15 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #53 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #192 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #56 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #138 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #147 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.7% | #7 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
290
-240 (-45%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 290 | 19.6 | 14.8:1 | 54% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 63% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 58% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 29.8 | 16.1:1 | 65% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (481 to 290); teachers down 34% (29.8 to 19.6).
About Marion County Middle School
Marion County Middle School is one of the public schools in Lebanon, Kentucky. It is a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 290 students. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
Marion County counts 3,036 students in its 8 schools, and Marion County Middle School is one of them.
Marion County Middle School's enrollment is 87% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Marion County is about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Marion County Middle School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Marion County Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Marion County Middle School scores 53.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.9%.
Marion County has about 19,749 residents, and the median household income is $59,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Marion County Middle School, Marion County has 8 other public schools.
West Marion Elementary School is the public school closest to Marion County Middle School, about 3.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Marion County Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Marion County Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment records show 530 in 2020-21 and 290 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 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
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Calvary Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Hugh C. Spalding AcademyCombined · 164 students
Nearby schools
- West Marion Elementary School3.0 mi · 400
- Lebanon Elementary School5.0 mi · 305
- Lebanon Middle School6.1 mi · 330
- Hugh C. Spalding Academy6.5 mi · 164
- Marion County High School6.6 mi · 879
- Calvary Elementary School6.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Marion County Middle SchoolHow large is Marion County Middle School?
Marion County Middle School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marion County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marion County Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marion County Middle School?
At Marion County Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Marion County Middle School?
Marion County Middle School is overseen by Marion County in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.