The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Lebanon Elementary School
Lebanon Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Marion County, Kentucky, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits on West Main Street in Lebanon, the county seat, a town that mixes a compact historic downtown with light industry and modest residential growth. The school is one of the elementary options within the Marion County district, which also includes a comprehensive high school.
Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving this grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, Black, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of the economic context in which the school operates. This is a community where a notable recent development was a distillery built by a major beverage company, and where the downtown historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Lebanon has seen modest population growth in recent years, and the town markets itself as a center of industry and heritage tourism.
On state assessments for the most recent school year, performance varies by subject and grade. In mathematics, proficiency rates across grades three, four, and five cluster in the low thirties, meaning roughly a third of students met the state's proficiency benchmark. Reading and language arts scores show more range: grade three results are in the upper thirties, grade five approaches half, and grade four reaches a higher level, approaching three-fifths of students scoring proficient or above. Science results for grade four are in the mid-thirties, while social studies for grade five is lower, with about a fifth of students reaching proficiency.
A parent considering this school will want to ask how the school addresses the subjects where fewer students are meeting state standards, particularly mathematics and social studies. The relatively stronger English language arts performance in some grades may reflect areas of instructional emphasis, but the pattern is uneven. Without trend data from prior years, it is not possible to know whether these figures represent stable performance, improvement, or decline.
There was no data available on program offerings such as art, music, physical education, or any extended learning opportunities. The school environment section lacked information on discipline, staffing, chronic absenteeism, or course access. A parent looking for a fuller picture of how the school supports students and structures the school day would need to reach out to the school directly. The district brief also turned up little in the way of recent policy or curriculum changes, so the broader context of district direction is not documented here.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. It is not a charter, magnet, or Title I school in the available data, though the high share of students on meal assistance suggests a population that might benefit from additional federal resources.
Lebanon Elementary serves a community of modest size and modest growth, in a town with a historic downtown, a national cemetery, and an annual country ham festival. The peer environment is shaped by the town's economic mix and the families who live there. For a parent or resident, the academic picture points to a school where a solid share of students meets benchmarks in reading in some grades, while math and social studies present areas the school might need to focus on. A parent may want to inquire directly about how the school supports students who are not yet proficient and what programs are in place to build stronger foundational skills across all tested subjects.
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