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Schools in St. Mary

St. Mary’s public schools

Marion County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Mary. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 5% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,872 students on the public path
In brief

St. Mary’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of St. Mary’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. West Marion Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Lebanon Elementary School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve St. Mary, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Marion County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in St. Mary, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Marion County High Schoolin LebanonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marion County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,036 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,969KY $14,752 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 44.7% · 1716 students tested
Math34%
State average 37.8% · 1728 students tested

St. Mary vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share St. Mary’s borders.

Schools next door
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St. Mary—Marion County

Every school in St. Mary

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving St. Maryin other towns
Glasscock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lebanon
B−
432 students17:1Rate it →
West Marion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loretto
A
400 students16:1Rate it →
Lebanon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lebanon
C−
305 students14:1Rate it →
Calvary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lebanon
B+
236 students15:1Rate it →
Lebanon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lebanon
B−
330 students17:1Rate it →
Marion County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lebanon
B−
290 students15:1Rate it →
Marion County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lebanon
B
879 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Mary’s schools

Are St. Mary’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Mary. Marion County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Mary. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Mary in?

Marion County School District.

Where do St. Mary kids go to high school?

Marion County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.