10/16/2026
KSA results for the 2025-2026 school year have been released and Marion County Public Schools continue to show high academic achievement throughout the district. Marion County High School, Lebanon Middle School, Marion County Middle School, and three of the district’s elementary schools -- Glasscock, Calvary, and West Marion -- received a Green rating, the second highest on the accountability scale. Lebanon Elementary was one notch below with a Yellow rating.
For MCPS Superintendent Chris Brady, the results are a reflection of continued focus on academic performance consistent throughout the district.
“A few years ago, we implemented broad changes to the way we approached instruction, and because our teachers and school administrators trusted those processes, we saw huge leaps in academic performance,” Brady said. “But now we’re at a point where we’re fine-tuning things. We won’t see as many huge increases, but that’s because we’ve already made such large strides. Instead, I’m excited to see steady, incremental improvements.
“Obviously, looking closely at the scores, there are certain pockets that need to improve, but what gives me confidence about the future is that those areas are very specific and isolated. That means we can use the resources we have available to address those specific concerns. But broadly speaking, I’m incredibly happy with these results and proud of our teachers and students.”
Notable aspects of the results include:
- Lebanon Elementary improved by 20 percentage points in Social Studies
- Marion County High School improved in every academic area, including double-digit increases in Science, Social Studies, and Writing; MCHS also showed improvement in Post-Secondary Readiness
- Glasscock Elementary improved in Math, Science, Social Studies, and Writing
- West Marion Elementary and Marion County Middle School both showed a 12 percent increase in Science
- Lebanon Middle School increased in Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Writing
- Calvary Elementary had gains in Reading, Social Studies, and Writing
- Within the Central Kentucky Education Cooperative, Marion County ranked seventh out of 31 school districts.
You can read more here: https://www.marion.kyschools.us/article/3196922