Summary:
Zip code 40152 has one elementary school, Ben Johnson Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5. Its 2025–26 results vary sharply by grade: third-grade reading and math are below state averages, while many fourth- and fifth-grade results are above them. The most important finding is that third grade is the clearest area of concern, especially reading, at 29% proficient compared with 49% statewide.
Ben Johnson’s strongest result is fourth-grade science: 64% proficient, 24 percentage points above the state and 10 points above the district. Its weakest state comparison is third-grade reading, 20 points below the state and 17 below the district; third-grade math is also behind, at 24% versus 43% statewide. In contrast, all five reported fifth-grade subjects exceed state results, including math at 55% versus 43% and editing and mechanics at 62% versus 48%. The area has no other listed elementary school, so there is no school-to-school comparison.
Results improved overall across the nine subject-and-grade cells reported in both years: the school’s descriptive average rose from 41% in 2024–25 to 46% in 2025–26, while the state average was 44% in both years, shifting the school’s average gap from 3 points below to 2 points above the state. Progress was uneven: fourth-grade reading rose 25 points, but third-grade reading slipped 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks Ben Johnson 261st of 684 schools, in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars for 2025–26, up from 403rd of 685, the 41st percentile and 2 stars the prior year. Context measures include a 14:1 student-teacher ratio and 66% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; chronic absenteeism is 23% versus 24% statewide and 29% in the district.
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