Summary:
Seven elementary schools serve ZIP code 40211, with grade spans of PK–5 or K–5, enrollments from 302 to 482 students, and an average enrollment of 386. In 2025–26, results varied widely across schools and subjects; among the 41 reported school-grade-subject results, scores averaged 19 percentage points below the corresponding state results. The most important finding is that achievement is uneven across the area, and even the strongest school generally trails state results.
Brandeis Elementary is the clearest academic standout: it leads reported math and reading results in every tested grade, plus grade 4 science and grade 5 social studies. Its reading scores are 45%–48% across grades 3–5, while the next-highest school scores are 26%, 25% and 38%; even Brandeis is 3–4 points below the state in those grades. Results at the lower end include Cane Run Elementary at 9% in grade 3 math and 7% in grade 5 math, and Kennedy Elementary at 6% in grade 3 reading. Carter Traditional Elementary is a notable subject-specific strength: its grade 5 writing score of 41% is 6 points above the state, and its editing and mechanics score is the area’s highest at 40%.
Recent score changes are mixed rather than a consistent area-wide improvement: across matched results, Carter gained 15 points in total, while Brandeis lost 33; Foster Traditional Academy gained 11, including 13-point increases in grade 3 math and reading. SchoolDigger ranks Brandeis highest among schools here with a current rank, at 478 of 684; Cane Run is 678 of 684, and Kennedy has no 2025–26 rank listed. Student-teacher ratios range from 12.8 at Foster to 18.2 at Maupin Elementary, with no simple pattern connecting ratios and results. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25; the average of their school percentages is 81%, with Brandeis at 51% and Foster at 85%. In 2025–26, chronic absenteeism was 17% at Brandeis and 20% at Carter, compared with 42% at Maupin.
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