Schools in Zip Code 40216

The 10 schools in ZIP code 40216 include six elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and one alternative school, serving students across elementary through high-school grades. The clearest pattern is that elementary results vary widely by school, but average proficiency is below the state average in every subject reported: for example, elementary math averaged 18% compared with 43% statewide, and reading averaged 27% compared with 50%. Strong individual results do not change the broader picture: elementary performance overall is well below state levels.

Schaffner Traditional Elementary is the elementary standout, leading the listed schools in every reported grade-and-subject comparison with an unsuppressed result. It matched the state in grade 3 reading, at 49%, and exceeded it in grade 5 writing, 46% versus 35%, and editing and mechanics, 49% versus 48%. Results at some other schools were much lower: grade 3 math was 7% at Mill Creek Elementary versus 47% at Schaffner, a 40-point gap; Crums Lane Elementary had 18% in grade 4 reading and 10% in grade 5 social studies. Among the high schools, Western High scored higher than Butler Traditional High on both grade 10 tests: 33% versus 13% in math and 54% versus 21% in reading. Butler, however, had the higher graduation rate, 97% versus 95%.

Recent test-score movement was mixed rather than a broad upswing: matched elementary math results fell by an average of 3 points, while reading rose by 1 point and editing and mechanics by 7 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings also show different paths: Western moved from 2 to 53, while Butler went from 7 to 6; these rankings are not test-score changes. School context offers useful comparisons but does not explain results: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 59% at Schaffner and ranged from 73% to 83% at the other elementary schools; Western’s rate was 73%, compared with 65% at Butler. Both high schools had chronic absenteeism well above the state rate: 49% at Butler and 43% at Western, versus 24% statewide. Some test results are state-suppressed, so comparisons reflect only reported results.