Summary:
ZIP code 40220 has three elementary schools: Goldsmith Elementary and Greathouse/Shryock Traditional serve kindergarten through grade 5, while Alex R. Kennedy Elementary serves prekindergarten through grade 5; enrollment ranges from 369 to 651 students. The schools’ combined test results are close to the state average, but that overall figure masks a wide divide: the most important finding is that Greathouse/Shryock stands far above the other two schools academically.
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional leads in every reported subject and grade in 2025–2026, averaging 73% in math and 77% in reading across grades 3–5. Those averages are about 40 and 42 percentage points above the corresponding averages at the other two schools. At the other end, Goldsmith Elementary averaged 28% in math and 32% in reading; Alex R. Kennedy Elementary generally fell between the schools, at 39% and 40%. The largest same-grade gap was 54 points in third-grade reading, from 25% at Goldsmith to 79% at Greathouse. Across the three schools, math was above the state average (47% versus 43%), while writing was below it (28% versus 35%).
Recent changes were mixed: comparable-test averages rose by about 2 points at Goldsmith and 4 points at Kennedy, but fell by about 5 points at Greathouse, which nevertheless remains the clear leader. SchoolDigger ranks Greathouse 15th of 684 schools, with five stars; Goldsmith ranks 612th and Kennedy 522nd, each with one star. Greathouse also has the highest listed student-teacher ratio, 17.7, compared with 14 at Goldsmith and 15 at Kennedy. For 2024–2025, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 26% at Greathouse, 72% at Goldsmith, and 59% at Kennedy; these are context figures, not explanations for achievement. Chronic absenteeism was 7% at Greathouse, 20% at Goldsmith, and 25% at Kennedy, compared with 24% statewide.
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