Summary:
ZIP code 40222 has two elementary schools: Lowe Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 5, and Wilder Elementary, serving pre-K through grade 5; both have comparable test results for grades 3–5. Across their 20 subject-and-grade results, scores averaged 11 percentage points above state results. The clearest difference is that Lowe scored higher than Wilder in all 10 matched tests, leading by 4 to 33 points.
Lowe stands out for consistently strong results: it was 10 to 27 points above the state in every test, with its largest lead over Wilder in fifth-grade writing, 52% versus 19%. Wilder was above the state in eight of 10 results, including all three reading grades, but fell below in third-grade math (32% versus 43%) and fifth-grade writing (19% versus 35%). SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings also place Lowe higher: 62nd of 684 schools, in the 91st percentile with five stars, compared with Wilder at 268th, in the 61st percentile with three stars.
Results rose substantially at Lowe and were mixed at Wilder: Lowe’s average score increased 10 points from 2024–25, while Wilder’s fell 1 point. Lowe’s biggest gain was 24 points in fifth-grade math; Wilder’s strongest increase was 19 points in editing and mechanics, even as its third-grade math result dropped 17 points. Other differences may help families compare the schools but do not explain the test results: Lowe enrolls 608 students and has a 16.9 student-teacher ratio, while Wilder enrolls 496 and has a 14.4 ratio. For 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 25% at Lowe and 46% at Wilder. The comparison covers only these two schools and two years of test results.
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