Summary:
Three schools serving 2,951 students are listed for zip code 40228: Luhr Elementary (K–5), Smyrna Elementary School (PK–5), and Marion C. Moore School (grades 6–12), all in Jefferson County. The two elementary schools are similar in size, but their results differ; Moore is the only listed option for middle and high school. The clearest overall finding is that Luhr leads Smyrna among local elementary schools, while Moore’s reported secondary proficiency results are consistently below state levels.
Luhr stands out among the elementary schools: its 2025–2026 average across ten matched subject-grade results was 43%, compared with 30% at Smyrna—a 12-point gap—and 44% for the matching state results. Luhr was ahead in nine comparisons and tied Smyrna in fifth-grade social studies, at 31%. Moore is the weakest relative to the state: all 12 of its reported 2025–2026 results were below state figures. Its largest gap was 34 points in tenth-grade reading, with 15% proficient versus 49% statewide; eleventh-grade social studies was 30 points behind, at 7% versus 37%.
Elementary results generally moved closer to state levels from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though not in every subject: the matched reading average rose from 38% to 42%, while Luhr’s fifth-grade writing fell from 51% to 37%. SchoolDigger’s percentile for Luhr rose from 32 to 45, Smyrna stayed at 16, and Moore fell from 13 to 1. Attendance also distinguishes the schools: 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 14% at Luhr, 23% at Smyrna, and 46% at Moore, compared with 24% statewide. As context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 63%, 70%, and 68%, respectively; student-teacher ratios were 16.6, 15.3, and 14.2. These measures describe school circumstances but do not explain test results.
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