Summary:
ZIP code 40228 has two listed elementary schools: Luhr Elementary serves K–5, and Smyrna Elementary School serves PK–5; together they enroll 1,059 students. Their 2025–2026 results vary considerably by school and subject: both-school averages are below the state in every subject, with the largest shortfall in editing and mechanics, while Luhr is the more consistent academic standout.
Luhr leads or ties Smyrna in nine of ten matched tests, including a 26-point advantage in grade 4 science (45% versus 19%) and a 24-point advantage in grade 3 reading (55% versus 31%). Its other results are not uniformly above the state: Luhr exceeds the state in five tests, matches it in one, and falls below it in four; Smyrna is below the state in all ten. Smyrna’s only outright lead is grade 5 mathematics, where it has 35% proficient to Luhr’s 34%, with the state at 43%. Across both schools, editing and mechanics averages 33%, 15 points below the state average of 48%.
Results improved overall from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: each school’s average across comparable tests rose about 4 points, while the two-school average rose from 33% to 37% and the state average from 44% to 45%; the area’s gap narrowed from about 11 points to 8. But individual results moved in different directions: Luhr’s grade 4 science rose 19 points, while its grade 5 writing fell 14 points. SchoolDigger ranks Luhr 375th of 684 (45th percentile, 2 stars) and Smyrna 573rd (16th percentile, 1 star) for 2025–2026. As context, in 2024–2025 Luhr’s student–teacher ratio was 16.6 versus 15.3 at Smyrna, and free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 63% and 70%, respectively; these figures describe the schools but do not explain their score differences.
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