Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 40245 include two schools serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 1,478 students combined, in Jefferson County. In 2025–2026, Stopher Elementary averaged 63% across its supplied tests, compared with a 44% average for matching state results; Echo Trail Middle School averaged 44%, compared with 42% statewide. The clearest difference is that Stopher was above the state in all 10 supplied tests, while Echo Trail’s results were closer to the state and more mixed.
Stopher stands out for its consistently strong state-relative results: it was 7 to 32 percentage points above the state across its 10 tests, with its smallest lead in fourth-grade reading and largest in third-grade mathematics. Echo Trail was above the state in six tests, matched it in social studies, and fell short in two: eighth-grade reading by 2 points and writing by 9. Its strongest listed advantage was 8 points in eighth-grade mathematics. SchoolDigger ranks Stopher 66th of 684 elementary schools (90th percentile, 5 stars) and Echo Trail 143rd of 326 middle schools (56th percentile, 3 stars); these rankings are within different school-level groups.
Recent changes show different trajectories: Stopher’s average gap over matching state results rose from 18 points in 2024–2025 to 19 in 2025–2026, while Echo Trail’s gap across tests available in both years fell from 5 points to 3. In 2024–2025, Stopher’s student–teacher ratio was 18.5 and 14% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; Echo Trail’s ratio was 15.1 and 35% were free/reduced lunch eligible. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 6% at Stopher and 22% at Echo Trail, below the state rate of 24% at both schools. These figures offer context, not an explanation for test results; the schools serve different grade spans, so their raw scores are not direct comparisons.
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