Summary:
Zip code 41222 has one elementary school, Porter Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 431 students. In 2025–2026, its reported results covered mathematics and reading in grades 3–6, plus science, writing, social studies, and editing and mechanics in selected grades. The most important finding is that Porter scored above the state in all 12 reported subject-and-grade results, averaging 62% compared with 45% statewide, a 17-point advantage.
With no other elementary schools in the list, Porter is both the highest- and lowest-ranked local school; there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Its strongest result relative to the state was grade 5 editing and mechanics: 80% proficient, compared with 48%, a 32-point lead. Mathematics was another broad strength, averaging 65% across grades 3–6 versus 43% statewide, a 22-point advantage. Its smallest state lead was in grade 4 science, where Porter had 42% compared with 40%. A state advantage did not always mean a district lead: in grade 4 reading, Porter scored 58% versus 61% in Johnson County, and in grade 4 science it scored 42% versus 54% districtwide.
Results declined overall from the previous year, though some grades improved: across 11 results reported in both years, Porter’s average fell from 68% in 2024–2025 to 64% in 2025–2026, while the state average was essentially unchanged at 45%; Porter’s average lead narrowed from 23 points to 18. Grade 4 mathematics fell 15 points, while grade 3 mathematics rose 7 points. SchoolDigger ranked Porter 48th of 685 schools (93rd percentile, five stars) in 2024–2025 and 96th of 684 (86th percentile, four stars) in 2025–2026. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 15:1, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 25% in 2025–2026, near the state’s 24% and below the district’s 36%.
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