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Washington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Junction City, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 343 students. The school is part of the Geary County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 264 districts in the state.

Despite its higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary has consistently underperformed the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.3% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.59% for the district and 44.47% for the state. The performance gap is even wider in Mathematics, with only 21.96% of Washington Elementary students proficient or better, compared to 40.85% for the district and 38.73% for the state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school has shown some bright spots in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students outperforming their peers at the district and state levels in certain years. Additionally, Morris Hill Elementary, Spring Valley Elementary, and Westwood Elementary, which are located in close proximity to Washington Elementary, generally outperform the school in academic measures, suggesting that the factors contributing to Washington Elementary's underperformance may be specific to the school itself. With the right interventions and support, Washington Elementary has the potential to improve its overall academic outcomes and better serve its student population.

350

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,400

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 N Washington
Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 717-4690

District: Geary County Schools

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Junction City Middle School
High:	Junction City Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.6%

White:

24.6%

African American:

23.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

561^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Geary County Schools

106^th of 264Geary County Schools among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	561 of 656	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	551 of 653	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	392 of 660	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	455 of 668	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	481 of 670	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	563 of 667	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	587 of 659	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	566 of 656	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	609 of 678	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	564 of 668	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	62.2	309 of 660	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.5	401 of 631	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.8	548 of 630	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.9	357 of 621	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.7	270 of 614	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	323 of 600	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	315 of 585	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	90.6	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	11 of 73	84.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	97 of 122	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	398 of 591	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	509 of 591	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	475 of 574	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	145 of 262	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	105 of 260	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	55 of 245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	48 of 254	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	181 of 235	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	151 of 207	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	381 of 533	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	382 of 546	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	120 of 541	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	122 of 512	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	176 of 494	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	352 of 509	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	361 of 512	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	440 of 605	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	482 of 586	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	483 of 575	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	245 of 313	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	193 of 296	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	511 of 576	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	318 of 584	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	523 of 596	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	242 of 587	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	387 of 592	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	496 of 574	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2021)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 N Washington	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4690	350	26	13.4	91.7%	86 (24.6%)	83 (23.7%)	107 (30.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	57 (16.3%)	17.9	561^st of 656 public elementary schools	14.5%		19.6	551^st of 653 public elementary schools	15.6%	10	36.4	37.8	24.5	32.3	29.5	23.7	14.0	22.0	28.0	28.0	$14,400	$1,821	$12,579
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Eisenhower Dr	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4150	278	22	12.4	76.3%	119 (42.8%)	50 (18.0%)	68 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.7%)	66	214^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.4%		62.9	211^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.7%	3	66.7	55.5	58.5	60.5	50.0	61.1	44.2	51.2	41.9	41.9	$13,753	$3,925	$9,828
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	305	18	17.3	52.1%	149 (48.9%)	45 (14.8%)	50 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.4%)	69	174^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.5%		71.3	150^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.0%	24	48.1	75.0	52.0	58.0	34.6	66.7	68.0	56.0	60.0	60.0	$11,551	$1,135	$10,415
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 W Ash	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4670	255	21	12.2	63.5%	126 (49.4%)	26 (10.2%)	53 (20.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	40 (15.7%)	72	155^th of 656 public elementary schools	76.4%		63.9	206^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.5%	51	60.0	65.5	59.5	61.3	68.3	51.7	37.8	53.3	59.5	59.5	$12,177	$2,009	$10,168
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Grandview Drive	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4470	83	7	12.2	74.7%	35 (42.2%)	14 (16.9%)	20 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	10 (12.0%)	76.7	127^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.6%		62.6	215^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.1%	88			64.7	51.4	50.0		66.7	59.5	55.6	55.6	$20,471	$3,622	$16,849
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27500 Rifle Range Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-6500	615	38	16.0	44.1%	298 (48.5%)	89 (14.5%)	138 (22.4%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	13 (2.1%)	62 (10.1%)	38.4	429^th of 656 public elementary schools	34.6%		48.1	348^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.7%	81	44.2	41.9	50.8	45.1	35.6	37.6	25.0	33.6	43.7	43.7	$9,652	$1,369	$8,284
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 St Marys Rd	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4340	370	25	14.7	57.3%	171 (46.2%)	57 (15.4%)	86 (23.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	36 (9.7%)	41.4	399^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.2%		50	327^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.9%	72	53.4	33.3	51.0	46.2	33.9	38.5	38.8	36.9	40.8	40.8	$13,897	$1,737	$12,160
Fort Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28000 Rifle Range Road	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4450	361	30	12.1	41.8%	184 (51.0%)	52 (14.4%)	77 (21.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	27 (7.5%)	60.8	248^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.2%		72	141^st of 653 public elementary schools	78.4%	107	44.0	61.4	51.2	51.8	21.6	70.4	65.9	50.7	53.7	53.7	$11,231	$1,291	$9,939
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Hickory Lane	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4790	400	26	15.4	45.3%	187 (46.8%)	52 (13.0%)	90 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	61 (15.3%)	62	239^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.6%		50.5	318^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.3%	79	69.6	47.4	44.6	54.2	58.0	55.3	39.3	51.7	50.9	50.9	$11,277	$1,720	$9,557
Ware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6795 Thomas Avenue	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4600	623	43	14.6	55.2%	271 (43.5%)	77 (12.4%)	173 (27.8%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	64 (10.3%)	63.8	230^th of 656 public elementary schools	64.9%		59.1	251^st of 653 public elementary schools	61.6%	21	45.7	60.0	55.7	52.7	29.8	60.0	59.0	46.8	63.9	63.9	$9,635	$1,155	$8,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Geary County Schools

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junction City Middle School
High : Junction City Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 25% White, 24% African American, 16% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

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