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Westwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
492nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Kansas elementary schools
Summary

Westwood Elementary serves 278 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Junction City, in Geary County Schools. The most important concern is that Westwood’s latest test results are below both district and state levels in every subject, and the school ranks near the bottom of the nearby group: its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 42% in English language arts, 33% in math and 34% in science.

Compared with nearby schools, Westwood is second-lowest in ELA and math proficiency and lowest in science; nearby averages are 57%, 48% and 57%, respectively. Its science result is its closest to the state rate, at 4 percentage points below, while ELA is 4 points below the state and 5 below the district; math is 8 points below the state and 9 below the district. Within grades, fourth-grade math is a relative bright spot at 42%, just 2 points below the state. Fifth-grade ELA is a particular weakness: 34%, 17 points below the state and the lowest among nearby schools.

Results have fallen recently: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, proficiency dropped 19 percentage points in ELA, 18 in math and 8 in science. SchoolDigger’s standing also fell from the 67th to the 25th percentile; its latest ranking is 492nd of 657 Kansas schools, with 1 star, down from 3. Attendance has improved—chronic absenteeism declined from 21% to 16%—though it remains slightly above the nearby average of 15%. Westwood’s student–teacher ratio is relatively low at 12.4, compared with a nearby average of 14.3, and 76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher share than most nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Hispanic students is at the 45th percentile, above the school’s overall 25th, but fell from the 74th percentile the prior year; its measure for students with low socioeconomic status is at the 41st percentile, down from the 88th.

278
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,753
Per pupil spending ?
76.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1600 N Eisenhower Dr
       Junction City, KS  66441

(785) 717-4150

District: Geary County Schools


Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Junction City Middle School
High:    Junction City Senior High
Racial breakdown:

White:
42.8%
Hispanic:
24.5%
African American:
18.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Near the bottom of Geary County Schools's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg44%
Kansas avg42%
492nd of 657
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 12Elementary Schools in the Geary County Schools
114th of 268Geary 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202630.5492 of 65725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202566.0214 of 65667.4%★★★☆☆
202462.9211 of 65367.7%★★★☆☆
202341.3400 of 66039.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.6352 of 66847.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.8427 of 67036.3%★★☆☆☆
201935.6446 of 66733.1%★★☆☆☆
201828.8501 of 65623.6%★☆☆☆☆
201733.1471 of 65928.5%★☆☆☆☆
201634.8464 of 65629.3%★☆☆☆☆
201543.1423 of 67837.6%★★☆☆☆
201340.8491 of 66826.5%★☆☆☆☆
201228.5566 of 66014.2%★☆☆☆☆
201126.8544 of 63113.8%★☆☆☆☆
201028.7529 of 63016.0%★☆☆☆☆
200939.7476 of 62123.3%★☆☆☆☆
200853.1357 of 61441.9%★★☆☆☆
200751.5354 of 60041.0%★★☆☆☆
200650.9339 of 58542.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202294.43 of 6895.6%★★★★★
202167.417 of 7376.7%★★★★☆
201977.67 of 7390.4%★★★★★
201875.98 of 6587.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202643.0355 of 58539.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.3362 of 59138.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.8376 of 59136.4%★★☆☆☆
201826.7457 of 57420.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202643.2148 of 26945.0%★★☆☆☆
202562.768 of 26274.0%★★★★☆
202460.877 of 26070.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202644.8324 of 54640.7%★★☆☆☆
202578.763 of 53388.2%★★★★☆
202481.347 of 54691.4%★★★★★
202348.9263 of 54151.4%★★★☆☆
202268.8101 of 51280.3%★★★★☆
202167.7108 of 49478.1%★★★★☆
201955.4202 of 50960.3%★★★☆☆
201846.6293 of 51242.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202623.7490 of 59417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202135.4417 of 60531.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.8407 of 58630.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.8404 of 57529.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202623.2257 of 31819.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202636.0411 of 57628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202582.869 of 57688.0%★★★★☆
202468.2147 of 57974.6%★★★★☆
202358.2222 of 58462.0%★★★☆☆
202259.6208 of 59665.1%★★★☆☆
202160.7215 of 58763.4%★★★☆☆
201933.1440 of 59225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201811.7542 of 5745.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2022)96th percentile+48 vs school
Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school
Female (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school
White (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%-4 vs state
Science34%-4 vs state
Mathematics33%-8 vs state

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Students at Westwood Elementary are 43% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% African American, 14% Two or more races.

Westwood Elementary ranks 492nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Westwood Elementary.

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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Latest Kansas data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 KAP test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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