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Junction City Middle School

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Junction City Middle School ranks 232 nd of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Junction City Middle School is a public middle school serving 909 students in grades 6-8 in Junction City, Kansas, which is part of the Geary County Schools district.

While the school has shown some strengths in serving certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and English Language Learner students, it has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.37% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 37.03% in mathematics, and 33.54% in science, lagging behind the district and state averages. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 29.6% in recent years, are also a significant concern and likely contribute to the lower academic performance.

Interestingly, Fort Riley Middle School, another school in the Geary County Schools district, consistently outperforms Junction City Middle School and the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Junction City Middle School's academic outcomes suggest that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

900

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,171

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Wildcat Lane
Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 717-4400

District: Geary County Schools

Students who attend Junction City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Junction City Senior High

Feeder schools for Junction City Middle School:

Elementary:	Eisenhower Elementary
	Grandview Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Milford Elementary
	More...
	Sheridan Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	Westwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

Hispanic:

20.9%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

232^nd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	36.9	232 of 363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	191 of 362	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	185 of 362	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	240 of 368	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	276 of 367	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	288 of 368	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	267 of 350	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	286 of 343	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	270 of 368	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	317 of 355	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	284 of 342	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.6	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	224 of 316	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.1	222 of 307	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	194 of 296	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	206 of 286	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	233 of 277	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	17 of 73	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	11 of 73	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	25 of 65	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	25 of 57	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	71 of 160	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	85 of 157	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	15 of 67	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	2 of 62	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	50.8	14 of 60	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	31.9	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	219 of 313	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	210 of 294	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	207 of 275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	70 of 144	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	48 of 140	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	83 of 135	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	84 of 128	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	53 of 114	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2018	45.7	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	156 of 285	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	115 of 296	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	106 of 300	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	120 of 270	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	172 of 275	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	201 of 270	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	248 of 301	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	226 of 280	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	43 of 83	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	49 of 79	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	42.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	16.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	103 of 177	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	93 of 164	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	105 of 171	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	71 of 160	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	85 of 157	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	145 of 349	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	179 of 349	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	222 of 349	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	254 of 344	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	256 of 333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)86th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)56th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2017

If I could give this school a 0 I absolutely would. I wish I would have looked at ratings and comments before sending her to this school. We are moving because the education is Kansas is absolutely terrible. They don't concentrate on actual learning subjects, they concentrate on bullying. I know bullying is a huge problem, but so is lack of education. Instead of talking to the kids that are actually doing the bullying they are putting ideas in kids heads. This is education system is worse then Florida's and that's bad. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junction City Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Wildcat Lane	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4400	900	77	11.6	61.9%	398 (44.2%)	156 (17.3%)	188 (20.9%)	11 (1.2%)	9 (1.0%)	30 (3.3%)	108 (12.0%)	36.9	232^nd of 363 public middle schools	36.1%		42.1	191^st of 362 public middle schools	47.2%	41	27.2	35.1	31.4	31.4	31.9	30.8	48.1	37.0	33.5	33.5	$14,171	$2,077	$12,094
Fort Riley Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 First Division Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4500	541	48	11.1	40.9%	260 (48.1%)	72 (13.3%)	136 (25.1%)	11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	45 (8.3%)	72.2	72^nd of 363 public middle schools	80.2%		77.1	53^rd of 362 public middle schools	85.4%	19	47.4	58.4	55.3	53.3	39.8	38.5	51.9	43.2	62.5	62.5	$13,846	$1,349	$12,498
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	622 N Marshall	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 922-6555	250	16	15.5	38.8%	223 (89.2%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.3	99^th of 363 public middle schools	72.7%		58.1	115^th of 362 public middle schools	68.2%	16	50.6	48.8	46.6	48.6	48.1	40.0	44.3	44.2	44.8	44.8	$12,718	$985	$11,732
Susan B Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Browning	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2890	775	58	13.4	33.7%	509 (65.7%)	40 (5.2%)	117 (15.1%)	35 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (8.9%)	73.8	66^th of 363 public middle schools	81.8%		81	42^nd of 362 public middle schools	88.4%	24	54.3	56.7	55.2	55.4	42.4	53.1	47.0	47.8	45.1	45.1	$12,126	$16	$12,110
Abilene Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Northwest 14th	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1471	319	26	12.4	56.4%	269 (84.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	57.7	132^nd of 363 public middle schools	63.6%		53.6	130^th of 362 public middle schools	64.1%	2	54.2	48.1	51.5	51.3	34.3	29.0	43.0	35.2	40.0	40.0	$12,852	$991	$11,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Junction City Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Junction City Middle School?

Students at Junction City Middle School are 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 17% African American, 12% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Junction City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Junction City Middle School usually go on to attend Junction City Senior High

What district is Junction City Middle School in?

Geary County Schools

How many students attend Junction City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 900 students attended Junction City Middle School.

Is Junction City Middle School a good school?

Junction City Middle School ranks 232^nd of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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