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Junction Elementary

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Junction Elementary ranks 356 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Junction Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 243 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 217 out of 264 districts in the state.

Junction Elementary consistently performs in the top half of Kansas elementary schools, with particularly strong results in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups excel, ranking among the top 50-100 schools in the state. However, the White and Low Socioeconomic Status subgroups at Junction Elementary perform below the state average, suggesting a need for targeted interventions. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 38.7% in recent years.

Compared to other schools in the Turner-Kansas City district, Junction Elementary generally outperforms its peers, but lags behind the exceptional performance of nearby Shawnee Mission Public Schools, such as Rushton Elementary and Roesland Elementary. Overall, Junction Elementary shows promise, but faces challenges that may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

234

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,708

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2570 South 42nd Street
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 288-3600

District: Turner-Kansas City

Students who attend Junction Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Turner Middle School
	Turner Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Turner High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

31.6%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Turner-Kansas City

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg30%

Kansas avg42%

356^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Turner-Kansas City

217^th of 264Turner-Kansas City 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	47.0	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	448 of 653	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	363 of 660	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	448 of 668	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	365 of 670	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	454 of 667	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	449 of 656	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.9	520 of 659	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	536 of 656	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	557 of 678	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	627 of 668	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	581 of 660	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	483 of 631	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	547 of 630	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	509 of 621	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	500 of 614	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	530 of 600	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.8	2 of 122	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	348 of 591	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	448 of 591	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	383 of 574	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	31 of 262	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	73 of 260	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	62 of 245	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	23 of 254	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	26 of 229	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	45 of 235	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	21 of 207	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	194 of 533	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	249 of 546	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	151 of 541	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	149 of 512	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	82 of 494	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	229 of 509	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	196 of 512	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	295 of 605	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	331 of 586	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	394 of 575	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	347 of 576	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	390 of 579	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	303 of 584	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	533 of 596	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	404 of 587	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	453 of 592	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	486 of 574	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2021)51st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Science28%-14 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

I am a former student, obviously a long time ago if i'm posting. This elementary school formed my childhood and the teachers were always caring. 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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th 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
Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2570 South 42nd Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3600	234	19	12.4	79.9%	74 (31.6%)	10 (4.3%)	139 (59.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	47	356^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.2	448^th of 653 public elementary schools	31.4%	92	60.0	37.5	52.9		50.0	38.1	37.2	55.6		43.0	27.8	27.8	$15,708	$2,723	$12,984
Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	495	37	13.4	88.3%	88 (17.8%)	114 (23.0%)	258 (52.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	37.8	437^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.4	420^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.7%	17	46.9	34.5	50.0		44.5	47.6	37.7	31.9		39.6	27.8	27.8	$14,469	$2,112	$12,357
Silver City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Lawrence Ave	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4550	1,495	34	44.0	83.5%	131 (8.8%)	408 (27.3%)	768 (51.4%)	136 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)	7.7	626^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.4	639^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.1%	13	27.9	5.9	27.5		21.4	16.3	2.9	22.5		14.5	15.0	15.0	$12,406	$5,360	$7,046
New Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	3604 Metropolitan	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3950	251	20	12.2	92.0%	24 (9.6%)	25 (10.0%)	191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	15.6	576^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.2%		7.7	628^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	35.0	4.8	33.3		24.0	16.7	4.5	38.5		19.2	28.2	28.2	$20,996	$5,654	$15,342
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	532	35	15.2	79.9%	163 (30.6%)	56 (10.5%)	264 (49.6%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	38.3	431^st of 656 public elementary schools	34.3%		37.6	432^nd of 653 public elementary schools	33.8%	1	50.6	45.6	40.0		45.5	38.3	34.2	35.9		36.1	35.9	35.9	$13,121	$1,857	$11,264
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	1429 S 29th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5900	171	16	10.3	92.4%	11 (6.4%)	39 (22.8%)	107 (62.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	53.1	307^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.2%		50.2	324^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.4%	17	54.8	52.4	36.7		47.6	51.6	52.4	63.3		56.1	20.0	20.0	$23,089	$6,813	$16,275
Noble Prentis Elementary	Public	K-5	2337 S 14th Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5250	193	16	11.7	91.7%	43 (22.3%)	28 (14.5%)	106 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	4.9	646^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.8	621^st of 653 public elementary schools	4.9%	25	18.9	20.0	24.1		20.8	5.6	16.1	3.4		8.3	3.7	3.7	$20,354	$6,240	$14,114
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3400	560	40	14.0	80.7%	130 (23.2%)	61 (10.9%)	297 (53.0%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	38.9	424^th of 656 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.1	467^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.5%	43	46.1	49.4	44.4		46.9	29.4	46.1	38.2		38.1	26.9	26.9	$13,116	$2,066	$11,050
Thomas A Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Locust Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4900	244	22	11.0	86.9%	39 (16.0%)	32 (13.1%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	21	541^st of 656 public elementary schools	17.5%		21	539^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	21.0	25.6	37.5		27.4	36.8	21.4	41.2		32.5	11.8	11.8	$21,428	$6,432	$14,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Junction Elementary

What schools do graduates of Junction Elementary attend?

Students who attend Junction Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turner Middle School
Middle : Turner Sixth Grade Academy
High : Turner High

What is the racial makeup of Junction Elementary?

Students at Junction Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 32% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Junction Elementary in?

Turner-Kansas City

How many students attend Junction Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Junction Elementary.

Is Junction Elementary a good school?

Junction Elementary ranks 356^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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