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Turner High

Public Grades 9-12

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Turner High is a public high school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 1,134 students. The school is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 217 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turner High consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas high schools, with a ranking between 296-303 out of 320-332 schools over the past 5-10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.73% of Turner High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.22% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.09% at Turner High, compared to 29.16% for the district and 38.73% for the state. Turner High also has had very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.5% to 53.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby high schools, Turner High stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools in the region. For example, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, a magnet school in the Kansas City district, consistently ranks among the top 10 high schools in the state and significantly outperforms Turner High across all academic measures. Despite the challenges, Turner High's performance on certain metrics, such as graduation rates and dropout rates, suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and community partnerships.

1,147

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,553

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2211 South 55th
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 288-3300

District: Turner-Kansas City

Feeder schools for Turner High:

Elementary:	Junction Elementary
	Midland Trail
	Oak Grove Elementary
	Turner Elementary
Middle:	Turner Middle School
	Turner Sixth Grade Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

White:

23.7%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (83% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Kansas avg42%

297^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	14.2	297 of 332	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	299 of 318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	303 of 327	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	300 of 324	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	276 of 314	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	302 of 316	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	296 of 313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	304 of 323	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	293 of 317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	273 of 298	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	278 of 302	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	209 of 291	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.9	179 of 267	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.3	136 of 280	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	21.7	231 of 262	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.0	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	52.3	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	33.6	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	233 of 248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	86 of 105	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	77 of 102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	77 of 92	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	205 of 246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	219 of 250	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	193 of 213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	196 of 229	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	179 of 228	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	232 of 258	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	227 of 252	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	195 of 248	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	62 of 71	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	44 of 67	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	29 of 124	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★
2022	29.5	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	275 of 295	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	298 of 309	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	281 of 302	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	269 of 306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	270 of 296	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2023)15th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2021)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The school isn't bad but I think most of the problems stem from lazy parents and students. Most don't care or push their kids to do their work and place personal responsibility on their kid to make the best effort. Parents complain when their kid gets called out and argues instead of backing the teacher. There are a ton of opportunities that the kids don't take advantage of that would help them academically. Close Quote

Schools Near Turner High

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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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Turner High	Public	9-12	2211 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-3300	1,147	78	14.6	76.3%	272 (23.7%)	137 (11.9%)	629 (54.8%)	34 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.2%)	14.2	297^th of 332 public high schools	10.5%		10.5	299^th of 318 public high schools	6.0%	2	23.7	23.7	15.1	15.1			$13,553	$1,293	$12,259
Beyond the Bell	Public, Virtual	9-12	2540 Junction Rd.	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 288-3690	13				7 (53.8%)	2 (15.4%)	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$606	$71	$535
J C Harmon High	Public	9-12	2400 Steele Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7050	1,285	71	17.9	75.7%	110 (8.6%)	213 (16.6%)	891 (69.3%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	40 (3.1%)	2.7	329^th of 332 public high schools	0.9%		3.1	314^th of 318 public high schools	1.3%	15	10.4	10.4	2.3	2.3			$18,184	$5,436	$12,748
Shawnee Mission North High	Public	9-12	7401 Johnson Dr	Overland Park	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-6900	1,502	99	15.0	53.7%	743 (49.5%)	138 (9.2%)	493 (32.8%)	34 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (6.2%)	52.2	146^th of 332 public high schools	56.0%		44.4	184^th of 318 public high schools	42.1%	38	45.7	45.7	32.4	32.4	40.0	40.0	$13,333	$869	$12,464
Project Finish	Public, Virtual	12	5900 Lamar	Shawnee Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 993-9500	28				12 (42.9%)	1 (3.6%)	11 (39.3%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)							$14,117	$00	$14,117
Shawnee Mission Northwest High	Public	9-12	12701 W 67th St	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-7200	1,599	103	15.4	40.7%	882 (55.2%)	145 (9.1%)	419 (26.2%)	46 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.4%)	78	58^th of 332 public high schools	82.5%		62.2	98^th of 318 public high schools	69.2%	40	50.9	50.9	45.1	45.1			$13,089	$743	$12,346
Wyandotte High	Public	9-12	2501 Minneosta Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7650	1,903	100	19.1	85.2%	53 (2.8%)	357 (18.8%)	1,413 (74.3%)	50 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (1.4%)	3.1	327^th of 332 public high schools	1.5%		3.8	310^th of 318 public high schools	2.5%	17	8.8	8.8	5.3	5.3			$16,494	$4,997	$11,497
F L Schlagle High	Public	9-12	2214 N 59th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7500	841	53	16.0	74.4%	46 (5.5%)	230 (27.3%)	481 (57.2%)	54 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.9%)	4.4	324^th of 332 public high schools	2.4%		3.7	311^th of 318 public high schools	2.2%	13	14.3	14.3	5.3	5.3			$20,023	$5,952	$14,071
School for Blind High	Public	6-12	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	27	5	5.4	14.8%	20 (74.1%)	1 (3.7%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)								(n/a)		7.7		7.7
500 Reach	Public	12	7704 Parallel Parkway	Kansas City	66612	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 287-1718	76			3.9%	11 (14.5%)	27 (35.5%)	34 (44.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)							$7,408	$3,992	$3,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Turner High

What is the racial makeup of Turner High?

Students at Turner High are 55% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Turner High?

Turner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Junction Elementary
Elementary : Midland Trail
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary : Turner Elementary
Middle : Turner Middle School
Middle : Turner Sixth Grade Academy

Is Turner High a good school?

Turner High ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Kansas high schools.

What district is Turner High in?

Turner-Kansas City

How many students attend Turner High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,147 students attended Turner High.

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