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Turner Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Turner Middle School is a public middle school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 571 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 Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Kansas middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.47% of all students at Turner Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.22% for the Turner-Kansas City district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with rankings for various student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, consistently in the bottom 25% of Kansas middle schools.

In contrast, the nearby Indian Hills Middle and Hocker Grove Middle schools in the Shawnee Mission Public School district significantly outperform Turner Middle School across all academic metrics, including test scores, student subgroup performance, and overall school rankings. Turner Middle School also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout, which are likely contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance and low rankings. Addressing these attendance and retention issues should be a top priority for the school and district to improve student outcomes.

585

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,426

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1312 South 55th
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 288-4000

District: Turner-Kansas City

Students who attend Turner Middle School usually attend:

High:

Turner High

Feeder schools for Turner Middle School:

Elementary:	Junction Elementary
	Midland Trail
	Oak Grove Elementary
	Turner Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

White:

26.2%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Kansas avg42%

318^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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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	18.9	318 of 363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	325 of 362	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	338 of 362	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	353 of 368	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	339 of 367	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	338 of 350	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	317 of 343	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	338 of 368	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	318 of 355	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	288 of 342	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	273 of 320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	260 of 316	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	278 of 307	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	273 of 296	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	252 of 286	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	243 of 277	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	52 of 73	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	63 of 73	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	159 of 160	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	145 of 157	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.7	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	50.2	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	291 of 313	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	285 of 294	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	266 of 275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	118 of 144	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	122 of 140	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	112 of 128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	98 of 114	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	219 of 285	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	248 of 296	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	273 of 300	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	247 of 270	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	221 of 275	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	254 of 270	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	248 of 255	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.2	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	277 of 301	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	267 of 280	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	68 of 88	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	112 of 177	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	43 of 164	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.9	96 of 178	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	165 of 171	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	159 of 160	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	145 of 157	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	297 of 347	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	255 of 349	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	334 of 344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	330 of 333	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2023)23rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2021)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science20%-21 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 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
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	585	41	14.1	82.7%	153 (26.2%)	87 (14.9%)	301 (51.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	18.9	318^th of 363 public middle schools	12.4%		16.5	325^th of 362 public middle schools	10.2%	7		25.7	29.1	27.5		18.7	25.9	22.4	20.0	20.0	$13,426	$2,369	$11,057
Turner Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	6425 Riverview	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3800	299	19	15.4	78.9%	75 (25.1%)	41 (13.7%)	150 (50.2%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)								(n/a)	30.2			30.2	28.2			28.2			$13,253	$1,485	$11,768
Argentine Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Ruby Avenue	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6750	519	38	13.5	80.0%	57 (11.0%)	81 (15.6%)	351 (67.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	3.9	357^th of 363 public middle schools	1.7%		10	347^th of 362 public middle schools	4.1%	10	11.5	21.8	11.5	15.1	8.5	4.5	5.4	6.2	3.4	3.4	$20,499	$6,171	$14,328
Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	714	53	13.4	53.6%	372 (52.1%)	64 (9.0%)	225 (31.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	54.8	145^th of 363 public middle schools	60.1%		52.2	141^st of 362 public middle schools	61.0%	4		44.2	41.5	42.9		35.7	39.4	37.4	41.4	41.4	$11,857	$1,010	$10,846
Gloria Willis Middle School	Public	6-8	1735 N. 64th Terrace	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6300	737	39	18.7	85.8%	39 (5.3%)	197 (26.7%)	421 (57.1%)	56 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.7%)	5.2	354^th of 363 public middle schools	2.5%		9.1	351^st of 362 public middle schools	3.0%	3	16.7	16.5	17.2	16.8	12.4	7.4	9.5	9.8	8.3	8.3	$17,786	$6,202	$11,584
Central Middle	Public	6-8	925 Ivandale	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6150	687	41	16.5	84.3%	23 (3.3%)	84 (12.2%)	529 (77.0%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3.1	363^rd of 363 public middle schools	0.0%		7.3	357^th of 362 public middle schools	1.4%	6	13.6	15.0	6.4	11.7	10.4	8.7	0.9	6.8	3.8	3.8	$17,844	$5,692	$12,152
Arrowhead Middle	Public	6-8	1715 N 82nd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6600	412	29	13.9	77.7%	75 (18.2%)	122 (29.6%)	124 (30.1%)	60 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	22 (5.3%)	8.8	345^th of 363 public middle schools	5.0%		10.2	346^th of 362 public middle schools	4.4%	1	32.3	21.2	12.1	21.9	22.1	8.7	4.0	11.7	5.6	5.6	$20,214	$6,152	$14,062
Carl B. Bruce Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 N 18th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4000	821	54	15.3	90.7%	17 (2.1%)	214 (26.1%)	533 (64.9%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	6.3	351^st of 363 public middle schools	3.3%		7.3	358^th of 362 public middle schools	1.1%	7	20.7	23.0	13.7	19.3	13.6	9.9	8.4	10.6	7.3	7.3	$17,863	$6,068	$11,794
D D Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	2901 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6450	634	37	17.1	73.3%	70 (11.0%)	162 (25.6%)	243 (38.3%)	121 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	30 (4.7%)	3.4	361^st of 363 public middle schools	0.6%		6	362^nd of 362 public middle schools	0.0%	1	14.1	9.6	13.5	12.4	10.0	8.1	3.9	7.6	5.1	5.1	$19,598	$6,658	$12,940
Rosedale Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Springfield	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6900	501	35	14.1	86.4%	44 (8.8%)	83 (16.6%)	350 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	3.9	358^th of 363 public middle schools	1.4%		9.5	350^th of 362 public middle schools	3.3%	8	15.6	13.2	13.7	14.3	8.1	5.8	8.0	7.3	7.5	7.5	$20,137	$6,699	$13,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Turner Middle School

Is Turner Middle School a good school?

Turner Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Kansas middle schools.

What district is Turner Middle School in?

Turner-Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Turner Middle School?

Students at Turner Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Turner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Turner Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Turner Middle School attend?

Students who attend Turner Middle School usually go on to attend Turner High

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