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Junction City Elementary School

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Junction City Elementary School ranks 116 th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

In Junction City, Kentucky, Junction City Elementary School serves 457 students from pre-K through grade 5 in the Boyle County area. SchoolDigger ranks it 116th of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 83rd percentile and with 4 stars. Its 2025–26 scores are above state proficiency in every subject with a reportable result, though below district averages in tested subjects. The clearest current concern is fourth-grade reading: 49% met proficiency, 1 point below the state and 15 points below the district.

Compared with nearby schools, Junction City’s strengths are fifth-grade social studies and editing/mechanics: its scores of 63% and 70% were each second-highest among nearby results, behind Woodlawn Elementary School. Those results were about 13 and 17 points above nearby averages, respectively, and above state results of 38% and 48%. Math averaged 58%, above the state’s 43% and about 4 points above nearby schools, but below the district’s 68%. Reading averaged 61%, above the state’s 50% but below the district’s 69% and about 2 points below nearby schools. Fourth-grade reading is also weak locally: Junction City was above only two nearby schools with results. Fourth-grade science, at 47%, was above the state’s 40% but below the district’s 55% and about 1 point below the nearby average.

Results have softened in some areas, especially math: its grade average fell 8 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, narrowing its lead over the state from 24 to 15 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile also declined from 97 in 2023–24 to 83, though the school remains highly ranked statewide. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 15.4, and 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. A historical SchoolDigger ranking for Disabled Students fell from the 96th percentile in 2017–18 to the 76th in 2021–22, while the school’s overall ranking was at the 92nd percentile in 2021–22—a notable difference in the group’s relative standing.

457

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,559

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

250 School St
Junction City, KY 40440

(859) 936-7524

District: Boyle County

Students who attend Junction City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Boyle County Middle School
High:	Boyle County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2018 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Kentucky elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2018) to 83rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg66%

Kentucky avg44%

116^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Boyle County

7^th of 158Boyle County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	116 of 684	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	79 of 685	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	23 of 685	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	78 of 687	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	56 of 684	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	114 of 517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	22 of 700	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	19 of 691	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	81.6	89 of 694	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	157 of 690	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	49.2	374 of 698	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.9	272 of 705	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	303 of 719	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	198 of 713	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	47.2	394 of 688	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	410 of 683	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	315 of 658	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.2	424 of 651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.6	505 of 638	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	65.7	49 of 206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	35 of 474	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	19 of 445	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	134 of 657	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	108 of 648	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	27 of 644	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	77 of 639	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	71 of 641	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	22 of 671	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	19 of 663	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	57 of 674	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	36 of 672	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	26 of 665	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	35 of 670	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	12 of 667	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	7 of 664	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	15 of 631	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	85 of 651	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	75 of 653	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	20 of 652	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	86 of 652	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	55 of 657	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	25 of 676	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	20 of 665	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	58 of 314	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	64 of 306	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	25 of 279	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.6	64 of 257	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	18 of 661	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	159 of 650	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	116 of 659	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	40 of 659	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	92 of 658	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	81 of 656	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	30 of 592	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	25 of 593	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Editing and Mechanics70%+22 vs state

Social Studies63%+25 vs state

Reading61%+11 vs state

Mathematics58%+15 vs state

Science47%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junction City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 School St	Junction City	40440	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 936-7524	457	30	15.4	68.5%	378 (82.7%)	7 (1.5%)	36 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	78.4	116^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.4	79^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.5%	37	54.0	53.0	67.0	66.0	49.0	68.0	47.0		63.0	70.0	$13,559	$1,065	$12,494
Mary G. Hogsett Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	300 Waveland Avenue	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1313	356	28	12.9	75.8%	195 (54.8%)	55 (15.4%)	57 (16.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)								(n/a)											$15,361	$1,183	$14,177
Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School	Public	2-5	209 Maple Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1319	520	42	12.5	72.5%	257 (49.4%)	81 (15.6%)	80 (15.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.5%)	22.4	556^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.7%		19	576^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	42.0	24.0	30.0	42.0	37.0	44.0	24.0	4.0	30.0	28.0	$16,519	$2,149	$14,369
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-7688	657	43	15.2	39.4%	576 (87.7%)	12 (1.8%)	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	92.9	22^nd of 684 public elementary schools	96.8%		95	11^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.4%	11	73.0	71.0	82.0	72.0	77.0	76.0	56.0	49.0	70.0	85.0	$13,623	$832	$12,790
Stanford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Old Fort Rd	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2191	572	49	11.6	75.0%	467 (81.6%)	25 (4.4%)	41 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	33.7	472^nd of 684 public elementary schools	31.0%		39.1	438^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.1%	34	21.0	24.0	27.0	36.0	43.0	58.0	34.0	42.0	38.0	43.0	$15,081	$1,863	$11,716
Hustonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 N College St	Hustonville	40437	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 346-3831	439	28	15.5	78.1%	404 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	83.4	74^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.2%		66	207^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.8%	133	65.0	69.0	53.0	68.0	58.0	71.0	52.0	59.0	51.0	66.0	$15,772	$1,754	$12,507
Perryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	418 West Fourth St	Perryville	40468	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 936-7500	313	21	15.0	58.5%	284 (90.7%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	86.1	58^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.5%		91.7	28^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.9%	30	62.0	69.0	74.0	66.0	58.0	76.0	65.0	52.0	60.0	57.0	$14,236	$1,295	$12,941
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	279 North Camp Dick Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-6136	446	28	15.9	59.4%	405 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	79.2	110^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.9%		81.8	90^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.9%	20	58.0	46.0	46.0	72.0	68.0	69.0	52.0	75.0	53.0	59.0	$14,433	$1,296	$13,047
Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Lexington St	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-3047	462	35	13.3	78.8%	372 (80.5%)	15 (3.2%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	73.7	143^rd of 684 public elementary schools	79.1%		63.5	226^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.0%	83	82.0	69.0	66.0	72.0	58.0	64.0	54.0	20.0	52.0	39.0	$15,984	$2,240	$13,588
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tick Ridge Rd	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2768	186	16	11.3	77.4%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	74.6	136^th of 684 public elementary schools	80.1%		51	329^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.0%	193	45.0		44.0	72.0	74.0	75.0	48.0	72.0	47.0	47.0	$18,813	$2,507	$14,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Junction City Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Junction City Elementary School?

Students at Junction City Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Junction City Elementary School a good school?

Junction City Elementary School ranks 116^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junction City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Junction City Elementary School.

What district is Junction City Elementary School in?

Boyle County

What schools do graduates of Junction City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Junction City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boyle County Middle School
High : Boyle County High School

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

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