Total enrollment
3,865
+37 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Turner-Kansas City
Kansas · 3,865 students · 1 city
Turner-Kansas City is a public-school district inside Kansas, running 8 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 3,865 students, broken out as 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Turner-Kansas City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Turner-Kansas City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #111 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,865 | #25 of 156 | #2,513 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #28 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #126 of 154 | #4,787 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.4% | #5 of 156 | #1,202 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #7 of 85 | #1,178 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Turner-Kansas City
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Midland Trail at 36.3% proficient to Turner High at 11.7%, a gap of 24.5 points. That is the 42nd widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 4,115 to 3,852 students (down 6%) and from 258 to 269 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner High | Kansas City | High | 09-12 | 1,147 |
| Turner Middle School | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 585 |
| Turner Elem | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-06 | 560 |
| Oak Grove Elem | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-05 | 532 |
| Midland Trail | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-05 | 495 |
| Turner Sixth Grade Academy | Kansas City | Middle | 06-06 | 299 |
| Junction Elementary | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-05 | 234 |
| Beyond the Bell | Kansas City | High | 09-12 | 13 |
About Turner-Kansas City
Across 8 schools, Turner-Kansas City educates about 3,865 students in Kansas. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Turner-Kansas City spans 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 483 in this district, meaningfully above the Kansas typical of 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,828 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,865 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 7 to 8 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Turner-Kansas City discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.