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Enrollment
900
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 200789001266
Junction City Middle School
700 Wildcat Lane, Junction City, KS 66441 · (785) 717-4400 · Geary County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL900 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
557 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 304 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Junction City Middle School→Junction City Sr High
Based on grade levels within Geary County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 27.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Junction City Middle School
Junction City Middle School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City Middle School this school | 900 | 61.9% | 29.4% |
| Robert E Clark Middle Bonner Springs | 599 | 64.3% | 23.8% |
| Marjorie French Middle School Topeka | 480 | 64.4% | 27.1% |
| Westridge Middle Overland Park | 761 | 53.6% | 31.6% |
| Richard Warren Middle School Leavenworth | 427 | 67.0% | 16.0% |
| Wilbur Middle School Wichita | 822 | 71.3% | 24.8% |
Matched among Kansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Junction City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #114 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #95 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #138 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 900 | #4 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #25 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #10 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #64 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #89 of 98 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
900
-68 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 900 | 77.5 | 11.6:1 | 62% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 79.5 | 11.4:1 | 63% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 77 | 12.2:1 | 61% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 968 | 76 | 12.7:1 | 60% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 76.5 | 11.9:1 | 62% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 72 | 12.5:1 | 65% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | 75 | 13.4:1 | 59% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 62 | 13.3:1 | 53% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 52 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Junction City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (914 to 900); teachers up 1% (76.5 to 77.5).
About Junction City Middle School
Junction City Middle School is a middle school located in Junction City, Kansas, in Geary County. It serves 900 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students.
Junction City Middle School sits within Geary County Schools, which has 15 schools and 7,293 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Junction City Middle School is White (44%). Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Geary County is roughly 59% White. Junction City Middle School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Junction City Middle School's 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Junction City Middle School is B-. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Junction City Middle School would be expected to post about 32.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Geary County show that median household income is about $59,317, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 14 public schools operate in Geary County, serving about 6,880 students.
Nearby, Junction City Sr High is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Junction City Middle School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Junction City Middle School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Junction City Middle School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Geary County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,815
Census ACS
Median income
$59,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geary County Schools
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Ware ElemElementary · 623 students
- LTG Richard J. Seitz ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Morris Hill ElemElementary · 413 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Junction City
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 370 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 350 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 305 students
- Westwood ElemElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Junction City Sr High0.5 mi · 1,713
- Spring Valley Elementary1.4 mi · 400
- Eisenhower Elem1.7 mi · 370
- Lincoln Elem1.8 mi · 305
- Westwood Elem1.8 mi · 278
- Sheridan Elem2.5 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Junction City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Junction City Middle School?
Junction City Middle School enrolls approximately 900 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Junction City Middle School serve?
Junction City Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Junction City Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Junction City Middle School.
How diverse is Junction City Middle School?
Junction City Middle School reports a student body of 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Junction City Middle School in?
Junction City Middle School is part of Geary County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.