Sheridan Elem

Sheridan Elem, a close-knit elementary-level community in Junction City, Kansas, run under Geary County Schools, enrolls 255 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Geary County Schools, which oversees 15 schools and 7,293 students, Sheridan Elem is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sheridan Elem shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 10% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Geary County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Sheridan Elem logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Geary County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sheridan Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.8%; Sheridan Elem posts 52.4%, +20.6 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Geary County put the typical household earns roughly $59,317 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Geary County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,880 students), Sheridan Elem is one campus in the mix.

Lincoln Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sheridan Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Sheridan Elem's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 255). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 55% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.