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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYLE COUNTY·NCES 210063000121
Junction City Elementary School
250 School St, Junction City, KY 40440 · (859) 936-7524 · Boyle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
313 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within Boyle County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Elementary School
Junction City Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City Elementary School this school | 457 | 68.5% | 62.0% |
| Berea Community Elementary School Berea | 448 | 69.0% | 43.0% |
| Willis H. Justice Elementary School Winchester | 481 | 66.7% | 39.8% |
| Roby Elementary School Shepherdsville | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
| Shearer Elementary School Winchester | 413 | 69.7% | 41.0% |
| Nicholasville Elementary School Nicholasville | 465 | 67.7% | 43.6% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #84 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #85 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #92 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #316 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #428 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #336 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #316 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #28 of 233 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
457
+83 (+22%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 457 | 29.6 | 15.4:1 | 68% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 28.6 | 14.8:1 | 69% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 27.6 | 15.2:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 72% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 29.6 | 12.5:1 | 75% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 78% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 71% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 61% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Junction City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (369 to 457); teachers unchanged (29.6 to 29.6).
About Junction City Elementary School
This page covers Junction City Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Junction City, Kentucky. It serves 457 students in pre-K through 5.
Boyle County serves 2,951 students across 5 schools.
White students are the large majority at Junction City Elementary School, with 83% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The White share in Boyle County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. The chance that two students picked at random at Junction City Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.4:1, with 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. Among public schools in Boyle County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
allk12 grades Junction City Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Junction City Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 22.4 points. The model expects 39.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky; the school's rate is 62.0%.
In Boyle County (population about 30,941), median household income is about $61,159, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 14 public schools operate in Boyle County, serving about 4,810 students.
Mary G. Hogsett Primary School is the public school closest to Junction City Elementary School, about 2.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Junction City Elementary School ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Junction City Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Junction City Elementary School went from 374 students to 457. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Junction City Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boyle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,941
Census ACS
Median income
$61,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyle County
- Boyle County High SchoolHigh · 869 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Boyle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Perryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Boyle County Day TreatmentHigh
- North Point Education CenterHigh
Other Junction City Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Junction City Elementary. Junction City Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Junction City Elementary SchoolJunction City, OH · 419 students
- JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJUNCTION CITY, AR · 356 students
- Junction City ElementaryJunction City, CA · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary School2.9 mi · 356
- Kentucky School for the Deaf3.8 mi · 72
- John W. Bate Middle School3.9 mi · 358
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School4.1 mi · 520
- Boyle County High School4.2 mi · 869
- Boyle County Middle School4.3 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Junction City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Junction City Elementary School?
Junction City Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Junction City Elementary School serve?
Junction City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Junction City Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Junction City Elementary School.
How diverse is Junction City Elementary School?
Junction City Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Junction City Elementary School?
Junction City Elementary School is overseen by Boyle County in Boyle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.