📍 1500 N Washington, Junction City, Geary County, 66441
Washington Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Junction City, Geary County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Geary County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Elem enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 28% |
| White | 89 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 351 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 17, state house district 65.
Washington Elem is one of 15 schools in Geary County Schools, based in Junction City, Kansas. The district serves 7,307 students district-wide and employs 654 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Washington Elem is smaller than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe