📍 1600 N Eisenhower Dr, Junction City, Geary County, 66441
Westwood Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Junction City, Geary County. The school has 258 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 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood Elem enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 20% Two or more races and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 108 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 258 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Westwood 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.
Westwood 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 258 students, Westwood 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