📍 2570 South 42nd Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Junction Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Junction Elementary enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 50% |
| White | 88 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 245 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Junction Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 31.
Junction Elementary is one of 8 schools in Turner-Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 3,926 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Junction Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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