📍 1312 South 55th, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Turner Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Turner Middle School enrolls 571 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 283 | 50% |
| White | 166 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 571 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Turner Middle School 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 37.
Turner Middle School 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 571 students, Turner Middle School is larger 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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