📍 2215 S Campus St, Kearney, Clay County, 64060
Kearney Jr. High is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Kearney, Clay County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kearney R-I school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kearney Jr. High enrolls 566 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 516 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 566 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Kearney Jr. High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 38.
Kearney Jr. High is one of 9 schools in KEARNEY R-I, based in KEARNEY, Missouri. The district serves 3,424 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, Kearney Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe