Overview of Junction Elementary: Junction Elementary is a public school situated in Kansas City, KS, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Junction Elementary is 278, and the school has PK-5. At Junction Elementary, 37% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner enrollment is 55%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school enrolls 68% of low-income learners. There are 20 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Junction Elementary: At Junction Elementary, 37% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Turner-Kansas City, 26% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 25% tested above or at that level for math. Junction Elementary performed better in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Kansas, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.