Geary County Schools

Summary:

The Geary County Schools district in Kansas consists of 15 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students in Junction City, Fort Riley, and Milford. The district's academic performance shows a wide range, with some standout high-performing schools and others struggling to meet state averages.

Among the top-performing schools in the district are Ware Elementary, which has consistently high test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary, which also demonstrates strong academic achievement. In the middle school category, Fort Riley Middle School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 15% of Kansas middle schools.

However, the district-wide proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state averages, indicating room for improvement. The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with schools serving higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students tending to have lower proficiency rates. The district's leadership will need to focus on targeted interventions and resource allocation to support student success across all schools and ensure more consistent academic achievement throughout the district.

District Detail

123 N. Eisenhower
Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 717-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 266 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,331

Primary Schools: 12
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	301	17	17.2	47.8%	164 (54.5%)	32 (10.6%)	50 (16.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	46 (15.3%)	71.3	150^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.0%		76.8	118^th of 660 public elementary schools	82.1%	32	44.4	72.3	41.7					53.9	73.3	63.8	27.8					57.0	50.0			50.0	$10,401	$537	$9,865
Morris Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4722 Normandy Drive	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4650	350	22	15.9	50.9%	178 (50.9%)	46 (13.1%)	71 (20.3%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	39 (11.1%)	62	225^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.5%		50.6	325^th of 660 public elementary schools	50.8%	100	43.2	57.1	42.6					47.4	63.6	45.2	29.8					45.9	42.6			42.6	$10,095	$534	$9,560
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 W Ash	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4670	276	21	13.1	62.3%	149 (54.0%)	32 (11.6%)	54 (19.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	35 (12.7%)	63.9	206^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.5%		70.8	155^th of 660 public elementary schools	76.5%	51	60.0	47.5	46.8					50.8	88.6	34.1	27.7					47.1	42.5			42.5	$10,681	$838	$9,843
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 N Washington	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4690	343	28	12.2	88.3%	89 (25.9%)	81 (23.6%)	108 (31.5%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.5%)	44 (12.8%)	19.6	551^st of 653 public elementary schools	15.6%		41.7	392^nd of 660 public elementary schools	40.6%	159	26.5	19.1	20.0					21.5	37.8	10.2	26.2					23.4	24.4			24.4	$12,408	$2,199	$10,210
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Eisenhower Dr	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4150	259	22	11.8	79.5%	111 (42.9%)	40 (15.4%)	58 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	43 (16.6%)	62.9	211^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.7%		41.3	400^th of 660 public elementary schools	39.4%	189	36.1	54.5	43.7					44.6	47.2	57.6	46.9					50.5	43.7			43.7	$11,534	$1,510	$10,024
Fort Riley Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 First Division Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4500	523	46	11.4	44.9%	249 (47.6%)	65 (12.4%)	135 (25.8%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.3%)	45 (8.6%)	77.1	53^rd of 362 public middle schools	85.4%		69.6	68^th of 362 public middle schools	81.2%	15				38.9	41.0	32.1		37.8				34.2	43.8	39.3		39.0		43.6		43.6	$11,627	$952	$10,675
Junction City Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Wildcat Lane	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4400	909	80	11.4	62.6%	437 (48.1%)	153 (16.8%)	170 (18.7%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	20 (2.2%)	107 (11.8%)	42.1	191^st of 362 public middle schools	47.2%		44.5	185^th of 362 public middle schools	48.9%	6				28.1	26.9	14.4		23.2				26.8	27.4	27.0		27.1		23.9		23.9	$11,376	$1,070	$10,306
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 St Marys Rd	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4340	332	24	13.8	56.3%	149 (44.9%)	53 (16.0%)	68 (20.5%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	43 (13.0%)	50	327^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.5	289^th of 660 public elementary schools	56.2%	38	34.0	43.6	48.8					42.1	44.7	22.4	34.9					33.1	51.2			51.2	$11,577	$672	$10,904
Ware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6795 Thomas Avenue	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4600	697	39	17.8	54.1%	348 (49.9%)	82 (11.8%)	161 (23.1%)	26 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.2%)	56 (8.0%)	59.1	251^st of 653 public elementary schools	61.6%		64	201^st of 660 public elementary schools	69.5%	50	38.3	47.1	45.8					43.4	54.9	44.1	31.9					44.1	50.0			50.0	$9,638	$946	$8,692
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Hickory Lane	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4790	449	26	17.2	49.0%	207 (46.1%)	76 (16.9%)	90 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	63 (14.0%)	50.5	318^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.3%		69.1	170^th of 660 public elementary schools	74.2%	148	35.6	38.8	41.5					38.5	45.2	46.3	27.7					40.0	49.2			49.2	$10,152	$542	$9,609
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Grandview Drive	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4470	83	8	10.0	75.9%	31 (37.3%)	10 (12.0%)	25 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	13 (15.7%)	62.6	215^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.1%		87	62^nd of 660 public elementary schools	90.6%	153	33.3	50.0	53.8					46.1	53.8	42.9	30.8					42.5	61.5			61.5	$14,195	$2,131	$12,063
Fort Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28000 Rifle Range Road	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4450	370	30	12.1	40.8%	193 (52.2%)	58 (15.7%)	74 (20.0%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.4%)	72	141^st of 653 public elementary schools	78.4%		61.6	214^th of 660 public elementary schools	67.6%	73	46.7	51.0	46.5					48.2	58.7	45.1	46.5					50.0	65.1			65.1	$9,468	$532	$8,936
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27500 Rifle Range Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-6500	631	36	17.5	45.0%	316 (50.1%)	77 (12.2%)	152 (24.1%)	11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.2%)	54 (8.6%)	48.1	348^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.7%		64.6	197^th of 660 public elementary schools	70.2%	151	39.6	45.6	32.2					39.4	38.5	32.4	30.5					34.4	55.9			55.9	$8,711	$1,042	$7,669
Junction City Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 Blue Jay Way	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4200	1,723	133	12.9	53.0%	789 (45.8%)	307 (17.8%)	348 (20.2%)	45 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	58 (3.4%)	171 (9.9%)	34.1	227^th of 318 public high schools	28.6%		37	225^th of 327 public high schools	31.2%	2							21.3	21.3							16.0	16.0			25.2	25.2	$12,322	$928	$11,395
Milford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 West 12th	Milford	66514	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4170	85	8	10.4	51.8%	68 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.1%)	42.2	398^th of 653 public elementary schools	39.1%		41.6	393^rd of 660 public elementary schools	40.5%	5	30.0	46.2	28.6					34.0	55.0	46.1	21.4					42.5	28.6			28.6	$14,045	$973	$13,072

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manhattan-Ogden	7.55 mi	14	54^th
Chapman	12.59 mi	6	96^th
Rural Vista	16.46 mi	4	118^th
Morris County	16.7 mi	5	63^rd
Clay County	17.31 mi	6	188^th

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