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Washington Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 N Washington, Junction City, KS 66441 · (785) 717-4690 · Part of Geary County Schools Unified School District 475

Junction City’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
350
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Washington Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 27.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Junction City kids: Junction City Middle School

On the path

Where Junction City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Washington ElemYou are here
6–8Junction City Middle School900 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 N Washington, Junction City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K75
Kindergarten51
Grade 148
Grade 245
Grade 345
Grade 434
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
275’20
328’21
351’22
343’23
350’24

Up 27.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 31%White 25%Black 24%Two or more races 16%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington Elem from Junction City families.

Other schools in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475

The district →
Ware Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Riley
A−
623 students15:1
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft. Riley
B+
615 students16:1
Morris Hill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Riley
A
413 students15:1
Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
A
400 students15:1
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
A−
370 students15:1
Fort Riley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Riley
A
361 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Junction City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.