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Schools in Junction City

Junction City’s public schools

New Lexington City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Junction City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 6% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
1,758 students on the public path
In brief

Junction City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Junction City’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Junction City Elementary School places highest (better than 88%); New Lexington High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Junction City, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: New Lexington High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Junction City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–8New Lexington Middle Schoolin New LexingtonC+
9–12New Lexington High Schoolin New LexingtonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Lexington City School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Lexington City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,758 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,585OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 59.5% · 867 students tested
Math50%
State average 52.2% · 880 students tested

Junction City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Junction City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Junction City—New Lexington City

Every school in Junction City

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Junction Cityin other towns
New Lexington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Lexington
B−
465 students19:1Rate it →
Junction City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
419 students17:1Rate it →
New Lexington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Lexington
C+
381 students16:1Rate it →
New Lexington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Lexington
C−
493 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Junction City’s schools

Are Junction City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Junction City. New Lexington City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Junction City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Junction City in?

New Lexington City School District.

Where do Junction City kids go to high school?

New Lexington High School.

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What Junction City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.