Summary:
The Geary County Schools district in Kansas is home to two middle schools: Junction City Middle School and Fort Riley Middle School. Based on the available data, Fort Riley Middle School emerges as the standout school, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Kansas middle schools and outperforming the district and state averages on academic measures.
Fort Riley Middle School boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive proficiency rates on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, with 37.76% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.15% for the Geary County Schools district and 33.55% for the state of Kansas. Additionally, Fort Riley Middle School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
In contrast, Junction City Middle School lags behind, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools and underperforming the district and state averages on academic measures. The data suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the significant performance gap between the two schools, and targeted interventions could be beneficial for Junction City Middle School to address these disparities.
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