Turner High

Summary:

Turner High is a public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 1,171 students. The school is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 239 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turner High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas high schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 276-304 out of 314-327 high schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a brief 1-star rating in the 2017-2018 school year. Academically, Turner High's performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 13.09% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 27.57%, and just 6.22% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 21.31%.

While the school's English Language Learner and Special Education students have shown strong performance, ranking in the top 10-15% and top 25-35% of Kansas high schools, respectively, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-15%. This stark difference in performance between student subgroups suggests that Turner High may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique needs of its diverse student population. Additionally, the school's high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 62.62% to 71.22% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its struggles, especially when compared to the higher-performing Shawnee Mission district schools in the area.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 2211 South 55th
       Kansas City, KS  66106


(913) 288-3300

District: Turner-Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
299th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,779 Help


Feeder schools for Turner High:

Elementary:    Junction Elementary
    Midland Trail
    Oak Grove Elementary
    Turner Elementary
Middle:    Turner Middle School
    Turner Sixth Grade Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,134

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.6%
White:
26.7%
African American:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Turner High ranks worse than 94% of high schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.46. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Turner High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.6%), White (26.7%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turner High is 15.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turner High is $9,779.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turner High:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner High 299th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Turner High in the ranking list.)

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Turner-Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner-Kansas City 239th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Turner High

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Rank History for all students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 21.66 231st 262 11.8%
2007 53.32 136th 280 51.4%
2008 43.87 179th 267 33.0%
2009 39.69 209th 291 28.2%
2010 13.87 278th 302 7.9%
2011 16.83 273rd 298 8.4%
2012 17.69 293rd 317 7.6%
2013 14.67 304th 323 5.9%
2015 19.11 298th 326 8.6%
2016 9.26 296th 313 5.4%
2017 10.37 302nd 316 4.4%
2018 15.45 276th 314 12.1%
2019 13.13 299th 325 8.0%
2021 12.36 296th 320 7.5%
2022 12.55 300th 324 7.4%
2023 10.92 303rd 327 7.3%
2024 10.46 299th 318 6.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.40 34th 58 41.4%
2022 10.82 54th 57 5.3%
2023 21.94 57th 64 10.9%
2024 34.78 44th 67 34.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.55 18th 47 61.7%
2019 59.12 9th 49 81.6%
2021 53.57 7th 41 82.9%
2022 33.60 24th 36 33.3%
2023 52.26 12th 42 71.4%
2024 68.98 4th 39 89.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.01 45th 110 59.1%
2019 29.30 91st 111 18.0%
2021 22.51 111th 115 3.5%
2022 29.52 89th 117 23.9%
2023 77.92 13th 122 89.3%
2024 66.73 29th 124 76.6%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.89 179th 228 21.5%
2019 24.49 196th 229 14.4%
2021 18.56 193rd 213 9.4%
2022 19.77 197th 223 11.7%
2023 17.49 219th 250 12.4%
2024 20.19 224th 249 10.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.41 233rd 248 6.0%
2019 12.55 231st 249 7.2%
2021 11.62 235th 250 6.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.01 45th 110 59.1%
2019 29.30 91st 111 18.0%
2021 22.51 111th 115 3.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.94 195th 248 21.4%
2019 16.84 227th 252 9.9%
2021 16.05 232nd 258 10.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.21 28th 33 15.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.79 26th 47 44.7%
2019 31.06 30th 46 34.8%
2021 18.69 43rd 48 10.4%
2022 19.49 44th 50 12.0%
2023 20.53 44th 53 17.0%
2024 17.70 46th 50 8.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.38 69th 89 22.5%
2019 21.07 77th 92 16.3%
2021 24.54 78th 99 21.2%
2022 27.41 77th 102 24.5%
2023 29.47 81st 110 26.4%
2024 24.18 86th 105 18.1%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Turner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.37 270th 296 8.8%
2019 20.47 269th 306 12.1%
2021 15.02 281st 302 7.0%
2022 13.82 284th 307 7.5%
2023 10.79 298th 309 3.6%
2024 15.74 275th 295 6.8%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Open Quote The school isn't bad but I think most of the problems stem from lazy parents and students. Most don't care or push their kids to do their work and place personal responsibility on their kid to make the best effort. Parents complain when their kid gets called out and argues instead of backing the teacher. There are a ton of opportunities that the kids don't take advantage of that would help them academically. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Turner High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 658 49 17 30 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1989 621 40 16 33 0 n/a n/a 0 710
1990 587 37 16 38 3 n/a n/a 0 681
1991 588 36 15 37 3 n/a n/a 0 679
1992 562 33 14 34 4 n/a n/a 0 647
1993 568 24 14 52 2 n/a n/a 0 660
1994 593 27 8 57 4 n/a n/a 0 689
1995 604 45 10 52 5 n/a n/a 0 716
1996 604 45 10 52 5 n/a n/a 0 716
1997 624 73 9 55 8 n/a n/a 0 769
1998 628 81 15 57 9 n/a n/a 0 790
1999 605 69 15 53 5 n/a n/a 0 747
2000 558 49 21 49 3 n/a n/a 0 680
2001 533 39 21 47 2 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 720 78 28 135 4 n/a n/a 0 965
2003 720 78 28 135 4 n/a n/a 0 965
2004 818 94 38 169 6 n/a n/a 11 1136
2005 794 108 38 184 7 n/a n/a 15 1146
2006 824 128 36 223 6 n/a n/a 10 1227
2007 703 136 33 245 4 n/a n/a 8 1129
2008 654 149 29 253 10 n/a n/a 11 1106
2009 764 170 32 302 9 n/a n/a 19 1296
2010 710 154 25 351 7 2 38 0 1287
2011 663 152 28 397 10 1 39 0 1290
2012 604 113 33 362 10 2 35 0 1159
2013 569 114 26 359 11 1 31 0 1111
2014 534 116 31 362 12 1 32 0 1088
2015 509 120 32 405 13 1 27 0 1107
2016 473 112 30 427 11 1 27 0 1081
2017 455 116 27 452 12 2 29 0 1093
2018 445 112 27 478 6 2 39 0 1109
2019 414 112 26 485 5 3 40 0 1085
2020 407 127 26 506 3 2 37 0 1108
2021 374 120 31 537 6 3 43 0 1114
2022 367 123 31 571 6 4 51 0 1153
2023 347 134 29 594 6 2 59 0 1171
2024 303 120 36 608 3 4 60 0 1134

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Turner High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 55.0 13.7 0
1989 710 51.0 13.9 n/a
1990 681 50.4 13.5 0
1991 679 47.5 14.2 n/a
1992 647 47.7 13.5 14.5
1993 660 50.8 13.0 10.3
1994 689 51.9 13.3 9.4
1995 716 53.0 13.5 17.5
1996 716 53.0 13.5 17.5
1997 769 55.0 14.0 23.9
1998 790 54.2 14.6 22.7
1999 747 54.1 13.8 25.8
2000 680 58.0 11.7 25.6
2001 642 46.4 13.8 28.3
2002 965 55.0 17.5 41.3
2003 965 55.0 17.5 41.3
2004 1136 63.0 18.0 32.9
2005 1146 65.0 17.6 33
2006 1227 69.3 17.7 36.8
2007 1129 80.2 14.1 42
2008 1106 67.2 16.5 52.6
2009 1296 67.7 19.1 52.5
2010 1287 65.4 19.6 57.3
2011 1290 63.3 20.3 63.1
2012 1159 72.7 15.9 70.3
2013 1111 73.5 15.1 71.6
2014 1088 71.3 15.2 72.5
2015 1107 75.0 14.7 72.7
2016 1081 74.0 14.6 72
2017 1093 73.1 14.9 69
2018 1109 69.0 16.0 70.2
2019 1085 68.5 15.8 69.6
2020 1108 69.4 15.9 70.8
2021 1114 73.3 15.1 69.8
2022 1153 74.1 15.5 62.6
2023 1171 74.1 15.7 71.2
2024 1134 74.3 15.2 76

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Turner High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 55.0 13.7 0
1989 710 51.0 13.9 n/a
1990 681 50.4 13.5 0
1991 679 47.5 14.2 n/a
1992 647 47.7 13.5 14.5
1993 660 50.8 13.0 10.3
1994 689 51.9 13.3 9.4
1995 716 53.0 13.5 17.5
1996 716 53.0 13.5 17.5
1997 769 55.0 14.0 23.9
1998 790 54.2 14.6 22.7
1999 747 54.1 13.8 25.8
2000 680 58.0 11.7 25.6
2001 642 46.4 13.8 28.3
2002 965 55.0 17.5 41.3
2003 965 55.0 17.5 41.3
2004 1136 63.0 18.0 32.9
2005 1146 65.0 17.6 33
2006 1227 69.3 17.7 36.8
2007 1129 80.2 14.1 42
2008 1106 67.2 16.5 52.6
2009 1296 67.7 19.1 52.5
2010 1287 65.4 19.6 57.3
2011 1290 63.3 20.3 63.1
2012 1159 72.7 15.9 70.3
2013 1111 73.5 15.1 71.6
2014 1088 71.3 15.2 72.5
2015 1107 75.0 14.7 72.7
2016 1081 74.0 14.6 72
2017 1093 73.1 14.9 69
2018 1109 69.0 16.0 70.2
2019 1085 68.5 15.8 69.6
2020 1108 69.4 15.9 70.8
2021 1114 73.3 15.1 69.8
2022 1153 74.1 15.5 62.6
2023 1171 74.1 15.7 71.2
2024 1134 74.3 15.2 76

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Turner High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $489 (5.0%) $9,290 (95.0%) $9,779

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Turner High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 299th of 325 High schoolsRanks 303rd of 327 High schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Turner High)129.5
 2.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Turner-Kansas City)129.3
 2.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Turner High)8.55.7
 2.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Turner-Kansas City)8.55.7
 2.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Turner High)19.713.9
 5.8%
   11th Grade Science (Turner-Kansas City)19.714.3
 5.4%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10851171
 7.9%
African American112134
 19.6%
American Indian56
 20%
Asian2629
 11.5%
Hispanic485594
 22.5%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White414347
 16.2%
Two or More Races4059
 47.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.6%71.2%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Turner High

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,134 students attended Turner High.

Turner High ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Kansas high schools.

Students at Turner High are 54% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Turner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Junction Elementary
Elementary : Midland Trail
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary : Turner Elementary
Middle : Turner Middle School
Middle : Turner Sixth Grade Academy


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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