Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66441

Summary:

The 66441 zip code area in Kansas is home to 9 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Geary County Schools district. While the district is ranked 105 out of 266 in the state, a few standout schools in the area are performing exceptionally well.

Sheridan Elementary and Lincoln Elementary both have consistently high test scores, with 50-60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. These schools have 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and rank in the top 150 elementary schools in the state. Meanwhile, the small Grandview Elementary school has impressive results, with 46-63% proficiency in ELA and Math, a 5-star rating, and a ranking in the top 215 elementary schools.

In contrast, the data reveals a wide gap in academic performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the area. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Grandview Elementary had 33.33% proficiency, while Washington Elementary had only 26.46% proficiency. Additionally, Junction City Senior High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 170 out of 324 schools in 2021-2022 to 227 out of 318 schools in 2023-2024, with its star rating declining from 2 to 1 over the same period.

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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
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	91	9	10.7	72.5%	40 (44.0%)	9 (9.9%)	24 (26.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	12 (13.2%)	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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	285	18	16.2	46.7%	161 (56.5%)	28 (9.8%)	49 (17.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	40 (14.0%)	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
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 W Ash	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4670	305	21	14.5	60.0%	144 (47.2%)	46 (15.1%)	55 (18.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	47 (15.4%)	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	351	28	12.5	92.0%	89 (25.4%)	87 (24.8%)	99 (28.2%)	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	51 (14.5%)	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	258	22	11.9	74.8%	108 (41.9%)	41 (15.9%)	51 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	52 (20.2%)	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
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	938	77	12.1	61.1%	456 (48.6%)	162 (17.3%)	156 (16.6%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (3.1%)	113 (12.0%)	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	368	24	15.3	53.3%	162 (44.0%)	68 (18.5%)	76 (20.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.7%)	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
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	456	25	18.2	44.7%	226 (49.6%)	70 (15.4%)	85 (18.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	56 (12.3%)	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
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	1,657	128	12.9	46.7%	730 (44.1%)	325 (19.6%)	332 (20.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	183 (11.0%)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 66441

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Junction City	0.63 mi	9	126^th
Fort Riley	2.99 mi	6	90^th
Ogden	9.22 mi	1	281^st
Chapman	10.46 mi	3	61^st
Milford	11.16 mi	1	230^th

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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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