Turner Elem, Kansas City KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Turner Elem

Turner Elementary is a public school in the Turner-Kansas City district, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in a mixed residential and industrial section of Kansas City, Kansas. The school’s student body reflects a diverse community, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because the school ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report here, which is expected for an elementary school.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, results varied by grade and subject. In third-grade math, roughly three out of ten students met the state’s proficiency standard. That figure rose to nearly half of fourth graders in math, then dropped back to just under four in ten for fifth grade. In English language arts, proficiency rates were fairly consistent across grades, landing in the mid-to-upper forty percent range for third, fourth, and fifth graders. Fifth-grade science results were lower, with about a quarter of students reaching proficiency. It is worth noting that Kansas adjusted its cut scores for these assessments, which means these results cannot be directly compared to prior years’ data. A parent may want to ask the school how these scores fit with classroom performance and what support is available for students who are not yet at grade level.

When placed against other elementary schools in Wyandotte County, Turner’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile of the comparison set. That is a relative strength within the local context.

The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary building. The largest grade-level cohorts appear in kindergarten, first grade, and fifth grade. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white cohort and smaller groups of Black, multiracial, Asian, and American Indian students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available information.

The surrounding area is a mid-sized city within the larger Kansas City metro region, shaped historically by railroads and stockyards and now offering a mix of older neighborhoods and newer development. Home values in the immediate zip code are somewhat below the Kansas state average, while rents are moderate relative to local incomes. The district itself did not show any recent major changes in curriculum, property taxes, or referendums in the public record, so families looking for recent shifts in programming or funding would need to check directly with the district office.

Turner Elementary offers a straightforward elementary pathway within a district that serves a diverse, working-class part of the metro. The state test results show a school where about half of students in the tested grades meet the bar in reading, while math and science proficiency lag behind that mark. For a family considering this school, the main questions will center on how the school addresses the gap between its stronger areas and the subjects where fewer students are reaching proficiency, and what kinds of academic interventions and enrichment are available day to day.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 38% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 39% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 50% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 43% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 46% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 30% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income64%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income75%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income40%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income50%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income77%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income50%15 pp gap