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Garden City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 1,634 students in Garden City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Garden City School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
18 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
7,233 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
495 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Garden City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#256 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
31%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.53
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
318 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
4%
3%
# Hispanic Students
5,181 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
72%
19%
# Black Students
260 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
4%
6%
# White Students
1,329 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
18%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
130 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
577
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
495
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
536
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
483
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
477
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
476
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
439
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
504
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
561
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
536
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
528
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
595
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
548
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
476
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
2
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,595 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,109 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$95 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,595
$16,113
Spending / Student
$13,109
$17,019
Best Garden City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
401 N Jennie Barker Rd
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8300
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8300
Grades: 5-8
| 343 students
Rank: #22.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2406 Fleming
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8500
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8500
Grades: 5-8
| 384 students
Rank: #33.
Horace J. Good Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1412 N. Main St.
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8100
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8100
Grades: 7-8
| 697 students
Rank: #44.
Usd 457 Virtual Academy
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1312 N. 7th Street
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8615
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8615
Grades: 7-12
| 96 students
Rank: #55.
Gc Achieve At J.d. Adams Hall
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1312 N. 7th Street
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8600
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8600
Grades: K-12
| 114 students
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