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Gardner Edgerton School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,792 students in Gardner Edgerton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Gardner Edgerton School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
11 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
5,989 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
429 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Gardner Edgerton School District, which is ranked within the top 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 95% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
31%
Graduation Rate
95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.53
# American Indian Students
15 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
110 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
578 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
19%
# Black Students
284 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
5%
6%
# White Students
4,622 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
77%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
376 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
284
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
418
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
411
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
449
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
409
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
437
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
467
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
435
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
449
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
441
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
467
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
464
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
405
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
453
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,304 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 $13,581 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$92 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$81 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,304
$16,113
Spending / Student
$13,581
$17,019
Best Gardner Edgerton School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
16200 Kill Creek Road
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-3850
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-3850
Grades: 5-8
| 558 students
Rank: #22.
Wheatridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
318 E. Washington Street
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-2900
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-2900
Grades: 5-8
| 541 students
Rank: #33.
Trail Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
495 E. Grand Street
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-3550
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-3550
Grades: 5-8
| 693 students
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