Best Public Schools in Gardner, KS

Summary:

The Gardner, Kansas school district consists of 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving the local community. The district's schools show a mix of high-performing and lower-performing institutions, with some standout schools that could serve as models for the rest of the district.

Pioneer Ridge Middle School ranks 79th out of 362 Kansas middle schools and has a 4-star rating, with the highest test scores in the district and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch students. Nike Elementary also ranks highly, at 143rd out of 660 Kansas elementary schools, and has the district's best test scores for 3rd and 4th grade English and math. Meanwhile, Trail Ridge Middle School has the lowest spending per student in the district, and Grand Star Elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio.

The district's high school, Gardner Edgerton High, has test scores that are generally on par with or slightly above the state averages. The schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, Moonlight Elementary and Grand Star Elementary, indicate higher levels of economic disadvantage in those communities. Overall, the Gardner Edgerton school district has opportunities to learn from its highest-performing schools and address areas of lower performance across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KAP English Language Arts (2023)								KAP Mathematics (2023)								KAP Science (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Gardner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	218 E Shawnee	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3300	296	25	11.8	42.6%	239 (80.7%)	9 (3.0%)	33 (11.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	57.6	257^th of 660 public elementary schools	61.1%		45	372^nd of 668 public elementary schools	44.3%	115	46.0	27.0						37.9	72.0	40.5						58.6					$11,265	$786	$10,478
Gardner Edgerton High	Public	9-12	425 N. Waverly Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-2600	1,789	102	17.5	37.5%	1,374 (76.8%)	95 (5.3%)	161 (9.0%)	43 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	106 (5.9%)	52.8	146^th of 327 public high schools	55.4%		40.4	204^th of 324 public high schools	37.0%	58							28.6	28.6							21.3	21.3			27.8	27.8	$9,088	$563	$8,525
Sunflower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	775 North Center	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3700	345	28	12.3	29.3%	274 (79.4%)	16 (4.6%)	19 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.4%)	44.5	375^th of 660 public elementary schools	43.2%		63.7	211^th of 668 public elementary schools	68.4%	164	29.6	48.0						40.3	38.2	40.0						39.2					$10,635	$266	$10,369
Moonlight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17960 S Moonlight Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3100	336	26	12.9	54.5%	240 (71.4%)	26 (7.7%)	32 (9.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.2%)	36.3	441^st of 660 public elementary schools	33.2%		23.1	544^th of 668 public elementary schools	18.6%	103	39.6	27.4						33.6	46.3	25.5						36.2					$11,993	$702	$11,291
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	800 W. Madison St.	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-0400	523	36	14.5	30.2%	414 (79.2%)	28 (5.4%)	37 (7.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	57.6	256^th of 660 public elementary schools	61.2%		62.9	218^th of 668 public elementary schools	67.4%	38	45.1	42.9						43.9	63.3	31.4						46.2					$9,754	$368	$9,387
Wheatridge Middle School	Public	5-8	318 E. Washington Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-2900	541	42	12.7	44.5%	424 (78.4%)	35 (6.5%)	35 (6.5%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	52.9	125^th of 362 public middle schools	65.5%		49	156^th of 368 public middle schools	57.6%	31			44.3	44.0	33.3	20.6		35.8			33.8	38.3	26.1	19.1		29.6	46.8	22.1		34.5	$9,429	$431	$8,999
Grand Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 East Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3750	361	32	11.2	55.4%	218 (60.4%)	18 (5.0%)	101 (28.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	61.2	216^th of 660 public elementary schools	67.3%		46.2	363^rd of 668 public elementary schools	45.7%	147	51.0	43.7						46.9	60.4	34.4						46.1					$11,503	$873	$10,630
Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	495 E. Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3550	693	51	13.5	42.0%	505 (72.9%)	25 (3.6%)	99 (14.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.5%)	36.9	226^th of 362 public middle schools	37.6%		40.1	215^th of 368 public middle schools	41.6%	11			31.3	35.1	30.2	10.6		26.8			24.8	30.1	20.8	17.2		23.1	36.5	16.1		26.1	$8,675	$360	$8,315
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	16200 Kill Creek Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3850	558	41	13.4	31.7%	489 (87.6%)	14 (2.5%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	66.6	79^th of 362 public middle schools	78.2%		54.9	127^th of 368 public middle schools	65.5%	48			41.1	32.8	38.8	24.5		34.6			44.9	34.2	35.3	47.1		40.5	62.3	29.9		46.6	$10,153	$278	$9,875
Nike Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19500 S. Gardner Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3000	373	28	13.3	37.0%	296 (79.4%)	16 (4.3%)	31 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	72.3	143^rd of 660 public elementary schools	78.3%		71.1	154^th of 668 public elementary schools	76.9%	11	47.2	51.6						49.3	75.0	41.9						59.7					$10,891	$404	$10,487

Cities Near Gardner

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Edgerton	5.58 mi	1	186^th
Spring Hill	5.74 mi	8	171^st
Olathe	5.98 mi	54	70^th
Lenexa	10.23 mi	8	14^th
Wellsville	10.57 mi	3	181^st

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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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