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Best Public Schools in Finney County, KS

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Schools

7,939

Students

Districts

Top rankedPlymell Elementary212^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Victor Ornelas Elementary up 141 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 6.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Alta Brown Elementary	Public	K-4	1110 East Pine	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7200	336	24	13.9	86.9%	34 (10.1%)	17 (5.1%)	270 (80.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16.7	569^th of 657 public elementary schools	13.4%		12.5	592^nd of 656 public elementary schools	9.8%	23	34.4	31.3						32.8	32.8	16.2						24.2					$15,417	$2,528	$12,889
Abe Hubert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1205 A Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8400	285	23	12.3	94.0%	28 (9.8%)	15 (5.3%)	233 (81.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	11	605^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	613^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	34.2	7.5	29.6	17.9				20.4	30.8	13.2	18.5	7.5				17.0	29.6			29.6	$14,603	$2,207	$12,396
Buffalo Jones Elementary	Public	K-4	708 Taylor Ave	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7300	221	17	13.1	89.1%	13 (5.9%)	7 (3.2%)	193 (87.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	16.2	571^st of 657 public elementary schools	13.1%		24	523^rd of 656 public elementary schools	20.3%	48	33.3	23.1						28.6	27.7	30.0						28.7					$13,926	$2,207	$11,719
Georgia Matthews Elementary	Public	K-4	111 Johnson	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7550	112	11	10.5	86.6%	13 (11.6%)	7 (6.3%)	87 (77.7%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	22.6	535^th of 657 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.8	569^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.3%	34	33.3	45.5						38.8	25.9	26.1						26.0					$17,120	$2,433	$14,687
Horace J. Good Middle School	Public	7-8	1412 N. Main St.	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8100	583	52	11.2	83.4%	97 (16.6%)	26 (4.5%)	428 (73.4%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	22.7	311^th of 368 public middle schools	15.5%		19.6	314^th of 363 public middle schools	13.5%	3					31.1	32.2		31.6					23.3	20.5		22.0		29.6		29.6	$14,637	$1,681	$12,956
Garden City High School	Public	9-12	2720 Buffalo Way BLVD	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-5400	1,946	129	15.1	69.9%	366 (18.8%)	73 (3.8%)	1,385 (71.2%)	84 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.7%)	20.6	289^th of 340 public high schools	15.0%		15.2	291^st of 332 public high schools	12.3%	2							24.8	24.8							18.6	18.6			21.6	21.6	$14,424	$1,597	$12,827
Gertrude Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	805 W Fair	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7600	186	13	13.8	90.9%	12 (6.5%)	31 (16.7%)	116 (62.4%)	17 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	18.4	562^nd of 657 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.5	493^rd of 656 public elementary schools	24.8%	69	52.4	17.4						34.1	23.8	8.7						15.9					$13,865	$2,465	$11,401
Jennie Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	5585 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-7700	163	10	15.9	41.1%	70 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (52.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	54.1	296^th of 657 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.7	277^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.8%	19	60.9	50.0	50.0	54.5				53.8	39.1	62.5	37.5	50.0				47.3	29.2			29.2	$12,191	$2,153	$10,038
Jennie Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 E Harding	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7750	796	16	48.4	67.2%	123 (15.5%)	56 (7.0%)	572 (71.9%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	58	266^th of 657 public elementary schools	59.5%		69.8	168^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	48.6	58.5						54.4	45.9	50.9						48.9					$16,693	$4,358	$12,335
Kenneth Henderson Middle	Public	7-8	2406 Fleming	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8500	425	31	13.6	72.0%	72 (16.9%)	12 (2.8%)	315 (74.1%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35	250^th of 368 public middle schools	32.1%		34.5	241^st of 363 public middle schools	33.6%	9					36.5	40.4		38.5					23.2	26.8		25.0		38.5		38.5	$14,259	$1,661	$12,599
Plymell Elementary	Public	K-6	20 W Plymell Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-7800	117	10	11.7	35.0%	64 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	64.6	212^th of 657 public elementary schools	67.7%		56.3	285^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.6%	73	38.9	69.6	60.0	50.0				55.4	38.9	66.7	73.3	50.0				57.3	46.7			46.7	$11,554	$1,614	$9,940
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center	Public	5-6	3101 N Belmont	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8200	367	29	12.8	80.4%	59 (16.1%)	32 (8.7%)	260 (70.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)			30.8	27.3				29.1			14.8	26.7				20.6	29.7			29.7	$14,293	$2,161	$12,133
Charles O Stones Intermediate Center	Public	5-8	401 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8300	377	34	11.0	80.1%	38 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	304 (80.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)			26.5	29.2				27.4			19.7	25.7				22.2	26.4			26.0	$14,232	$2,236	$11,996
Florence Wilson Elementary	Public	K-4	1709 Labrador Blvd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7400	376	24	15.6	73.7%	67 (17.8%)	57 (15.2%)	217 (57.7%)	25 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	42.1	400^th of 657 public elementary schools	39.1%		34.1	459^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.0%	59	55.6	45.6						50.3	30.1	41.3						35.9					$13,030	$2,229	$10,802
Edith Scheuerman Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 Wilcox	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7350	204	17	11.9	85.3%	28 (13.7%)	8 (3.9%)	161 (78.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	30.9	485^th of 657 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.5	479^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.0%	6	50.0	27.9						37.0	46.7	18.6						30.1					$14,900	$2,275	$12,625
Victor Ornelas Elementary	Public	K-4	3401 E Spruce	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7900	351	27	13.0	82.6%	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	302 (86.0%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.5	412^th of 657 public elementary schools	37.3%		19.4	553^rd of 656 public elementary schools	15.7%	141	50.0	36.7						42.8	44.9	38.8						41.6					$14,275	$2,375	$11,900
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	1312 N. 7th Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8600	111	17	6.6	86.5%	22 (19.8%)	4 (3.6%)	81 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)							10.3	11.6							7.1	5.0			12.1	13.5	$13,538	$2,050	$11,489
Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1312 N. 7th Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 805-8615	76			—	10 (13.2%)	5 (6.6%)	57 (75.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	25.7	275^th of 340 public high schools	19.1%		26.2	256^th of 332 public high schools	22.9%	19							17.6	24.0							5.6	8.0			35.7	31.6	$3,922	$00	$3,922
Holcomb Elementary 3-5	Public	3-5	200 N Main	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 277-2257	187	16	11.8	54.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	473^rd of 657 public elementary schools	28.0%		42.4	386^th of 656 public elementary schools	41.2%	87	50.9	42.6	36.4					42.9	42.9	42.6	21.2					35.0	31.8			31.8	$15,019	$1,497	$13,522
Holcomb High	Public	9-12	600 N Jones	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2063	265	26	10.0	53.6%	247 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	33.8	242^nd of 340 public high schools	28.8%		29.4	246^th of 332 public high schools	25.9%	4							24.6	24.6							20.7	20.7			35.4	35.4	$17,763	$1,125	$16,638
Holcomb Middle	Public	6-8	500 N Henderson	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2699	227	18	12.3	53.7%	193 (85.0%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	17.9	324^th of 368 public middle schools	12.0%		30.8	273^rd of 363 public middle schools	24.8%	51				34.5	24.2	21.9		26.6				20.3	16.7	34.8		24.1		18.2		18.2	$14,101	$974	$13,126
Wiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	204 Henderson	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 277-4431	218	18	12.2	46.8%	203 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)																					$14,585	$1,718	$12,867
Unified School District 363 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	600 N. Jones Ave.	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(620) 277-2629	10	0	50.0	—	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)																			10.0	10.0	$5,711	$262	$5,448

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