Elementary Schools in Garden City

Summary:

The Garden City school district in Kansas contains 11 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The schools in this district exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout high-achieving schools as well as lower-performing institutions.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in Garden City are Jennie Barker Elementary, which ranks 277th out of 656 Kansas elementary schools, and Plymell Elementary, which ranks 285th. These schools boast impressive test scores, with over 50% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, schools like Alta Brown Elementary and Abe Hubert Elementary struggle to meet state averages, likely due to their high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Across the Garden City school district, chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with all schools reporting rates around 19.5%. Additionally, there is a wide range in student-teacher ratios, from 11.6 at Plymell Elementary to 49.1 at Jennie Wilson Elementary. These factors, along with differences in school leadership and culture, likely contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed across the district.

District Detail

1205 Fleming Street
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
223^rd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,032

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th 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%)	12.5	592^nd of 656 public elementary schools	9.8%		17	566^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.3%	26	36.4	18.7			27.7	21.2	18.5			19.8			$14,367	$2,545	$11,822
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%)	9.8	613^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.6%		19.6	550^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.8%	63	22.7	25.0	17.9	27.1	23.2	12.0	11.1	9.7	28.6	16.2	24.4	24.4	$13,228	$2,230	$10,997
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%)	24	523^rd of 656 public elementary schools	20.3%		24.2	521^st of 653 public elementary schools	20.2%	2	28.6	44.4			36.8	27.3	26.5			26.9			$13,086	$2,263	$10,822
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%)	16.8	569^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.3%		26.6	506^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.5%	63	47.8	25.0			36.2	17.4	12.0			14.6			$14,044	$2,370	$11,674
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%)	28.5	493^rd of 656 public elementary schools	24.8%		25.1	514^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.3%	21	19.0	56.5			32.3	6.8	36.0			17.4			$13,082	$2,453	$10,629
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%)	56.7	277^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.8%		49.2	335^th of 653 public elementary schools	48.7%	58	62.5	30.8	57.1	47.8	48.9	45.8	11.5	54.5	52.2	40.0	63.6	63.6	$11,549	$2,229	$9,320
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%)	69.8	168^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.4%		75	124^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.0%	44	55.1	77.5			66.3	40.8	59.2			50.0			$13,130	$4,205	$8,926
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%)	56.3	285^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.9	264^th of 653 public elementary schools	59.6%	21	76.2	41.7	47.1	47.4	55.1	61.9	38.5	38.9	60.0	51.4	27.8	27.8	$9,592	$1,606	$7,986
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%)	34.1	459^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.0%		22.3	533^rd of 653 public elementary schools	18.4%	74	54.8	39.1			47.2	29.7	26.8			28.3			$11,810	$2,280	$9,530
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%)	31.5	479^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.0%		29.5	484^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.9%	5	41.2	44.7			43.2	29.4	31.9			30.9			$13,442	$2,299	$11,143
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%)	19.4	553^rd of 656 public elementary schools	15.7%		23.3	527^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.3%	26	48.3	24.6			37.5	23.9	15.1			19.9			$12,656	$2,356	$10,299

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holcomb	7.13 mi	5	213^th
Deerfield	15.17 mi	3	251^st
Lakin	21.76 mi	3	177^th
Ingalls	24.32 mi	2	17^th
Cimarron-Ensign	30.1 mi	2	129^th

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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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