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Alta Brown Elementary

Q: Is Alta Brown Elementary a good school?

Alta Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Alta Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Alta Brown Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alta Brown Elementary?

Students at Alta Brown Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Alta Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Brown Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Charles O Stones Intermediate Center High : Garden City High School

Public Grades K-4

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Alta Brown Elementary is a Garden City district school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 336 students in grades K–4. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were 33% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 24% in math. The main concern is that both results are below nearby K–4 averages, with math the weaker subject.

ELA is the relatively stronger subject, but results lag the state: 33% of students were proficient, compared with 33% in the district and 46% statewide; math proficiency was 24%, versus 25% in the district and 41% statewide. Nearby K–4 schools averaged 41% in ELA and 32% in math, leaving Alta Brown 8 points below each average; it ranked second-lowest among the eight schools in both subjects. Fourth-grade math stands out as a particular weakness: 16% were proficient, 17 points below the school’s third-grade result and 14 points below the nearby fourth-grade average. A positive contrast is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 7%, compared with 14% in the district and 18% statewide.

Scores have improved recently, but the longer-term picture remains mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose by 1 point to 33%, while math fell by 2 points to 24%. The state gaps widened over that period, though they narrowed in the latest year. SchoolDigger places the school at the 13th percentile statewide with 1 star, up from the 10th percentile the prior year but below its 26th-percentile standing in 2021–22. Its subgroup rankings vary: SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students places them at the 55th percentile, compared with 13th overall; for Special Education Students, the ranking fell from the 26th percentile in 2022–23 to the 0th percentile in 2024–25. In 2024–25, the free/reduced-lunch rate was 87%, 5 points above the nearby K–4 average, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.9. These figures offer context, not an explanation for score differences.

336

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,367

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1110 East Pine
Garden City, KS 67846-5947

(620) 805-7200

District: Garden City

Students who attend Alta Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
High:	Garden City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

White:

10.1%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Kansas avg43%

569^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Garden City

230^th of 268Garden City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	569 of 657	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	592 of 656	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	566 of 653	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	516 of 660	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	494 of 668	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	518 of 670	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	537 of 667	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	516 of 656	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	578 of 659	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	564 of 656	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	576 of 678	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	542 of 668	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.1	365 of 660	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	523 of 631	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.4	458 of 630	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	439 of 621	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	464 of 614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	534 of 600	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	557 of 585	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	100 of 193	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	98 of 129	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	41 of 124	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	10 of 117	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	56.0	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	33 of 122	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	438 of 585	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	374 of 591	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	441 of 591	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	450 of 574	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	159 of 269	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	189 of 262	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	142 of 260	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	87 of 245	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	63 of 254	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	57 of 229	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	91 of 235	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	52 of 207	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	416 of 546	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	452 of 533	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	429 of 546	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	313 of 541	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	316 of 512	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	320 of 494	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	238 of 509	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	279 of 512	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	552 of 594	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	499 of 605	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	472 of 586	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	434 of 575	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	313 of 313	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	220 of 296	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	203 of 305	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	100 of 193	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2019)48th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

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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 (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/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 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%)	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			$14,367	$2,545	$11,822
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			$13,130	$4,205	$8,926
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	$13,228	$2,230	$10,997
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			$14,044	$2,370	$11,674
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			$13,086	$2,263	$10,822
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			$12,656	$2,356	$10,299
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			$13,082	$2,453	$10,629
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			$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%)	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			$13,442	$2,299	$11,143
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	$11,549	$2,229	$9,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Brown Elementary

What schools do graduates of Alta Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
High : Garden City High School

How many students attend Alta Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Alta Brown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Brown Elementary?

Students at Alta Brown Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Alta Brown Elementary a good school?

Alta Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Alta Brown Elementary in?

Garden City

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