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Georgia Matthews Elementary

Public Grades K-4

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Georgia Matthews Elementary is a public elementary school located in Garden City, Kansas, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 126 students. The school is part of the Garden City school district, which is ranked 223 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Georgia Matthews Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 403 and 569 out of 656-660 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests is below the state and district averages, with only 36.16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 14.58% proficient in Mathematics. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is relatively stronger compared to the overall student population.

Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, has been a persistent issue at Georgia Matthews Elementary, with rates ranging from 2.6% to 19.7% over the past few years. The nearby Jennie Barker Elementary, Victor Ornelas Elementary, and Gertrude Walker Elementary generally perform better than Georgia Matthews Elementary on the KAP tests, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Addressing the root causes of absenteeism and learning from the successes of nearby schools could be important steps in improving academic outcomes at Georgia Matthews Elementary.

112

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,044

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Johnson
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7550

District: Garden City

Students who attend Georgia Matthews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
	Horace J. Good Middle School
High:	Garden City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

White:

11.6%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

569^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Garden City

223^rd of 264Garden 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
2025	16.8	569 of 656	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	506 of 653	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	403 of 660	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	451 of 668	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	532 of 670	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	581 of 667	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	462 of 656	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	559 of 659	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	499 of 656	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	582 of 678	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	624 of 668	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	565 of 660	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	608 of 631	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	611 of 630	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	575 of 621	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	514 of 614	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.1	267 of 600	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	261 of 585	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	72.5	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	514 of 591	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	518 of 591	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	436 of 574	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	147 of 262	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	86 of 260	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	54 of 245	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	49 of 254	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	74 of 229	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	130 of 235	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.9	33 of 207	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	451 of 533	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	389 of 546	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	270 of 541	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	289 of 512	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	305 of 494	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	350 of 509	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	168 of 512	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	377 of 605	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	423 of 586	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	340 of 575	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)84th percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2021)38th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2021)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Georgia Matthews Elementary

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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Georgia Matthews Elementary

What schools do graduates of Georgia Matthews Elementary attend?

Students who attend Georgia Matthews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Middle : Horace J. Good Middle School
High : Garden City High School

What district is Georgia Matthews Elementary in?

Garden City

How many students attend Georgia Matthews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Georgia Matthews Elementary.

Is Georgia Matthews Elementary a good school?

Georgia Matthews Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Georgia Matthews Elementary?

Students at Georgia Matthews Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

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