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Horace J. Good Middle School

Q: Is Horace J. Good Middle School a good school?

Horace J. Good Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Kansas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Horace J. Good Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Horace J. Good Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Horace J. Good Middle School?

Students at Horace J. Good Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Horace J. Good Middle School attend?

Students who attend Horace J. Good Middle School usually go on to attend Garden City High School

Public Grades 7-8

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Horace J. Good Middle School is a public middle school located in Garden City, Kansas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 689 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. Horace J. Good Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Kansas middle schools over the past several years.

Horace J. Good Middle School significantly underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with students with disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and special education students significantly underperforming compared to their peers in the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.2% to 19.7% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Garden City district, such as Charles O Stones Intermediate Center and Kenneth Henderson Middle, generally perform better than Horace J. Good Middle School on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Horace J. Good Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of $10,697 in 2018-2019, which is higher than the nearby schools in the district, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes.

583

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,055

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1412 N. Main St.
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-8100

District: Garden City

Students who attend Horace J. Good Middle School usually attend:

High:

Garden City High School

Feeder schools for Horace J. Good Middle School:

Elementary:	Abe Hubert Elementary School
	Buffalo Jones Elementary
	Edith Scheuerman Elementary
	Georgia Matthews Elementary
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	Gertrude Walker Elementary
	Plymell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

White:

16.6%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

314^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	19.6	314 of 363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	319 of 362	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	292 of 362	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	296 of 368	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	314 of 367	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	300 of 350	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	303 of 343	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	321 of 368	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	289 of 355	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	309 of 342	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	294 of 320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	289 of 316	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	269 of 307	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	244 of 296	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	254 of 286	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	237 of 277	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	36 of 68	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	41 of 73	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.8	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	128 of 157	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	25 of 67	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.6	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	49.1	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	37.5	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	250 of 313	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	242 of 294	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	229 of 275	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	105 of 144	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	78 of 140	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	80 of 138	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	209 of 285	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	250 of 296	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	227 of 300	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	226 of 270	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	236 of 275	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	213 of 270	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	206 of 255	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	267 of 308	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	255 of 301	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	244 of 280	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	67.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	169 of 177	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	139 of 164	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	155 of 171	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	128 of 157	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	163 of 347	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	129 of 349	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	132 of 349	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	201 of 344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	194 of 333	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Migrant (2019)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Science22%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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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 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	19.6	314^th of 363 public middle schools	13.5%		19.5	319^th of 362 public middle schools	11.9%	5			31.3	27.9	29.4			20.7	19.7	20.2		22.2	22.2	$13,055	$1,732	$11,323
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%)	34.5	241^st of 363 public middle schools	33.6%		23.5	301^st of 362 public middle schools	16.9%	60			41.4	33.7	37.5			24.5	27.8	26.2		31.2	31.2	$13,089	$1,782	$11,306
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)	29.6	21.8			26.0	19.7	22.3			20.9	36.8		36.8	$12,822	$2,219	$10,603
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)	32.8	26.9			29.3	29.4	18.7			23.7	29.8		29.5	$13,165	$2,300	$10,865
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%)	30.8	273^rd of 363 public middle schools	24.8%		23.4	304^th of 362 public middle schools	16.0%	31		19.7	27.3	33.3	27.0		18.3	31.3	46.1	32.4		33.3	33.3	$13,447	$1,321	$12,126
Deerfield Middle School	Public	6-8	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	49	5	10.2	75.5%	16 (32.7%)	4 (8.2%)	29 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	342^nd of 363 public middle schools	5.8%		19.2	321^st of 362 public middle schools	11.3%	21		10.5	44.4	7.7	22.0		0.0	5.6	0.0	2.0		7.7	7.7	$16,575	$2,709	$13,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace J. Good Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Horace J. Good Middle School?

Students at Horace J. Good Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Horace J. Good Middle School attend?

Students who attend Horace J. Good Middle School usually go on to attend Garden City High School

What district is Horace J. Good Middle School in?

Garden City

Is Horace J. Good Middle School a good school?

Horace J. Good Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Kansas middle schools.

How many students attend Horace J. Good Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Horace J. Good Middle School.

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