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Garden City High School

Public Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 12% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Garden City High School is a public high school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 1,976 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Garden City School District, which is ranked 223 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden City High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Kansas high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average. Only 21.8% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 37.93%. The school's graduation rate is slightly below the state average at 89.5%, and its dropout rate is slightly higher at 1.3-1.6%. Additionally, Garden City High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.2% to 29.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy, a virtual high school in the same district, outperforms Garden City High School in academic measures. Similarly, Holcomb High School, a nearby public high school in a different district, consistently outperforms Garden City High School. The high chronic absenteeism rate at Garden City High School is likely linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which can contribute to various challenges that impact student attendance and engagement.

1,946

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,190

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 Buffalo Way BLVD
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-5400

District: Garden City

Feeder schools for Garden City High School:

Elementary:	Abe Hubert Elementary School
	Alta Brown Elementary
	Buffalo Jones Elementary
	Edith Scheuerman Elementary
	More...
	Florence Wilson Elementary
	Georgia Matthews Elementary
	Gertrude Walker Elementary
	Jennie Barker Elementary
	Jennie Wilson Elementary
	Plymell Elementary
	Victor Ornelas Elementary
Middle:	Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
	Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
	Horace J. Good Middle School
	Kenneth Henderson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

White:

18.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

291^st of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	15.2	291 of 332	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	296 of 318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	283 of 327	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	302 of 324	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	290 of 320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	259 of 314	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	290 of 316	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	292 of 313	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	265 of 323	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.7	203 of 317	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	179 of 298	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	208 of 302	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	217 of 291	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	229 of 267	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	254 of 280	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	237 of 262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	51 of 52	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.7	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	90 of 111	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	47 of 110	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	24 of 36	33.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.1	227 of 250	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	215 of 248	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	32.6	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	88 of 105	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	86 of 99	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	74 of 92	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	23.8	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	216 of 246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	192 of 213	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	211 of 229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	235 of 258	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	98 of 124	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	88 of 122	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	90 of 111	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	47 of 110	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	191 of 306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	149 of 295	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	159 of 309	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	244 of 307	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	223 of 302	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	159 of 306	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	115 of 296	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+49 vs school

Migrant (2019)50th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)19th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2021)9th percentile~ school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	15.2	291^st of 332 public high schools	12.3%		11.5	296^th of 318 public high schools	6.9%	5	21.8	21.8	18.9	18.9	$13,190	$1,736	$11,454
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%)	26.2	256^th of 332 public high schools	22.9%					(n/a)	33.3	33.3	16.7	14.3	$2,655	$00	$2,655
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%)	29.4	246^th of 332 public high schools	25.9%		29.7	244^th of 318 public high schools	23.3%	2	32.7	32.7	21.8	21.8	$13,964	$1,282	$12,682
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)					$21,216	$1,030	$20,186
Deerfield High	Public	9-12	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	72	9	7.8	68.1%	24 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (65.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	290^th of 332 public high schools	12.7%		9.7	301^st of 318 public high schools	5.3%	11	28.6	28.6	6.3	6.3	$16,580	$2,072	$14,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City High School

What district is Garden City High School in?

Garden City

What is the racial makeup of Garden City High School?

Students at Garden City High School are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Garden City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,946 students attended Garden City High School.

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Garden City High School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Kansas high schools.

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