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Gertrude Walker Elementary

Public Grades K-4

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Gertrude Walker Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 216 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past decade.

Gertrude Walker Elementary's academic performance is well below the state and district averages, with only 32.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 17.38% proficient in mathematics. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also high, ranging from 11.3% to 19.7% in recent years. These issues are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.13% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Garden City district, Gertrude Walker Elementary performs significantly worse, with nearby schools like Jennie Barker Elementary, Victor Ornelas Elementary, and Abe Hubert Elementary School all outperforming Gertrude Walker in academic proficiency and other key metrics. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support student learning and success.

186

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,082

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 W Fair
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7600

District: Garden City

Students who attend Gertrude Walker Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

16.7%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

493^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	28.5	493 of 656	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	514 of 653	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	563 of 660	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	588 of 668	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	609 of 670	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	542 of 667	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	495 of 656	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	548 of 659	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	581 of 678	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	509 of 668	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.5	470 of 660	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	66.6	227 of 631	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	343 of 630	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	382 of 621	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.2	133 of 614	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	137 of 600	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	193 of 585	67.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	19 of 124	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	39 of 117	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	37 of 117	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	18 of 108	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	34 of 122	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	7.1	578 of 591	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	511 of 591	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	491 of 574	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	114 of 262	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	115 of 260	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	139 of 245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	163 of 229	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	77 of 235	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	41 of 207	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	329 of 533	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	295 of 546	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	453 of 541	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	456 of 512	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	485 of 494	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	325 of 509	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	274 of 512	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	514 of 605	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	392 of 586	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	334 of 575	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)85th percentile+63 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2021)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Gertrude Walker 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Gertrude Walker Elementary

Is Gertrude Walker Elementary a good school?

Gertrude Walker Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Gertrude Walker Elementary in?

Garden City

How many students attend Gertrude Walker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Gertrude Walker Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gertrude Walker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gertrude Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Gertrude Walker Elementary?

Students at Gertrude Walker Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

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