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Jennie Barker Elementary

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Jennie Barker Elementary ranks 277 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Jennie Barker Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 172 students in grades K-6. The school has consistently performed well academically, ranking in the top half of Kansas elementary schools in recent years and outperforming most nearby schools in the Garden City district.

Jennie Barker's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with particularly strong performance in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Science. The school's female, male, and Hispanic student subgroups also perform well, ranking in the top quarter and top 30% of Kansas elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroup has struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kansas elementary schools.

While Jennie Barker outperforms most nearby schools, Jennie Wilson Elementary has consistently outperformed Jennie Barker in recent years, ranking in the top quarter of Kansas elementary schools. Jennie Barker also faces challenges with a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, which may be related to the school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families.

163

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,549

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5585 N Jennie Barker Rd
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7700

District: Garden City

Students who attend Jennie Barker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kenneth Henderson Middle
High:	Garden City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

42.9%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 77th percentile in 2019 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden City

✓Above the Kansas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 77th-percentile peak (2019) to 58th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

277^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	56.7	277 of 656	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	335 of 653	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	360 of 660	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	208 of 668	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	184 of 670	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	155 of 667	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	168 of 656	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	219 of 659	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.0	479 of 656	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.3	401 of 678	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	72.5	169 of 668	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	177 of 660	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	55.8	353 of 631	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	85.3	3 of 630	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	78.3	60 of 621	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	79.8	65 of 614	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	52.6	349 of 600	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.7	252 of 585	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	68.8	160 of 591	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	77 of 262	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	83 of 260	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	96 of 245	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	46 of 254	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	57 of 235	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	543 of 546	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	130 of 509	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	74.5	116 of 586	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	17 of 576	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	89 of 592	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2019)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+22 vs state

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jennie Barker Elementary

Is Jennie Barker Elementary a good school?

Jennie Barker Elementary ranks 277^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jennie Barker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Jennie Barker Elementary.

What district is Jennie Barker Elementary in?

Garden City

What schools do graduates of Jennie Barker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jennie Barker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenneth Henderson Middle
High : Garden City High School

What is the racial makeup of Jennie Barker Elementary?

Students at Jennie Barker Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 43% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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