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Jennie Wilson Elementary

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Jennie Wilson Elementary ranks 168 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Jennie Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Garden City, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 762 students. The school consistently outperforms the Garden City district and the state of Kansas in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades, with particularly strong performance in the 4th grade.

Jennie Wilson Elementary's student subgroups, including Hispanic and White students, have also consistently performed at a very high level, ranking among the top schools in the state. This suggests the school is effectively serving the needs of its diverse student population and providing equitable educational opportunities. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 88 out of 533 Kansas elementary schools.

While Jennie Wilson Elementary's academic excellence is impressive, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in the 2024-2025 school year to 19.7% in the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area the school and the Garden City school district should prioritize addressing to ensure continued student success.

796

Students ?

48.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,130

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 E Harding
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7750

District: Garden City

Students who attend Jennie Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
High:	Garden City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

White:

15.5%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden City

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 48 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

168^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	69.8	168 of 656	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	124 of 653	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	184 of 660	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	325 of 668	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	283 of 670	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	226 of 667	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	238 of 656	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	303 of 659	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.9	421 of 656	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	381 of 678	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	75.2	132 of 668	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	106 of 660	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	71 of 631	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	37 of 630	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	13 of 621	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	75.3	118 of 614	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	243 of 600	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.5	343 of 585	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	50.4	48 of 122	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.6	3 of 129	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	56.1	251 of 591	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	218 of 591	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	274 of 574	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	20 of 262	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	6 of 260	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	18 of 245	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	25 of 254	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	69.1	36 of 229	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	23 of 235	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	9 of 207	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	88 of 533	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	51 of 546	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	65 of 541	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	73 of 512	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	72 of 494	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	76 of 509	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	50 of 512	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	55.8	253 of 605	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	196 of 586	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	172 of 575	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	89.9	28 of 584	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	136 of 596	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	113 of 587	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	124 of 592	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	239 of 574	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)95th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)61st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2021)58th percentile~ school

Female (2021)58th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+22 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Jennie Wilson Elementary

Is Jennie Wilson Elementary a good school?

Jennie Wilson Elementary ranks 168^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jennie Wilson Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
High : Garden City High School

What district is Jennie Wilson Elementary in?

Garden City

How many students attend Jennie Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Jennie Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jennie Wilson Elementary?

Students at Jennie Wilson Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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