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Kenneth Henderson Middle

Q: Is Kenneth Henderson Middle a good school?

Kenneth Henderson Middle ranks 241 st of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Kenneth Henderson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Kenneth Henderson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kenneth Henderson Middle?

Students at Kenneth Henderson Middle are 74% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Kenneth Henderson Middle attend?

Students who attend Kenneth Henderson Middle usually go on to attend Garden City High School

Public Grades 7-8

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Kenneth Henderson Middle is a public middle school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 390 students in grades 5-8. 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.

Kenneth Henderson Middle consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 37.49% in ELA, 26.16% in Math, and 31.2% in Science, compared to the state averages of 44.47%, 38.73%, and 41.44%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 243 out of 350 Kansas middle schools in 2017-2018 to 241 out of 363 in 2024-2025. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, particularly Asian, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who consistently rank in the bottom quartile of Kansas middle schools.

Additionally, Kenneth Henderson Middle has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.2% to 23.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Dropout rates have also been a concern, with the school reporting rates between 0.3% and 1.6% in recent years. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 63.54% to 69.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

425

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,089

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2406 Fleming
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-8500

District: Garden City

Students who attend Kenneth Henderson Middle usually attend:

High:

Garden City High School

Feeder schools for Kenneth Henderson Middle:

Elementary:	Florence Wilson Elementary
	Jennie Barker Elementary
	Victor Ornelas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

16.9%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

241^st of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	34.5	241 of 363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	301 of 362	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	270 of 362	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	293 of 368	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	283 of 367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	243 of 350	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	287 of 358	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	274 of 343	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	288 of 368	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	314 of 355	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	304 of 342	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	281 of 320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	273 of 316	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	272 of 307	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	249 of 296	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	234 of 286	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	252 of 277	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	99 of 160	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	56 of 67	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.4	7 of 62	88.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	3 of 60	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	35.1	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	258 of 313	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	250 of 294	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	208 of 275	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	48 of 135	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	92 of 144	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	79 of 140	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	133 of 285	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	242 of 296	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	184 of 300	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	212 of 270	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	246 of 275	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	256 of 270	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	205 of 255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	208 of 308	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	211 of 301	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	184 of 280	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	120 of 177	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	159 of 164	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	83 of 178	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	99 of 160	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	148 of 347	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.9	41 of 349	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	37 of 349	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	78 of 333	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)84th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2021)38th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2021)18th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 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
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
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
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 Kenneth Henderson Middle

What district is Kenneth Henderson Middle in?

Garden City

Is Kenneth Henderson Middle a good school?

Kenneth Henderson Middle ranks 241^st of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Kenneth Henderson Middle attend?

Students who attend Kenneth Henderson Middle usually go on to attend Garden City High School

What is the racial makeup of Kenneth Henderson Middle?

Students at Kenneth Henderson Middle are 74% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Kenneth Henderson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Kenneth Henderson Middle.

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