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Florence Wilson Elementary

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Florence Wilson Elementary ranks 459 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Florence Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 361 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. 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.

Florence Wilson Elementary has shown mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 47.17% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, higher than the Garden City average but lower than the Kansas state average. In mathematics, 28.27% of students were proficient or better, again higher than the district but lower than the state. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years. It serves a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 72.58% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism at 19.5%.

While Jennie Wilson Elementary stands out as a higher-performing school in the area, Florence Wilson Elementary has shown strength in serving its diverse student population, particularly its African American and Hispanic students, as well as its English Language Learners. With the right interventions and support, the school has the potential to improve its overall performance and outcomes for its students.

376

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,810

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1709 Labrador Blvd
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7400

District: Garden City

Students who attend Florence Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
	Kenneth Henderson Middle
High:	Garden City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

17.8%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2019) to 30th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

459^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	34.1	459 of 656	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	533 of 653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	369 of 660	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	413 of 668	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	471 of 670	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	333 of 667	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	382 of 656	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	362 of 659	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	513 of 656	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	508 of 678	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	519 of 668	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.3	412 of 660	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.9	315 of 631	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.6	523 of 630	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	469 of 621	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	485 of 614	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	497 of 600	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.0	295 of 585	49.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	51 of 124	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	70 of 117	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	5 of 122	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	395 of 591	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	275 of 591	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	250 of 574	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	87 of 262	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	113 of 260	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	35 of 245	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	37 of 254	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	56 of 229	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	33 of 235	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	18 of 207	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	355 of 533	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	441 of 546	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	224 of 541	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	194 of 512	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	183 of 494	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	159 of 509	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	326 of 512	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	33.9	431 of 605	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	307 of 586	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	406 of 575	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	258 of 576	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	368 of 579	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	215 of 584	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	350 of 596	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	389 of 587	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	126 of 592	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	276 of 574	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+61 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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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
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
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
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
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
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 Florence Wilson Elementary

Is Florence Wilson Elementary a good school?

Florence Wilson Elementary ranks 459^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Florence Wilson Elementary in?

Garden City

What schools do graduates of Florence Wilson Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Middle : Kenneth Henderson Middle
High : Garden City High School

How many students attend Florence Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Florence Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Wilson Elementary?

Students at Florence Wilson Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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