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Edith Scheuerman Elementary

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Edith Scheuerman Elementary ranks 479 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Edith Scheuerman Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 178 students in grades K-4. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages, as well as high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Edith Scheuerman Elementary's academic performance has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide and 32.34% in the Garden City district. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 30.85%, lower than the state's 38.73% and the district's 23.48%. Compared to nearby schools, Edith Scheuerman Elementary generally performs worse than Jennie Barker Elementary and Jennie Wilson Elementary, but better than several other local schools.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 82.58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. While Edith Scheuerman Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 students per teacher, the school's struggles with academic performance, student demographics, and attendance suggest that targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.

204

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,442

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Wilcox
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-7350

District: Garden City

Students who attend Edith Scheuerman Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

White:

13.7%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

479^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	31.5	479 of 656	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	484 of 653	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	557 of 660	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	476 of 668	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	487 of 670	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	418 of 667	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	485 of 656	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	518 of 659	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	500 of 656	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	544 of 678	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.0	461 of 668	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	382 of 660	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	368 of 631	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	497 of 630	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	506 of 621	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	459 of 614	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.6	337 of 600	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	370 of 585	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	56.5	52 of 140	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	52 of 129	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	9 of 122	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	9 of 129	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	433 of 591	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	335 of 591	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	432 of 574	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	47 of 262	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	84 of 260	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	128 of 245	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	90 of 254	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	40 of 229	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	32 of 235	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	56 of 207	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	258 of 533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	342 of 546	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	373 of 541	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	135 of 512	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	178 of 494	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	188 of 509	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	296 of 512	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	384 of 605	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	377 of 586	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	403 of 575	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	278 of 305	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	52 of 140	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+55 vs school

Disabled (2018)63rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2021)37th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Edith Scheuerman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Edith Scheuerman Elementary?

Students at Edith Scheuerman Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Edith Scheuerman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edith Scheuerman Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Edith Scheuerman Elementary a good school?

Edith Scheuerman Elementary ranks 479^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Edith Scheuerman Elementary in?

Garden City

How many students attend Edith Scheuerman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Edith Scheuerman Elementary.

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