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Victor Ornelas Elementary

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Victor Ornelas Elementary ranks 412 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Victor Ornelas Elementary serves 351 students in kindergarten through grade 4 in Garden City, Kansas. Its latest results show a sharp recovery in math: 42% of students were proficient, just above the state’s 41%, while 43% were proficient in ELA, below the state’s 46%. The most important takeaway is that math has become a relative strength, but ELA remains a concern.

Compared with the Garden City district, Victor was ahead in both subjects: by 10 percentage points in ELA and 16 points in math. Against 10 nearby schools with results, it ranked 7th of 11 in ELA and 3rd of 11 in math; its results were 43% in ELA and 42% in math, versus nearby averages of 39% and 31%. It also outperformed the average for nearby K–4 schools by 6 points in ELA and 15 in math. The all-grades nearby comparison includes schools with different grade spans. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 3%, compared with 14% districtwide and 18% statewide, the fourth-lowest rate among Victor and the 10 nearby schools with figures.

Results have improved over time, though year-to-year changes—especially in math—have been uneven. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose 5 points and math rose 22 points; math moved from 19 points below the state to 1 point above it. SchoolDigger ranked Victor 412th of 657 Kansas schools, at the 37th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 16th percentile the prior year. Its student-teacher ratio was 13, near the nearby-school median of 13.5, and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 83% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was especially strong for Hispanic students, at the 83rd percentile compared with the school’s 37th overall; for students receiving special education services, it was at the 16th percentile.

351

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,656

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3401 E Spruce
Garden City, KS 67846-8398

(620) 805-7900

District: Garden City

Students who attend Victor Ornelas Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

Asian:

8.0%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg29%

Kansas avg43%

412^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Garden City

230^th of 268Garden 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
2026	40.5	412 of 657	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	553 of 656	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	527 of 653	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	507 of 660	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	558 of 668	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	561 of 670	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	629 of 667	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	566 of 656	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	609 of 659	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	594 of 656	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	642 of 678	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	614 of 668	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	495 of 660	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	491 of 631	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	532 of 630	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.3	434 of 621	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.3	490 of 614	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	543 of 600	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	542 of 585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	38 of 126	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	42 of 129	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	12 of 124	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	17 of 117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	13 of 117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	33 of 108	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	50 of 122	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	88 of 129	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	421 of 585	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	479 of 591	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	521 of 591	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	467 of 574	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	47 of 269	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	42.0	151 of 262	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	90 of 260	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	60 of 245	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	77 of 254	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	100 of 229	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	180 of 235	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	142 of 207	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	166 of 546	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	396 of 533	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	343 of 546	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	336 of 541	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	368 of 512	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	374 of 494	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	467 of 509	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	402 of 512	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	282 of 594	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	494 of 605	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	555 of 586	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	496 of 575	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	268 of 318	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	275 of 296	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	40.5	412^th of 657 public elementary schools	37.3%		19.4	553^rd of 656 public elementary schools	15.7%	141	50.0	36.7			42.8	44.9	38.8			41.6			$12,656	$2,356	$10,299
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%)	16.7	569^th of 657 public elementary schools	13.4%		12.5	592^nd of 656 public elementary schools	9.8%	23	34.4	31.3			32.8	32.8	16.2			24.2			$14,367	$2,545	$11,822
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%)	58	266^th of 657 public elementary schools	59.5%		69.8	168^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	48.6	58.5			54.4	45.9	50.9			48.9			$13,130	$4,205	$8,926
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%)	42.1	400^th of 657 public elementary schools	39.1%		34.1	459^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.0%	59	55.6	45.6			50.3	30.1	41.3			35.9			$11,810	$2,280	$9,530
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%)	22.6	535^th of 657 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.8	569^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.3%	34	33.3	45.5			38.8	25.9	26.1			26.0			$14,044	$2,370	$11,674
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%)	11	605^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	613^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	34.2	7.5	29.6	17.9	20.4	30.8	13.2	18.5	7.5	17.0	29.6	29.6	$13,228	$2,230	$10,997
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%)	18.4	562^nd of 657 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.5	493^rd of 656 public elementary schools	24.8%	69	52.4	17.4			34.1	23.8	8.7			15.9			$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%)	16.2	571^st of 657 public elementary schools	13.1%		24	523^rd of 656 public elementary schools	20.3%	48	33.3	23.1			28.6	27.7	30.0			28.7			$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%)	30.9	485^th of 657 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.5	479^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.0%	6	50.0	27.9			37.0	46.7	18.6			30.1			$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%)	54.1	296^th of 657 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.7	277^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.8%	19	60.9	50.0	50.0	54.5	53.8	39.1	62.5	37.5	50.0	47.3	29.2	29.2	$11,549	$2,229	$9,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Victor Ornelas Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Victor Ornelas Elementary?

Students at Victor Ornelas Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% White.

How many students attend Victor Ornelas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Victor Ornelas Elementary.

Is Victor Ornelas Elementary a good school?

Victor Ornelas Elementary ranks 412^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Victor Ornelas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Victor Ornelas Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Victor Ornelas Elementary in?

Garden City

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