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Gardner Edgerton High

Q: Is Gardner Edgerton High a good school?

Gardner Edgerton High ranks 227 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Gardner Edgerton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,794 students attended Gardner Edgerton High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gardner Edgerton High?

Students at Gardner Edgerton High are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Gardner Edgerton High?

Gardner Edgerton High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Edgerton Elementary Elementary : Gardner Elementary Elementary : Grand Star Elementary Elementary : Madison Elementary Elementary : Moonlight Elementary School Elementary : Nike Elementary Elementary : Sunflower Elementary Middle : Pioneer Ridge Middle School Middle : Wheatridge Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 32% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Gardner Edgerton High is a public high school located in Gardner, Kansas, serving 1,766 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gardner Edgerton School District, which is ranked 107 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gardner Edgerton High's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with the school's statewide ranking and rating fluctuating over the years. While the school has maintained relatively high graduation and low dropout rates, its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics have been below the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Olathe Northwest High School and Spring Hill High School, Gardner Edgerton High generally ranks lower, but performs better than Wellsville High.

One area of concern is the school's performance for certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who have struggled to achieve at the same level as their peers. This indicates the need for targeted interventions and support to address these achievement gaps. Overall, Gardner Edgerton High appears to have both strengths and challenges, and the school may benefit from collaborating with higher-performing schools in the area to improve its practices and outcomes for all students.

1,794

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,697

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 N. Waverly Road
Gardner, KS 66030

(913) 856-2600

District: Gardner Edgerton

Feeder schools for Gardner Edgerton High:

Elementary:	Edgerton Elementary
	Gardner Elementary
	Grand Star Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	More...
	Moonlight Elementary School
	Nike Elementary
	Sunflower Elementary
Middle:	Pioneer Ridge Middle School
	Wheatridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

227^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 264Gardner Edgerton 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	35.2	227 of 332	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	204 of 318	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	146 of 327	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	204 of 324	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	141 of 325	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	72 of 314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	72 of 316	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	49.5	160 of 313	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.8	98 of 326	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	73 of 323	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	64 of 317	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	80 of 298	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	58 of 302	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.9	77 of 291	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	70 of 267	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	26 of 280	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	16 of 262	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	10 of 53	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	48.7	126 of 250	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	90 of 248	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.5	22 of 110	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.6	66 of 102	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	23 of 92	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	21 of 89	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	193 of 246	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	113 of 250	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	163 of 223	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	95 of 213	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	92 of 229	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	53 of 228	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.6	168 of 258	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	117 of 252	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	52 of 248	79.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	43 of 67	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	35 of 125	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	56 of 124	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	58 of 117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	188 of 306	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	197 of 295	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	150 of 309	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	178 of 307	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	175 of 302	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	150 of 306	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	70 of 296	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2021)58th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2021)50th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)35th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)29th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)27th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

The staff is either the worst or the best. All of the counselors treat the students with very little respect. You’re forced to chose between classes all of the time despite both being important for college. The school has almost triple the amount of Spanish teachers than French (6 versus 1 teacher). Most math teachers are disrespectful or don’t teach, and a few of the science teachers act creepy and treat female students poorly. As a student, I feel scared to go the the counselors and scared to attend a few of my classes due to the teachers. If you’re being threatened or bullied, the counselors offer terrible advice like “don’t talk to them”. My safety was threatened twice by someone threatening to kill me, and the counselors did nothing.

The nurses are extremely nice, the orchestra teacher is awesome, and the French teacher is amazing. There’s a decent variety of classes. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, January 8, 2016

I'm a junior at GEHS. These three years at this school have been hell. If you're not a jock or a prep then you might as well not even be breathing anymore. The kids are rude, the teachers suck at teaching and honestly they don't even give a fuck if you pass or fail their class. We are basically forced to use chromebooks (which they said was "optional", yet literally in every single one of my classes I had to have one to get it "set up" and start working on it.). So basically they didn't even make it an option (whats the point of going to GEHS if its all going to be online anyways??? might as well just transfer to the alternative school). The food is atrocious. The principal doesn't even talk to the student body. We have so many students that we have to use teacher lounges as classrooms.

In all honesty, this school is a mess. Close Quote

Schools Near Gardner Edgerton High

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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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gardner Edgerton High	Public	9-12	425 N. Waverly Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-2600	1,794	118	15.2	35.5%	1,299 (72.4%)	88 (4.9%)	223 (12.4%)	48 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (7.3%)	35.2	227^th of 332 public high schools	31.6%		39.7	204^th of 318 public high schools	35.8%	23			34.3	34.3			25.7	25.7			$10,697	$511	$10,186
Olathe West High School	Public	9-12	2200 W Santa Fe St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7180	1,557	108	14.4	22.5%	1,057 (67.9%)	67 (4.3%)	326 (20.9%)	33 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.4%)	63.4	103^rd of 332 public high schools	69.0%		61.5	103^rd of 318 public high schools	67.6%				42.4	42.4			40.5	40.5			$14,124	$747	$13,377
Step Up Virtual	Public, Virtual	12	300 E. Loula St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(913) 780-7880	164				69 (42.1%)	21 (12.8%)	64 (39.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)											$2,521	$00	$2,521
School for Deaf High	Public	7-12	450 East Park Street	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	School for Deaf	No	No	No	No	(913) 210-8111	62	13	4.6	21.0%	29 (46.8%)	13 (21.0%)	12 (19.4%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)		16.7		7.7		8.3		11.5	0.0	0.0
Insight School of Kansas	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	101 E South St	Spring Hill	66083	Miami County	Spring Hill	Yes	No	Yes	No	(913) 592-4600	1,159	34	33.6		737 (63.6%)	96 (8.3%)	173 (14.9%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (11.8%)	25.7	258^th of 332 public high schools	22.3%		39.3	207^th of 318 public high schools	34.9%	51	42.7	42.8	34.8	40.0	17.7	11.8	12.0	13.6	31.5	31.5	$5,515	$00	$5,515
Olathe South Senior High	Public	9-12	1640 E 151st St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7160	1,778	117	15.1	21.5%	1,225 (68.9%)	138 (7.8%)	262 (14.7%)	75 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (4.1%)	60.8	116^th of 332 public high schools	65.1%		62	100^th of 318 public high schools	68.6%	16			38.8	38.8			42.7	42.7			$13,465	$782	$12,683
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	19701 S. Ridgeview	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7299	1,121	78	14.3	17.4%	947 (84.5%)	34 (3.0%)	79 (7.0%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.2%)	77.3	63^rd of 332 public high schools	81.0%		87.1	24^th of 318 public high schools	92.5%	39			44.2	44.2			53.5	53.5			$13,311	$3,026	$10,285
Olathe North Senior High	Public	9-12	600 E Prairie St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7140	2,011	141	14.2	40.0%	919 (45.7%)	202 (10.0%)	672 (33.4%)	90 (4.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (6.1%)	68.4	87^th of 332 public high schools	73.8%		65.4	85^th of 318 public high schools	73.3%	2			45.0	45.0			41.9	41.9			$13,963	$810	$13,153
Olathe Northwest High School	Public	9-12	21300 College Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7150	1,958	125	15.6	14.6%	1,434 (73.2%)	117 (6.0%)	203 (10.4%)	109 (5.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	84 (4.3%)	82.2	46^th of 332 public high schools	86.1%		87.5	22^nd of 318 public high schools	93.1%	24			52.8	52.8			47.9	47.9			$12,858	$642	$12,216
Wellsville High	Public	9-12	602 Walnut	Wellsville	66092	Franklin County	Wellsville	No	No	No	No	(785) 883-2057	278	16	16.9	29.5%	255 (91.7%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	13.2	301^st of 332 public high schools	9.3%		44.6	183^rd of 318 public high schools	42.5%	118			20.7	20.7			17.2	17.2			$14,068	$19	$14,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardner Edgerton High

What is the racial makeup of Gardner Edgerton High?

Students at Gardner Edgerton High are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Gardner Edgerton High in?

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Is Gardner Edgerton High a good school?

Gardner Edgerton High ranks 227^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gardner Edgerton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,794 students attended Gardner Edgerton High.

What schools feed into Gardner Edgerton High?

Gardner Edgerton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edgerton Elementary
Elementary : Gardner Elementary
Elementary : Grand Star Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Moonlight Elementary School
Elementary : Nike Elementary
Elementary : Sunflower Elementary
Middle : Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Middle : Wheatridge Middle School

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