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Sunflower Elementary

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Sunflower Elementary ranks 192 nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunflower Elementary serves 293 students in prekindergarten through fourth grade in Gardner, within the Gardner Edgerton district; its nearby comparison includes schools in Gardner Edgerton and neighboring districts. Academic proficiency is above state and district averages, but attendance is the clearest concern: chronic absenteeism reached 18% in 2025–26, the highest among the nearby schools.

Sunflower’s strongest comparison is with state and district academic results: ELA proficiency was 58%, 10 percentage points above the district and 12 above Kansas; math was 53%, 7 points above the district and 12 above the state. It is closer to the middle locally, ranking fifth of 11 schools in ELA and sixth in math; its rates were about 1 point below the nearby average in ELA and 3 points below in math. Results vary by grade, especially in math: fourth-grade proficiency was 60%, compared with 46% in third grade. Fourth-grade math was 16 points above the district, while third-grade math was 8 points below it and was the second-lowest among 11 schools with comparable results.

Results have improved over four years: ELA rose 18 percentage points, from 40% in 2022–23 to 58% in 2025–26, and math rose 14 points, from 39% to 53%. SchoolDigger ranked Sunflower in the 71st percentile statewide and gave it four stars in 2025–26; that was sixth among the 11 nearby schools, and up from the 43rd percentile in 2022–23. Its student-teacher ratio was 11.5, below the nearby average of 12.3, and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 30%, below the nearby average of 38%; these are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s ranking for White students rose from the 28th percentile in 2023–24 to the 67th in 2025–26, while the overall ranking rose from the 47th to the 71st percentile. For students with low socioeconomic status, the ranking fell from the 72nd percentile to the 59th over the same period, ending below the school’s overall percentile.

293

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,534

Per pupil spending ?

30.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

775 North Center
Gardner, KS 66030

(913) 856-3700

District: Gardner Edgerton

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wheatridge Middle School
High:	Gardner Edgerton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2026) from a 43rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Kansas median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

Kansas avg43%

192^nd of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Gardner Edgerton

82^nd of 268Gardner 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
2026	67.3	192 of 657	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	217 of 656	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	347 of 653	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	375 of 660	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	211 of 668	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	108 of 670	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	90 of 667	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	151 of 659	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	99 of 656	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	92 of 678	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	3 of 668	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	78.6	42 of 660	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	17 of 631	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	19 of 630	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	77.2	78 of 621	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	60 of 614	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	46 of 600	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	79.8	65 of 585	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	131 of 585	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	87 of 591	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	117 of 591	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	82 of 574	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	225 of 546	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	160 of 533	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	152 of 546	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	367 of 541	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	381 of 512	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	78.2	42 of 494	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	37 of 512	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	218 of 594	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	121 of 605	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	61 of 586	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	105 of 575	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	98 of 313	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	94 of 306	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	127 of 296	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	200 of 305	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	189 of 576	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	230 of 576	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	417 of 579	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	397 of 584	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	266 of 596	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	153 of 587	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	98 of 592	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	116 of 574	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)78th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+12 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
Sunflower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	775 North Center	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3700	293	25	11.5	30.0%	216 (73.7%)	18 (6.1%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	67.3	192^nd of 657 public elementary schools	70.8%		65.4	217^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.9%	25	56.2	60.4		58.4	45.8	60.4		53.5			$14,534	$315	$14,220
Gardner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	218 E Shawnee	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3300	304	27	11.3	46.7%	206 (67.8%)	13 (4.3%)	43 (14.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.5%)	71	168^th of 657 public elementary schools	74.4%		78.6	116^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.3%	52	56.9	58.7		57.7	60.3	54.3		57.7			$14,505	$483	$14,022
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	800 W. Madison St.	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-0400	521	38	13.6	33.8%	388 (74.5%)	28 (5.4%)	47 (9.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	50.5	331^st of 657 public elementary schools	49.6%		51.3	324^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.6%	7	54.5	54.6		54.6	46.6	31.6		38.7			$14,526	$199	$14,326
Grand Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 East Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3750	380	36	10.4	56.3%	194 (51.1%)	22 (5.8%)	127 (33.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	44.3	383^rd of 657 public elementary schools	41.7%		39	422^nd of 656 public elementary schools	35.7%	39	56.4	35.3		44.7	50.9	33.8		41.6			$14,508	$481	$14,027
Moonlight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17960 S Moonlight Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3100	320	27	11.9	57.5%	191 (59.7%)	29 (9.1%)	59 (18.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.0%)	60	252^nd of 657 public elementary schools	61.6%		34	460^th of 656 public elementary schools	29.9%	208	62.5	49.2		56.0	57.8	38.7		48.4			$14,524	$462	$14,062
Nike Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19500 S. Gardner Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3000	365	30	12.1	39.2%	267 (73.2%)	19 (5.2%)	37 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	52.5	319^th of 657 public elementary schools	51.4%		69.6	170^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.1%	149	56.3	40.9		47.4	45.8	50.7		48.7			$14,522	$171	$14,351
Clearwater Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 S Clearwater Creek Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	522	32	16.3	13.0%	390 (74.7%)	36 (6.9%)	50 (9.6%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	92.9	18^th of 657 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.7	21^st of 656 public elementary schools	96.8%	3	70.6	71.2	76.9	72.6	71.3	77.9	83.8	77.3	73.8	73.8	$12,501	$719	$11,782
Dayton Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21120 W 188th Ter	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7266	291	23	12.9	18.9%	235 (80.8%)	7 (2.4%)	27 (9.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	83.9	73^rd of 657 public elementary schools	88.9%		85.2	72^nd of 656 public elementary schools	89.0%	1	62.0	70.9	68.9	67.3	52.0	72.7	64.4	63.3	75.6	75.6	$14,013	$2,552	$11,461
Prairie Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	629 N Persimmon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7610	360	24	14.9	16.7%	274 (76.1%)	21 (5.8%)	20 (5.6%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	80.7	89^th of 657 public elementary schools	86.5%		81.4	99^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.9%	10	56.8	64.6	66.7	63.4	61.4	81.3	75.0	73.2	52.8	52.8	$15,420	$942	$14,478
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Elm Terr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7650	366	35	10.4	64.8%	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	183 (50.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	34.9	462^nd of 657 public elementary schools	29.7%		17.8	563^rd of 656 public elementary schools	14.2%	101	56.4	40.0	43.4	45.4	46.1	35.0	27.8	35.3	22.2	22.2	$20,372	$1,951	$18,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower Elementary

Is Sunflower Elementary a good school?

Sunflower Elementary ranks 192^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunflower Elementary in?

Gardner Edgerton

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Sunflower Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower Elementary?

Students at Sunflower Elementary are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sunflower Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wheatridge Middle School
High : Gardner Edgerton High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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