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Sunflower Elementary

Q: Is Sunflower Elementary a good school?

Sunflower Elementary ranks 217 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunflower Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gardner, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 311. It is part of the Gardner Edgerton school district, which is ranked 107 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunflower Elementary consistently outperforms the Gardner Edgerton district and the state of Kansas in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. In 2024-2025, 56.87% of Sunflower Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.83% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In Mathematics, 49.53% of Sunflower Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 41.63% for the district and 38.73% for the state. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.4% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025.

Sunflower Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the other Gardner Edgerton elementary schools, such as Edgerton Elementary, which outperforms Sunflower in several key metrics, including a higher statewide ranking and better test scores. Nearby schools in the Olathe district, such as Prairie Center Elementary and Clearwater Creek Elementary, also demonstrate stronger academic performance compared to Sunflower Elementary.

293

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,946

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

217^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Gardner Edgerton

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	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
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
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
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
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 (2021)85th percentile~ school

Male (2021)80th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+12 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Sunflower Elementary

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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 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%)	65.4	217^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.9%		48.1	347^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.9%	130	60.0	54.2		56.9	60.0	40.7		49.5			$15,946	$972	$14,974
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%)	78.6	116^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.3%		68.6	177^th of 653 public elementary schools	72.9%	61	68.9	58.3		62.8	62.2	55.0		58.1			$15,560	$1,258	$14,302
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%)	51.3	324^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.6%		61	235^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.0%	89	61.9	49.5		55.7	37.9	36.1		37.0			$13,108	$553	$12,555
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%)	39	422^nd of 656 public elementary schools	35.7%		58.3	259^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.3%	163	45.2	47.5		46.2	38.5	31.1		35.3			$17,989	$1,002	$16,987
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%)	34	460^th of 656 public elementary schools	29.9%		28.3	492^nd of 653 public elementary schools	24.7%	32	55.3	30.6		43.8	39.3	22.9		31.7			$15,903	$985	$14,918
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%)	69.6	170^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.1%		80.3	105^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.9%	65	52.5	64.9		59.4	55.7	51.9		53.6			$14,506	$868	$13,638
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%)	92.7	21^st of 656 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.8	42^nd of 653 public elementary schools	93.6%	21	67.0	75.3	81.8	74.2	65.1	76.5	86.4	75.3	77.3	77.3	$11,569	$784	$10,786
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%)	85.2	72^nd of 656 public elementary schools	89.0%					(n/a)	73.3	73.3	67.4	71.3	58.7	73.3	50.0	60.6	69.6	69.6	$13,578	$2,990	$10,588
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%)	81.4	99^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.2	56^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.4%	43	63.3	58.3	65.7	62.3	75.5	69.4	66.7	70.0	52.9	52.9	$13,578	$819	$12,760
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%)	17.8	563^rd of 656 public elementary schools	14.2%		15	577^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	32.8	40.7	22.2	31.9	28.8	32.7	14.3	25.3	14.3	14.3	$17,900	$1,874	$16,026

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Sunflower Elementary a good school?

Sunflower Elementary ranks 217^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary?

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

What district is Sunflower Elementary in?

Gardner Edgerton

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