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Grand Star Elementary

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Grand Star Elementary ranks 422 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Grand Star Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gardner, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 351 students. The school 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.

Grand Star Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 107 to 422 out of 656-678 Kansas elementary schools. The school's performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests has been mixed, with 46.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, slightly higher than the district and state averages, but only 35.25% proficient or better in Mathematics, lower than the district and state. The school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, but has struggled with the performance of other subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Edgerton Elementary and Madison Elementary, both in the Gardner Edgerton district, have consistently outperformed Grand Star Elementary on KAP tests. Schools in the neighboring Olathe district, such as Rolling Ridge Elementary, Madison Place Elementary, and Clearwater Creek Elementary, have also generally outperformed Grand Star Elementary on KAP tests.

380

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,989

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 East Grand Street
Gardner, KS 66030

(913) 856-3750

District: Gardner Edgerton

Students who attend Grand Star Elementary usually attend:

High:

Gardner Edgerton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

33.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Gardner Edgerton's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

422^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	39.0	422 of 656	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	259 of 653	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	216 of 660	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	363 of 668	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	321 of 670	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	258 of 667	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	333 of 656	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.3	273 of 659	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.3	107 of 656	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	142 of 678	79.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	145 of 214	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	71 of 193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	38 of 140	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	15 of 129	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	8 of 124	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	17 of 117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	50 of 108	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	11 of 122	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	58.2	37 of 129	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	288 of 591	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	231 of 591	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	259 of 574	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	69 of 262	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	80 of 260	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	45 of 245	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	76 of 254	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	124 of 229	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	46 of 235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	75 of 207	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	422 of 533	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	362 of 546	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	276 of 541	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	134 of 512	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	313 of 494	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	221 of 509	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	378 of 512	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	52.8	276 of 605	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	252 of 586	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	329 of 575	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	195 of 313	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	216 of 306	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	109 of 296	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	140 of 305	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	145 of 214	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	71 of 193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	38 of 140	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	412 of 576	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.0	193 of 579	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	251 of 584	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	330 of 596	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	275 of 587	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	226 of 592	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	287 of 574	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+38 vs school

Male (2021)54th percentile~ school

Female (2021)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 W Nelson	Edgerton	66021	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3500	133	15	8.9	36.8%	96 (72.2%)	4 (3.0%)	23 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	93.3	17^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.5	55^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.6%	38	87.5	68.2		76.3	81.3	68.2		73.7			$24,982	$1,973	$23,009
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
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 Grand Star Elementary

How many students attend Grand Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Grand Star Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grand Star Elementary?

Students at Grand Star Elementary are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Grand Star Elementary in?

Gardner Edgerton

What schools do graduates of Grand Star Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grand Star Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Gardner Edgerton High

Is Grand Star Elementary a good school?

Grand Star Elementary ranks 422^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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