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Trail Ridge Middle School

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Trail Ridge Middle School ranks 211 th of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Trail Ridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Gardner, Kansas, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 684 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.

While Trail Ridge Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the Gardner Edgerton district and the state of Kansas in terms of proficiency rates on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Trail Ridge's proficiency rates were 39.49% in ELA, 41.65% in Math, and 41.87% in Science, while the district and state averages were higher. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates that are higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Trail Ridge's spending per student ($8,675 in 2018-2019) is lower than the spending at nearby schools in the Olathe and Spring Hill districts.

When comparing Trail Ridge Middle School to other middle schools in the Gardner Edgerton district, such as Pioneer Ridge Middle School and Wheatridge Middle School, it becomes clear that Trail Ridge is underperforming academically. This suggests that addressing the school's challenges, including achievement gaps among student subgroups, will be crucial for improving the overall quality of education and outcomes for the students at Trail Ridge Middle School.

679

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,620

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

495 E. Grand Street
Gardner, KS 66030

(913) 856-3550

District: Gardner Edgerton

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2017 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

211^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 25 pts since 2017

From top 34% (2017) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	40.9	211 of 363	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	199 of 362	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	226 of 362	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	215 of 368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	215 of 367	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	169 of 368	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	154 of 350	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	120 of 358	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	33.7	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	33.7	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	141 of 157	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	32 of 65	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.1	174 of 313	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	130 of 294	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	111 of 275	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	98 of 135	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	62 of 144	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	110 of 140	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	98 of 138	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	98 of 135	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	56 of 114	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	164 of 285	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	147 of 296	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	229 of 300	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	196 of 270	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	207 of 275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	146 of 270	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	97 of 255	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	41.6	178 of 308	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	155 of 301	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	119 of 280	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	42 of 88	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	56 of 83	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	28 of 79	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	47 of 177	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	40 of 164	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	50 of 178	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	55 of 171	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	141 of 157	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	195 of 349	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	210 of 347	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	192 of 349	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	168 of 349	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	133 of 344	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	131 of 333	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)44th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)42nd percentile~ school

Asian (2021)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)27th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts39%-5 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 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	495 E. Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3550	679	55	12.3	44.0%	469 (69.1%)	26 (3.8%)	132 (19.4%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	40.9	211^th of 363 public middle schools	41.9%		40.9	199^th of 362 public middle schools	45.0%	12	57.0	28.0	38.1	35.6	39.5	57.8	31.2	31.6	47.3	41.7	45.8	38.2	41.9	$12,620	$954	$11,666
Wheatridge Middle School	Public	5-8	318 E. Washington Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-2900	517	45	11.4	42.2%	377 (72.9%)	30 (5.8%)	60 (11.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.1%)	52.6	157^th of 363 public middle schools	56.7%		49.6	153^rd of 362 public middle schools	57.7%	4	50.4	37.5	51.6	49.3	47.3	50.4	35.0	41.5	34.3	40.0	46.9	35.0	40.4	$13,406	$839	$12,567
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	16200 Kill Creek Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3850	548	44	12.3	33.0%	451 (82.3%)	23 (4.2%)	31 (5.7%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	59.7	126^th of 363 public middle schools	65.3%		66.6	84^th of 362 public middle schools	76.8%	42	55.5	40.0	41.1	50.4	46.3	56.2	36.5	47.1	61.5	49.6	64.3	37.1	51.4	$12,385	$591	$11,794
Oregon Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Dennis Ave	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7250	632	56	11.3	44.8%	324 (51.3%)	42 (6.6%)	216 (34.2%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	42.5	201^st of 363 public middle schools	44.6%		42.7	186^th of 362 public middle schools	48.6%	15		41.6	37.9	35.7	38.4		47.2	29.6	29.2	35.5		35.1	35.1	$16,609	$572	$16,037
Forest Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	18701 W 191st St	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(913) 592-7388	296	23	12.7	14.2%	246 (83.1%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.4%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	90.5	23^rd of 363 public middle schools	93.7%					(n/a)		68.6	72.0	55.8	66.0		61.3	64.4	60.9	62.2		55.2	55.2	$14,196	$2,566	$11,630
Mission Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 N. Persimmon Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7260	680	50	13.6	9.3%	557 (81.9%)	26 (3.8%)	50 (7.4%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	86.8	35^th of 363 public middle schools	90.4%		83.6	38^th of 362 public middle schools	89.5%	3		65.0	56.8	50.9	57.3		65.9	58.5	62.1	62.1		53.4	53.4	$13,750	$654	$13,096
Spring Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	301 E South Street	Spring Hill	66083	Miami County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7288	288	28	10.2	33.3%	230 (79.9%)	5 (1.7%)	24 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	61.8	112^th of 363 public middle schools	69.1%		58.3	113^th of 362 public middle schools	68.8%	1		45.4	52.6	40.9	46.4		40.2	47.9	34.8	41.1		51.7	51.7	$18,708	$3,248	$15,460
Woodland Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	17450 W 167th Street	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-8188	333	25	13.3	5.7%	284 (85.3%)	6 (1.8%)	23 (6.9%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	93	15^th of 363 public middle schools	95.9%		94.1	12^th of 362 public middle schools	96.7%	3		64.0	69.0	63.5	65.8		62.2	64.8	62.5	63.2		66.7	66.7	$13,172	$2,461	$10,711
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1440 E 151st St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7230	582	50	11.6	49.0%	289 (49.7%)	41 (7.0%)	195 (33.5%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	33.1	255^th of 363 public middle schools	29.8%		38.9	211^th of 362 public middle schools	41.7%	44		31.0	37.6	35.7	34.6		28.8	34.1	27.5	30.0		30.2	30.2	$16,826	$795	$16,031
Chisholm Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 W. 159th Street	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7240	569	46	12.4	13.2%	404 (71.0%)	39 (6.9%)	57 (10.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.6%)	83.7	41^st of 363 public middle schools	88.7%		83.4	39^th of 362 public middle schools	89.2%	2		61.5	51.3	45.8	53.0		67.5	65.8	62.3	65.3		51.7	51.7	$14,813	$419	$14,394

Frequently Asked Questions about Trail Ridge Middle School

How many students attend Trail Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Trail Ridge Middle School.

What district is Trail Ridge Middle School in?

Gardner Edgerton

What is the racial makeup of Trail Ridge Middle School?

Students at Trail Ridge Middle School are 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Trail Ridge Middle School a good school?

Trail Ridge Middle School ranks 211^th of 363 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025

2024–25 attendance dataOct 14, 2025

2024–25 KAP test scoresOct 14, 2025

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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