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Garden Plain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Garden Plain Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Plain, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 448. The school is part of the highly-ranked Renwick school district, which is ranked 13 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden Plain Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kansas, with a statewide ranking between 52-182 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, where proficiency rates often exceed 70%. While the school performs well for White students, its performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students is more variable, suggesting a need to focus on improving outcomes for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Colwich Elementary and Andale Elementary-Middle, Garden Plain Elementary outperforms them in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance. However, some schools in the Goddard district, such as Apollo Elementary and Explorer Elementary, have similar or even higher academic performance than Garden Plain Elementary. The school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, from 3.9% to 19.5% over the past few years, is an area of concern that the school and district should address.

445

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,056

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Section Line
Garden Plain, KS 67050

(316) 531-2261

District: Renwick

Students who attend Garden Plain Elementary usually attend:

High:

Garden Plain High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Renwick

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

52^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

29^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Renwick

13^th of 264Renwick 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	52 of 656	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	97 of 653	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	128 of 660	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	182 of 668	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	292 of 670	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	148 of 667	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	138 of 656	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	85 of 659	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	124 of 656	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	49 of 678	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	71.9	181 of 668	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	62.6	304 of 660	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	290 of 631	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	221 of 630	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	224 of 621	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	173 of 614	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	207 of 600	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	240 of 585	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	132 of 214	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	212 of 591	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	190 of 591	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	125 of 574	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	83 of 512	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	14.6	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	49.3	301 of 605	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	111 of 586	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	141 of 575	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	132 of 296	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	243 of 305	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	132 of 214	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	72 of 576	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	127 of 579	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	167 of 584	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	195 of 596	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	318 of 587	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	185 of 592	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	183 of 574	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	29 of 363	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	44 of 362	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	44 of 362	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	28 of 368	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	9 of 367	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	29 of 368	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	7 of 350	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	15 of 358	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	32 of 343	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	75.5	50 of 368	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	65.2	129 of 355	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	154 of 342	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	107 of 320	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	80 of 316	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	43 of 307	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	33 of 296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	89 of 286	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	116 of 277	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	92.6	6 of 313	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	39 of 294	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.2	8 of 275	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	82.6	13 of 270	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	86.9	20 of 308	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	19 of 280	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	38 of 177	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	72 of 164	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	49 of 347	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	52 of 349	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	24 of 349	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	37 of 344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	6 of 333	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)84th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)64th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile-25 vs school

Male (2021)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)38th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+27 vs state

Science64%+22 vs state

English Language Arts62%+18 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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Garden Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Section Line	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 531-2261	445	24	18.1	15.1%	413 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	87.7	52^nd of 656 public elementary schools	92.1%		80.8	97^th of 653 public elementary schools	85.1%	45	71.0	73.3	59.0	65.9	57.8	49.0	62.3	71.1	73.3	56.4	68.2	60.0	67.3	66.2	71.8	57.1	63.6	$10,056	$5,203	$4,853
Clark Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	333 S Walnut	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 794-4260	462	31	15.0	40.5%	302 (65.4%)	23 (5.0%)	88 (19.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	57.7	272^nd of 656 public elementary schools	58.5%		69.7	163^rd of 653 public elementary schools	75.0%	109	55.6	51.2					53.4	43.3	48.8					46.0				$13,644	$1,296	$12,349
Oak Street Elementary School K-4	Public	K-4	501 N Oak	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4200	343	26	13.2	34.4%	271 (79.0%)	7 (2.0%)	36 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	50.8	326^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.3%		66.1	192^nd of 653 public elementary schools	70.6%	134	54.5	55.5					55.0	34.8	39.7					37.2				$14,044	$870	$13,174
Cheney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 W 5th	Cheney	67025	Sedgwick County	Cheney	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 542-3137	395	27	14.8	33.7%	360 (91.1%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.2	71^st of 656 public elementary schools	89.2%		92.1	26^th of 653 public elementary schools	96.0%	45	76.4	73.0	58.6				69.3	56.4	65.1	65.5				62.5	69.0		69.0	$14,102	$149	$13,952
Amelia Earhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19201 W. 23rd Street South	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4080	514	37	14.0	31.5%	371 (72.2%)	11 (2.1%)	74 (14.4%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	85.6	68^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.6%		83.2	85^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.0%	17	66.0	76.5					71.2	54.0	80.0					67.0				$12,298	$744	$11,554
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	80.8	105^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.0%		71.7	144^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	63.2	66.7					65.0	55.2	67.8					61.6				$13,501	$776	$12,725
St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	23	13.7	10.2%	272 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	68.4	181^st of 656 public elementary schools	72.4%		73	133^rd of 653 public elementary schools	79.6%	48	45.9	62.2	68.3	69.0	75.0	74.4	65.6	43.2	40.5	39.0	72.4	68.8	69.2	54.4	61.0	66.7	63.8	$10,183	$3,953	$6,230
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16158 W Apollo	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4090	544	34	15.9	29.0%	413 (75.9%)	19 (3.5%)	70 (12.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	89.9	34^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.8	53^rd of 653 public elementary schools	91.9%	19	72.9	78.2					75.5	60.7	71.3					65.9				$10,229	$740	$9,489
Andale Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	500 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2628	447	26	17.1	14.8%	416 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	70.4	165^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.8%		72.7	136^th of 653 public elementary schools	79.2%	29	53.5	78.0	50.0	59.0	61.0	51.1	58.2	58.1	78.0	48.0	56.4	63.4	68.1	61.7	38.0	53.2	45.4	$9,429	$3,680	$5,748
Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	227	22	10.2	28.2%	196 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	75.4	137^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.1%		64.1	204^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.8%	67	55.6	58.3	55.5	62.5	50.0		54.9	66.7	66.7	55.5	62.5	35.0		54.9	48.1		50.0	$15,251	$8,267	$6,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Plain Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garden Plain Elementary?

Students at Garden Plain Elementary are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Garden Plain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Plain Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Garden Plain High

Is Garden Plain Elementary a good school?

Yes. Garden Plain Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Garden Plain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Garden Plain Elementary.

What district is Garden Plain Elementary in?

Renwick

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