Garden City High School

Summary:

Garden City High School is a public high school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 1,973 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Garden City School District, which is ranked 235 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden City High School consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.49% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 27.57%. Similarly, only 5.68% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 21.31%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for African American and English Language Learner students, but significant struggles for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Overall, Garden City High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Kansas high schools, with its highest ranking being 259th out of 314 schools in the 2017-2018 school year.

While Garden City High School struggles academically, the nearby Holcomb High School performs significantly better, ranking 244th out of 318 Kansas high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and outperforming Garden City High School across all academic subjects and grade levels. This suggests that the challenges faced by Garden City High School may be unique to the school or district, rather than a broader regional issue. Additionally, the district offers a virtual school option, the Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy, which has a much lower free and reduced lunch rate (3.12%) compared to Garden City High School's rate of 51.94% to 61.73%, indicating that the virtual school may be serving a different demographic of students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2720 Buffalo Way BLVD
       Garden City, KS  67846


(620) 805-5400

District: Garden City

SchoolDigger Rank:
296th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,683 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  1,976

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.4%
White:
18.9%
Asian:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Garden City High School ranks worse than 93.1% of high schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.53. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Garden City High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.4%), White (18.9%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden City High School is 15.5. (See more...)
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Compare Garden City High School employs 126.9 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden City High School is $10,683.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City High School 296th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Garden City High School in the ranking list.)

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Garden City:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City 235th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garden City High School

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Rank History for all students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 19.44 237th 262 9.5%
2007 18.75 254th 280 9.3%
2008 27.00 229th 267 14.2%
2009 37.33 217th 291 25.4%
2010 44.69 208th 302 31.1%
2011 49.63 179th 298 39.9%
2012 51.74 203rd 317 36.0%
2013 36.44 265th 323 18.0%
2015 20.70 293rd 326 10.1%
2016 10.05 292nd 313 6.7%
2017 12.37 290th 316 8.2%
2018 22.10 259th 314 17.5%
2019 15.70 291st 325 10.5%
2021 13.86 290th 320 9.4%
2022 11.94 302nd 324 6.8%
2023 19.45 283rd 327 13.5%
2024 11.53 296th 318 6.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.19 24th 47 48.9%
2019 30.67 41st 49 16.3%
2021 39.53 21st 41 48.8%
2022 33.60 24th 36 33.3%
2023 40.86 22nd 42 47.6%
2024 42.74 20th 39 48.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 47th 110 57.3%
2019 30.11 90th 111 18.9%
2021 26.73 93rd 115 19.1%
2022 31.47 83rd 117 29.1%
2023 27.49 88th 122 27.9%
2024 25.41 98th 124 21.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.59 189th 228 17.1%
2019 18.32 211th 229 7.9%
2021 19.02 192nd 213 9.9%
2022 16.36 204th 223 8.5%
2023 21.40 213th 250 14.8%
2024 14.47 234th 249 6.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.04 1st 2 50.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.57 8th 10 20.0%
2024 23.82 8th 8 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.66 215th 248 13.3%
2019 13.41 230th 249 7.6%
2021 14.07 227th 250 9.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 47th 110 57.3%
2019 30.11 90th 111 18.9%
2021 26.73 93rd 115 19.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.56 30th 37 18.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.89 193rd 248 22.2%
2019 17.74 225th 252 10.7%
2021 14.29 235th 258 8.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.43 26th 29 10.3%
2019 25.04 26th 32 18.8%
2021 16.75 24th 29 17.2%
2022 13.64 23rd 28 17.9%
2023 39.91 21st 33 36.4%
2024 16.63 27th 32 15.6%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.16 33rd 48 31.3%
2023 39.30 29th 53 45.3%
2024 44.02 25th 50 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.01 65th 89 27.0%
2019 22.06 74th 92 19.6%
2021 19.87 86th 99 13.1%
2022 19.60 89th 102 12.7%
2023 27.23 86th 110 21.8%
2024 21.68 88th 105 16.2%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.26 115th 296 61.1%
2019 45.55 159th 306 48.0%
2021 34.43 223rd 302 26.2%
2022 29.01 244th 307 20.5%
2023 47.90 159th 309 48.5%
2024 47.79 149th 295 49.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garden City High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 739 13 72 219 1 n/a n/a 0 1044
1989 772 16 86 237 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
1990 756 13 68 263 3 n/a n/a 0 1103
1991 769 8 72 278 0 n/a n/a 0 1127
1992 1055 14 99 454 6 n/a n/a 0 1628
1993 1054 16 111 469 5 n/a n/a 0 1655
1994 1054 13 111 479 8 n/a n/a 0 1665
1995 1028 25 88 513 10 n/a n/a 0 1664
1996 1028 25 88 513 10 n/a n/a 0 1664
1997 1003 34 85 675 8 n/a n/a 0 1805
1998 1040 32 104 722 4 n/a n/a 0 1902
1999 1007 33 89 750 7 n/a n/a 0 1886
2000 962 30 88 802 5 n/a n/a 0 1887
2001 935 35 90 843 9 n/a n/a 0 1912
2002 897 27 82 1000 7 n/a n/a 0 2013
2003 897 27 82 1000 7 n/a n/a 0 2013
2004 845 35 71 1004 3 n/a n/a 27 1985
2005 805 33 48 1036 7 n/a n/a 68 1997
2006 711 23 54 1086 8 n/a n/a 119 2001
2007 681 34 50 1170 12 n/a n/a 8 1955
2008 631 41 54 1156 8 n/a n/a 10 1900
2009 593 36 53 1205 7 n/a n/a 7 1901
2010 540 32 77 1278 3 0 25 0 1955
2011 559 31 96 1269 3 1 27 0 1986
2012 558 23 105 1276 4 2 30 0 1998
2013 544 24 110 1367 5 3 27 0 2080
2014 515 28 105 1329 10 2 29 0 2018
2015 478 27 104 1412 8 2 33 0 2064
2016 498 32 99 1481 6 1 38 0 2155
2017 499 32 93 1436 8 1 39 0 2108
2018 462 60 102 1403 7 2 36 0 2072
2019 466 51 107 1380 4 2 30 0 2040
2020 442 44 87 1373 4 2 28 0 1980
2021 397 58 88 1387 4 2 36 0 1972
2022 388 52 101 1410 3 2 27 0 1983
2023 386 45 107 1403 2 1 29 0 1973
2024 374 60 91 1411 4 1 35 0 1976

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1044 68.0 15.3 0
1989 1111 64.0 17.3 n/a
1990 1103 74.1 14.8 0
1991 1127 73.3 15.3 n/a
1992 1628 88.5 18.3 26.4
1993 1655 94.8 17.5 20.7
1994 1665 97.2 17.1 23.4
1995 1664 104.0 16.0 25.5
1996 1664 104.0 16.0 25.5
1997 1805 111.7 16.2 26.1
1998 1902 112.4 16.9 24
1999 1886 123.5 15.3 26.9
2000 1887 122.9 15.4 29.7
2001 1912 121.4 15.7 32.5
2002 2013 124.2 16.2 33.1
2003 2013 124.2 16.2 33.1
2004 1985 118.1 16.8 36.4
2005 1997 124.5 16.0 42.6
2006 2001 127.6 15.7 46.9
2007 1955 136.6 14.3 47.5
2008 1900 112.4 16.9 48.8
2009 1901 114.2 16.6 53.1
2010 1955 114.7 17.0 57.6
2011 1986 124.2 15.9 59.4
2012 1998 139.1 14.3 60.3
2013 2080 131.3 15.8 62.7
2014 2018 123.3 16.3 63.3
2015 2064 119.0 17.3 65.6
2016 2155 118.0 18.2 65.7
2017 2108 120.2 17.5 64.7
2018 2072 122.6 16.9 64.2
2019 2040 123.6 16.5 63.1
2020 1980 122.6 16.1 61
2021 1972 121.2 16.2 60.4
2022 1983 122.5 16.1 51.9
2023 1973 126.3 15.6 61.7
2024 1976 126.9 15.5 67.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1044 68.0 15.3 0
1989 1111 64.0 17.3 n/a
1990 1103 74.1 14.8 0
1991 1127 73.3 15.3 n/a
1992 1628 88.5 18.3 26.4
1993 1655 94.8 17.5 20.7
1994 1665 97.2 17.1 23.4
1995 1664 104.0 16.0 25.5
1996 1664 104.0 16.0 25.5
1997 1805 111.7 16.2 26.1
1998 1902 112.4 16.9 24
1999 1886 123.5 15.3 26.9
2000 1887 122.9 15.4 29.7
2001 1912 121.4 15.7 32.5
2002 2013 124.2 16.2 33.1
2003 2013 124.2 16.2 33.1
2004 1985 118.1 16.8 36.4
2005 1997 124.5 16.0 42.6
2006 2001 127.6 15.7 46.9
2007 1955 136.6 14.3 47.5
2008 1900 112.4 16.9 48.8
2009 1901 114.2 16.6 53.1
2010 1955 114.7 17.0 57.6
2011 1986 124.2 15.9 59.4
2012 1998 139.1 14.3 60.3
2013 2080 131.3 15.8 62.7
2014 2018 123.3 16.3 63.3
2015 2064 119.0 17.3 65.6
2016 2155 118.0 18.2 65.7
2017 2108 120.2 17.5 64.7
2018 2072 122.6 16.9 64.2
2019 2040 123.6 16.5 63.1
2020 1980 122.6 16.1 61
2021 1972 121.2 16.2 60.4
2022 1983 122.5 16.1 51.9
2023 1973 126.3 15.6 61.7
2024 1976 126.9 15.5 67.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Garden City High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $971 (9.1%) $9,712 (90.9%) $10,683

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garden City High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 291st of 325 High schoolsRanks 283rd of 327 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City High School)18.119.3
 1.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)18.218.6
 0.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Garden City High School)108.5
 1.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Garden City)9.48.3
 1%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Garden City High School)14.313.3
 1%
   11th Grade Science (Garden City)13.712.4
 1.3%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20401973
 3.3%
African American5145
 11.8%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian107107
Hispanic13801403
 1.7%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White466386
 17.2%
Two or More Races3029
 3.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.1%61.7%
 1.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,976 students attended Garden City High School.

Students at Garden City High School are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Garden City High School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Kansas high schools.


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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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