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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Garden City

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Garden City. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

11
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Plymell Elementary
Grades KG–06141 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
2
rank
Georgia Matthews Elem
Grades KG–04109 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
3
rank
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades KG–06165 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
4
rank
Alta Brown Elem
Grades KG–04308 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
5
rank
Edith Scheuerman Elem
Grades KG–04180 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
6
rank
Abe Hubert Elementary School
Grades KG–06337 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
7
rank
Buffalo Jones Elem
Grades KG–04228 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
8
rank
Florence Wilson Elem
Grades KG–04335 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
9
rank
Victor Ornelas Elem
Grades KG–04411 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
10
rank
Gertrude Walker Elem
Grades KG–04208 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,892
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
1 more elementary schools in Garden City not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
18
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
StateKansas →
District profileGarden City →
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Plymell Elementary
Score: 56/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.