Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN CITY·NCES 200639001169
Alta Brown Elem
1110 East Pine, Garden City, KS 67846 · (620) 805-7200 · Finney County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
292 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.7% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 23.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alta Brown Elem
Alta Brown Elem's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Brown Elem this school | 336 | 86.9% | 23.2% |
| Linn Elementary Dodge City | 361 | 88.4% | 24.1% |
| Frances Willard Elem Kansas City | 434 | 89.6% | 18.9% |
| Abe Hubert Elementary School Garden City | 285 | 94.0% | 23.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary School Liberal | 386 | 80.1% | 25.7% |
| Pleasant Valley Elem Wichita | 308 | 85.1% | 19.2% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alta Brown Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Finney County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #549 of 625 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #550 of 625 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #565 of 625 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #315 of 714 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #336 of 539 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #367 of 540 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #68 of 658 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #360 of 377 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
+41 (+14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 87% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 23.2 | 13.9:1 | 87% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 26.6 | 11.6:1 | 83% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 79% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 83% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 84% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 84% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 63% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 20 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Brown Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (340 to 336); teachers down 25% (32 to 24).
About Alta Brown Elem
Alta Brown Elem is a public medium-sized elementary school in Garden City, Kansas. Enrollment is 336 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 4.
The 18 schools of Garden City, including Alta Brown Elem, enroll 7,032 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Alta Brown Elem, with 80% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% White, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Finney County's population at about 53%. Alta Brown Elem has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. The average for public schools in Finney County is 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Alta Brown Elem is C-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alta Brown Elem is 2.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 23.2%. Predicted: 20.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Finney County, median household income is about $73,009, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alta Brown Elem is one of 23 public schools in Finney County, which together enroll about 7,939 students.
The nearest other public school, Jennie Wilson Elem, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Alta Brown Elem is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Alta Brown Elem as Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 295 in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25, a increase of 41 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 14.0:1.
Community posts for Alta Brown Elem can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Finney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,084
Census ACS
Median income
$73,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden City
- Garden City High SchoolHigh · 1,946 students
- Jennie Wilson ElemElementary · 796 students
- Horace J. Good Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Kenneth Henderson MiddleMiddle · 425 students
- Charles O Stones Intermediate CtrMiddle · 377 students
- Florence Wilson ElemElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Garden City
- Garden City High SchoolHigh · 1,946 students
- Jennie Wilson ElemElementary · 796 students
- Horace J. Good Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Kenneth Henderson MiddleMiddle · 425 students
- Charles O Stones Intermediate CtrMiddle · 377 students
- Florence Wilson ElemElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Jennie Wilson Elem0.8 mi · 796
- USD 457 Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 76
- GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall0.8 mi · 111
- Horace J. Good Middle School0.9 mi · 583
- Abe Hubert Elementary School1.0 mi · 285
- Georgia Matthews Elem1.1 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Alta Brown ElemHow large is Alta Brown Elem?
Alta Brown Elem enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Alta Brown Elem serve?
Alta Brown Elem serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta Brown Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alta Brown Elem is approximately 14.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta Brown Elem?
At Alta Brown Elem, the student body is approximately 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Alta Brown Elem in?
Alta Brown Elem is part of Garden City.
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