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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108000389
Garden Plain Elem
700 Section Line, Garden Plain, KS 67050 · (316) 531-2261 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
67 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
62.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
66.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 | 62.3% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 51.8% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Garden Plain Elem
Garden Plain Elem's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Plain Elem this school | 445 | 15.1% | 56.0% |
| Andale Elem-Middle Andale | 447 | 14.8% | 53.3% |
| Brookwood Elem Leawood | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
| Basehor Elementary School Basehor | 508 | 20.9% | 63.5% |
| Broadmoor Elementary Louisburg | 388 | 23.2% | 64.3% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
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 Garden Plain Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #141 of 625 | #13 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #63 of 625 | #6 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #146 of 625 | #16 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #124 of 714 | #35 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #515 of 539 | #95 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #532 of 540 | #96 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #610 of 658 | #94 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.1% | #13 of 151 | #2 of 24 |
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
445
+42 (+10%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 445 | 24.5 | 18.2:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 21.1 | 16.2:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 11% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Plain Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (342 to 445); teachers up 16% (21.1 to 24.5).
About Garden Plain Elem
Garden Plain Elem is one of the public schools in Garden Plain, Kansas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 445 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 42% bigger than average.
The Renwick system has 6 schools and 1,989 students.
The student body at Garden Plain Elem is 93% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Sedgwick County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Garden Plain Elem, 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.2:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County, the school's rate is lower.
Garden Plain Elem sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0% and a predicted 55.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sedgwick County, the median household income is $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, enrolling about 84,569 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Garden Plain High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Garden Plain Elem. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Garden Plain Elem ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 more students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Renwick
- Andale Elem-MiddleElementary · 447 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- St. Marks SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Colwich ElemElementary · 227 students
- Garden Plain HighHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Plain High0.1 mi · 174
- Challenger Intermediate School5.3 mi · 454
- Clark Davidson Elem5.3 mi · 462
- Oak Street Elementary School K-45.6 mi · 343
- Discovery Intermediate School5.6 mi · 502
- Cheney High5.9 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Plain ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Garden Plain Elem?
Garden Plain Elem enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Garden Plain Elem serve?
Garden Plain Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Garden Plain Elem have?
Garden Plain Elem employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Garden Plain Elem?
Garden Plain Elem reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Garden Plain Elem public or private?
Garden Plain Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Renwick.
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