Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108000390
Garden Plain High
720 Sedgwick, Garden Plain, KS 67050 · (316) 531-2272 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
26 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 49 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 26% |
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
43.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 43.2% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 16.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High
Garden Plain High's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Plain High this school | 174 | 14.9% | 30.8% |
| Nemaha Central High School Seneca | 242 | 19.8% | 37.8% |
| Riley County High School Riley | 232 | 20.7% | 36.1% |
| Cheney High Cheney | 235 | 20.9% | 44.0% |
| Andale High Andale | 381 | 16.5% | 36.4% |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High Silver Lake | 355 | 20.8% | 47.4% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #111 of 262 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #24 of 262 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #92 of 262 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #196 of 332 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #254 of 263 | #21 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high 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
174
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 174 | 17.3 | 10.0:1 | 15% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 14.2 | 11.8:1 | 15% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 16.2 | 10.7:1 | 15% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 16 | 10.5:1 | 15% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 14.7 | 11.7:1 | 16% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 16% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 13% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 8% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Plain High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (172 to 174); teachers up 18% (14.7 to 17.3).
About Garden Plain High
Garden Plain High serves students in Garden Plain, Kansas, as a small high school. It enrolls 174 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 58% below the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Renwick serves 1,989 students across 6 schools.
At Garden Plain High, 93% of students are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
Classroom staffing at Garden Plain High totals 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Federal data show 15% of students (26) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
Garden Plain High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Kansas public high schools.
A school in Kansas with Garden Plain High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 55.1%. Garden Plain High scores 30.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Sedgwick County show that median household income comes to about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 84,569 students.
Measured in a straight line, Garden Plain Elem is about 0.1 miles from Garden Plain High. The ten-mile area around Garden Plain High holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 52.4%, higher than Garden Plain High's 30.8%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Garden Plain High, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Garden Plain ElemElementary · 445 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- St. Marks SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Colwich ElemElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Plain Elem0.1 mi · 445
- Challenger Intermediate School5.5 mi · 454
- Clark Davidson Elem5.5 mi · 462
- Oak Street Elementary School K-45.7 mi · 343
- Discovery Intermediate School5.7 mi · 502
- Cheney High5.8 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Plain HighHow large is Garden Plain High?
Garden Plain High enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Garden Plain High serve?
Garden Plain High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Garden Plain High have?
Garden Plain High employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Plain High?
At Garden Plain High, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Garden Plain High public or private?
Garden Plain High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Renwick.
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