Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDNER EDGERTON·NCES 200642000120
Gardner Elem
218 E Shawnee, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3300 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
142 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 48% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
62.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 62.8% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 58.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Gardner Elem
Gardner Elem's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Elem this school | 304 | 46.7% | 55.9% |
| Abilene Elem Valley Center | 254 | 50.0% | 72.9% |
| Derby Hills Elem Derby | 410 | 43.4% | 44.4% |
| Lansing Intermediate School Lansing | 370 | 40.8% | 44.2% |
| Northern Hills Elementary Topeka | 408 | 44.6% | 40.8% |
| West Elem Valley Center | 264 | 53.4% | 48.2% |
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 Gardner Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #143 of 625 | #70 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #137 of 625 | #69 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #138 of 625 | #66 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #368 of 714 | #94 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #55 of 539 | #10 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #234 of 540 | #57 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #409 of 658 | #28 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #313 of 377 | #62 of 76 |
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
304
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 304 | 26.8 | 11.3:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 27.3 | 11.8:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 43% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 28 | 11.0:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 23.5 | 13.6:1 | 45% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | N/A | N/A | 49% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 21% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardner Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (319 to 304); teachers up 14% (23.5 to 26.8).
About Gardner Elem
Gardner Elem sits in Gardner, Kansas, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 304 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year.
Gardner Elem reports to Gardner Edgerton, which has 11 schools and 5,854 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gardner Elem is 68% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Johnson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Gardner Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.3:1, with 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
A school in Kansas with Gardner Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.8%. Gardner Elem scores 55.9%.
Johnson County census figures show that median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gardner Elem is among the 168 public schools in Johnson County.
The closest public school to Gardner Elem is Wheatridge Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Gardner Elem ranks 1st on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Gardner Elem is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 304, starting from 309.
The Gardner Elem community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gardner Edgerton
- Gardner Edgerton HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Trail Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Gardner
- Gardner Edgerton HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Trail Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
Other Gardner Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gardner Elementary. Gardner Elem is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Gardner Elementary SchoolGardner, MA · 1,087 students
- Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CA · 385 students
- Gardner Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IL · 374 students
- Gardner Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 239 students
- Gardner Elementary SchoolGardner, IL · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Wheatridge Middle School0.1 mi · 517
- Grand Star Elementary0.5 mi · 380
- Trail Ridge Middle School0.6 mi · 679
- Sunflower Elementary0.7 mi · 293
- Gardner Edgerton High0.9 mi · 1,794
- Moonlight Elementary School1.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Gardner ElemHow large is Gardner Elem?
Gardner Elem enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-04.
Is Gardner Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gardner Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Gardner Elem have?
Gardner Elem employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gardner Elem?
At Gardner Elem, the student body is approximately 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Gardner Elem public or private?
Gardner Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gardner Edgerton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.