1
How has Garnett Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNETT·NCES 200645002060
Garnett Elementary School
403 West Home Run Dr., Garnett, KS 66032 · (785) 448-3177 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
260 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Garnett Elementary School→Anderson County Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Garnett. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 42.0% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 33.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Garnett Elementary School
Garnett Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett Elementary School this school | 401 | 64.8% | 43.2% |
| Central Elem Columbus | 348 | 64.4% | 38.2% |
| Concordia Elementary Concordia | 448 | 63.2% | 48.9% |
| Garfield Elem Ottawa | 368 | 68.5% | 43.7% |
| Trojan Elem Osawatomie | 341 | 68.6% | 31.5% |
| Kingman Elementary School Kingman | 330 | 60.6% | 36.1% |
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 Garnett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #323 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #344 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #418 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #186 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #92 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #497 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #205 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #151 of 377 |
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
401
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 65% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 31.1 | 13.6:1 | 62% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 30.6 | 14.2:1 | 63% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 55% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 30.4 | 15.8:1 | 54% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 53% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garnett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (480 to 401); teachers up 12% (30.4 to 34).
About Garnett Elementary School
Garnett Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Kansas, located in Garnett. A total of 401 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 28% higher.
The Garnett system has 4 schools and 925 students.
Most students at Garnett Elementary School are White: 90% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Anderson County is about 92% White. Garnett Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at Garnett Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. Across public schools in Anderson County, the average is 56%.
A school with Garnett Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 31.1%. Garnett Elementary School scores 43.2%, 12.0 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Anderson County show that median household income is about $70,614, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 6 public schools operate in Anderson County, serving about 1,188 students.
The shortest distance from Garnett Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Anderson County Jr/Sr High School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Garnett Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 397 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 401. Students per teacher fell from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Garnett Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,834
Census ACS
Median income
$70,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,188 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garnett
- Anderson County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- WestphaliaElementary · 53 students
- Greeley ElemElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson County Jr/Sr High School0.8 mi · 419
- Greeley Elem8.4 mi · 52
- Central Heights High12.1 mi · 300
- Central Heights Elem12.1 mi · 239
- Parker Elem14.1 mi · 229
- Westphalia15.5 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Garnett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garnett Elementary School?
Garnett Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Garnett Elementary School serve?
Garnett Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Garnett Elementary School have?
Garnett Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Garnett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garnett Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Garnett Elementary School in?
Garnett Elementary School is part of Garnett.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.