Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDNER EDGERTON·NCES 200642002070
Grand Star Elementary
401 East Grand Street, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3750 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
214 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
62%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
46.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 46.2% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 49.5% |
% 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
35.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Grand Star Elementary
Grand Star Elementary's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Star Elementary this school | 380 | 56.3% | 43.2% |
| Earhart Environ Magnet Elem Wichita | 471 | 60.1% | 42.6% |
| Overland Park Elem Overland Park | 391 | 52.9% | 36.3% |
| South Breeze Elementary Newton | 316 | 62.0% | 29.1% |
| Schwegler Elem Lawrence | 434 | 61.5% | 37.4% |
| Starside Elem De Soto | 428 | 52.1% | 39.3% |
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 Grand Star Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #322 of 625 | #90 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #403 of 625 | #102 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #365 of 625 | #92 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #223 of 714 | #61 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #20 of 539 | #5 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #135 of 540 | #21 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #306 of 658 | #20 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #182 of 377 | #37 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
380
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 380 | 36.4 | 10.4:1 | 56% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 35.2 | 10.0:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 55% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 40% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 56 | 7.3:1 | 40% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Star Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (443 to 380); teachers up 14% (32 to 36.4).
About Grand Star Elementary
Grand Star Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Gardner, Kansas, administered by Gardner Edgerton. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 380 students. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 21% larger than average.
Grand Star Elementary sits within Gardner Edgerton, which has 11 schools and 5,854 students.
White students are the majority at Grand Star Elementary, with 51% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Johnson County, the White share is about 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 36.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%. That is 29 points above the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.2% at Grand Star Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 168 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 93,598 students in all.
The nearest public school is Trail Ridge Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Grand Star Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Grand Star Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 377 in 2020-21 and 380 in 2024-25.
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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
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 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
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Trail Ridge Middle School0.1 mi · 679
- Gardner Elem0.5 mi · 304
- Moonlight Elementary School0.6 mi · 320
- Wheatridge Middle School0.6 mi · 517
- Sunflower Elementary1.3 mi · 293
- Gardner Edgerton High1.3 mi · 1,794
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Star ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Star Elementary?
Grand Star Elementary enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Grand Star Elementary serve?
Grand Star Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Star Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand Star Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Star Elementary?
At Grand Star Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Grand Star Elementary public or private?
Grand Star Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gardner Edgerton.
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