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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Trail Ridge Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDNER EDGERTON·NCES 200642002076
Trail Ridge Middle School
495 E. Grand Street, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3550 · Johnson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
299 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 164 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 162 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Trail Ridge Middle School→Gardner Edgerton High
Based on grade levels within Gardner Edgerton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 39.5% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 23.7% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Trail Ridge Middle School
Trail Ridge Middle School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Ridge Middle School this school | 679 | 44.0% | 34.2% |
| Valley Center Middle School Valley Center | 802 | 44.3% | 33.7% |
| Shawnee Heights Middle Tecumseh | 540 | 42.6% | 34.9% |
| Wheatridge Middle School Gardner | 517 | 42.2% | 36.8% |
| Derby Middle Sch Derby | 923 | 49.7% | 29.3% |
| Hays Middle School Hays | 726 | 40.4% | 35.1% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Trail Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #85 of 192 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #64 of 192 | #25 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #99 of 192 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #35 of 225 | #10 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #51 of 161 | #10 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #82 of 161 | #16 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #123 of 195 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #58 of 98 | #12 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
679
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 679 | 55 | 12.3:1 | 44% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 52.4 | 13.1:1 | 41% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 51.3 | 13.5:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 35% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 37% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 92 | 7.4:1 | 36% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trail Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (745 to 679); teachers up 8% (51 to 55).
About Trail Ridge Middle School
Trail Ridge Middle School is a middle school in Gardner, Kansas, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 679 students. That puts enrollment 69% bigger than the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas.
Gardner Edgerton is the local district for Trail Ridge Middle School. It runs 11 schools with 5,854 students.
The student body at Trail Ridge Middle School is 69% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Trail Ridge Middle School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The average for middle schools in Kansas is about 12.7:1. The school has 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County is 17 points.
Trail Ridge Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Kansas public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Trail Ridge Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.2%; the prediction is 41.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Johnson County show that median household income comes to about $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 168, with about 93,598 students.
Grand Star Elementary is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Trail Ridge Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.3%; Trail Ridge Middle School's is 34.2%, ranking 7th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Trail Ridge Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 41 students, from 720 to 679. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.3:1.
The allk12 page for Trail Ridge Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Other schools in Gardner
- Gardner Edgerton HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Other Trail Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Trail Ridge Middle. Trail Ridge Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Trail Ridge Middle SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Star Elementary0.1 mi · 380
- Moonlight Elementary School0.5 mi · 320
- Gardner Elem0.6 mi · 304
- Wheatridge Middle School0.6 mi · 517
- Sunflower Elementary1.3 mi · 293
- Gardner Edgerton High1.4 mi · 1,794
Frequently asked questions
About Trail Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend Trail Ridge Middle School?
Trail Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 05-08.
Is Trail Ridge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trail Ridge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trail Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trail Ridge Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trail Ridge Middle School?
At Trail Ridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Trail Ridge Middle School public or private?
Trail Ridge Middle School 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.