Wheatridge Middle School

Wheatridge Middle School is a middle school of mid-tier scale in Gardner, Kansas, one of the schools within Gardner Edgerton, instructing 517 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

Gardner Edgerton comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,854 students; Wheatridge Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Wheatridge Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Wheatridge Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Wheatridge Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wheatridge Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Wheatridge Middle School is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is Gardner Elem, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wheatridge Middle School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

Wheatridge Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wheatridge Middle School has fell 5%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 79% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Wheatridge Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.