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Jennie Barker Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

5585 N Jennie Barker Rd, Garden City, KS 67846 · (620) 805-7700 · Part of Garden City Unified School District 457

Garden City Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
163
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Jennie Barker Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Garden City Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Garden City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Jennie Barker ElemYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5585 N Jennie Barker Rd, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten18
Grade 125
Grade 224
Grade 324
Grade 425
Grade 523
Grade 624
Enrollment over time
136’20
160’21
165’22
172’23
163’24

Up 19.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 43%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jennie Barker Elem from Garden City Township families.

Other schools in Garden City Unified School District 457

The district →
Jennie Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Garden City
B+
796 students
Florence Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
376 students16:1
Victor Ornelas Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
C
351 students13:1
Alta Brown Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
336 students14:1
Abe Hubert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Garden City
C
285 students12:1
Buffalo Jones Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
C−
221 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Garden City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.