Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Garden City Township’s public schools score below 77% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Garden City Township’s districts is 18%, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garden City Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Garden City Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 744 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garden City Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,297 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Garden City Township’s grade
C−: better than 23% of Kansas school districts, #135 of 151 Kansas towns. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garden City Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Garden City Township
Jennie Wilson Elem
Grades PK–4 · 796 students · in Garden City
Kindergarten in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
1st grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
2nd grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
3rd grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
4th grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
5th grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
6th grade in Garden City Township
Jennie Barker Elem
Grades K–6 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
9th grade in Garden City Township · depends on your address
Garden City High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,946 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Grades K–12 · 111 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
10th grade in Garden City Township · depends on your address
Garden City High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,946 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Grades K–12 · 111 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
11th grade in Garden City Township · depends on your address
Garden City High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,946 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Grades K–12 · 111 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
12th grade in Garden City Township · depends on your address
Garden City High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,946 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Grades K–12 · 111 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Garden City
Garden City Township’s public schools are run by Garden City Unified School District 457, which also serves Garden City, Garfield, Ivanhoe and Pierceville and others. Parts of Garden City Township (10% of its land) are served by Holcomb Unified School District 363 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Garden City Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Garden City Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City Township | C− | Garden City Unified School District 457 |
| Pierceville | — | Garden City Unified School District 457 |
| Ivanhoe | — | Garden City Unified School District 457 |
| Sherlock | C− | Holcomb Unified School District 363 |
| Pleasant Valley | — | Garden City Unified School District 457 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Garden City Unified School District 457 with Garden City Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Garden City Township
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Garden City Township’s schools
Are Garden City Township’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garden City Township children attend score below 77% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #135 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Garden City Township in?
Garden City Unified School District 457, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,032 students in 18 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Garden City Township are served by Holcomb Unified School District 363.
Where do Garden City Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Garden City High School and GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall.
What is Garden City Township’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Garden City Unified School District 457 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Garden City Township spend per student?
$13,297 in Garden City Unified School District 457 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Garden City Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Garden City Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.