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Horace J. Good Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1412 N. Main St., Garden City, KS 67846 · (620) 805-8100 · Part of Garden City Unified School District 457

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

Directions
Students
583
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Horace J. Good Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Garden City kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–410 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Horace J. Good Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1412 N. Main St., Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7269
Grade 8314
Enrollment over time
685’20
656’21
697’22
689’23
583’24

Down 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 17%Black 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace J. Good Middle School from Garden City 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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.