Garden Plain’s public schools outscore 92% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Garden Plain’s districts is 51%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garden Plain, 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 Plain’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,508 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Plain’s grade
A: better than 92% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garden Plain, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Garden Plain · depends on your address
Andale High
Grades 9–12 · 381 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Andale
Garden Plain High
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Garden Plain · depends on your address
Andale High
Grades 9–12 · 381 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Andale
Garden Plain High
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Garden Plain · depends on your address
Andale High
Grades 9–12 · 381 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Andale
Garden Plain High
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Garden Plain · depends on your address
Andale High
Grades 9–12 · 381 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Andale
Garden Plain High
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Garden Plain’s public schools are run by Renwick Unified School District 267, which also serves Afton, Andale, Attica and Colwich and others. 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 above the state in reading
Garden Plain vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Garden Plain’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Plain | A | Renwick Unified School District 267 |
Every school in Garden Plain
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 Plain’s schools
Are Garden Plain’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Garden Plain children attend outscore 92% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Garden Plain in?
Renwick Unified School District 267, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,989 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Garden Plain kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Andale High and Garden Plain High.
What is Garden Plain’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Renwick Unified School District 267 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Garden Plain spend per student?
$11,508 in Renwick Unified School District 267 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Garden Plain families are saying about school.
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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.