Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Gardner

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Sunflower Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

775 North Center, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3700 · Part of Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

Gardner’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Sunflower Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gardner kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Sunflower ElementaryYou are here
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

775 North Center, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten29
Grade 144
Grade 252
Grade 353
Grade 460
Enrollment over time
328’20
346’21
345’22
311’23
293’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunflower Elementary from Gardner families.

Other schools in Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

The district →
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A
521 students14:1
Grand Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
B+
380 students10:1
Nike Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A−
365 students12:1
Moonlight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
B+
320 students12:1
Gardner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A
304 students11:1
Edgerton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Edgerton
A
133 students9:1

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; Gardner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.