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Nike Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

19500 S. Gardner Road, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3000 · Part of Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

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

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Nike Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gardner kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

19500 S. Gardner Road, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten51
Grade 176
Grade 260
Grade 366
Grade 487
Enrollment over time
340’20
367’21
373’22
365’23
365’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nike 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
Moonlight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
B+
320 students12:1
Gardner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A
304 students11:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A
293 students12:1
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.