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Wheatridge Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

318 E. Washington Street, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-2900 · Part of Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

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

Directions
Students
517
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Wheatridge Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gardner kids: Gardner Edgerton High

On the path

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

PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Wheatridge Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Gardner Edgerton High1,794 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

318 E. Washington Street, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5117
Grade 6127
Grade 7128
Grade 8145
Enrollment over time
529’20
540’21
541’22
525’23
517’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wheatridge Middle School 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
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gardner
A
293 students12:1

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.