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Trail Ridge Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

495 E. Grand Street, Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-3550 · Part of Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

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

Directions
Students
679
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Trail Ridge Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 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
5–8Trail Ridge Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Gardner Edgerton High1,794 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

495 E. Grand Street, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5164
Grade 6162
Grade 7187
Grade 8166
Enrollment over time
720’20
697’21
693’22
684’23
679’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Trail Ridge 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.