Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainGardner’s public schools outscore 67% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Gardner, 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.
Gardner’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,601 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
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 Gardner’s grade
B+: better than 67% of Kansas school districts, #55 of 151 Kansas towns. 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 Gardner, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Gardner · depends on your address
Trail Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 548 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wheatridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 517 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Gardner · depends on your address
Trail Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 548 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wheatridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 517 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Gardner · depends on your address
Trail Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 548 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wheatridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 517 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Gardner · depends on your address
Trail Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 679 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 548 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wheatridge Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 517 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Gardner
Gardner Edgerton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,794 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Gardner
Gardner Edgerton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,794 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Gardner
Gardner Edgerton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,794 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Gardner
Gardner Edgerton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,794 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Gardner’s public schools are run by Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231, which also serves Edgerton, Gardner and McCamish. Parts of Gardner (2% of its land) are served by Spring Hill Unified School District 230 instead. 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.
Above the state in reading
Gardner vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Gardner’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | B+ | Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 |
| McCamish | — | Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 |
| Spring Hill | A− | Spring Hill Unified School District 230 |
| Olathe | A− | Olathe Unified School District 233 |
| Edgerton | B+ | Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 with Gardner, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Gardner
10 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 Gardner’s schools
Are Gardner’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Gardner children attend outscore 67% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #55 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Gardner in?
Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,854 students in 11 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Gardner are served by Spring Hill Unified School District 230.
Where do Gardner kids go to high school?
Gardner Edgerton High, with 1,794 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Gardner’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Gardner spend per student?
$13,601 in Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Gardner families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gardner → They have their own page.
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.