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Plymell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

20 W Plymell Rd, Garden City, KS 67846 · (620) 805-7800 · Part of Garden City Unified School District 457

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Directions
Students
117
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Plymell 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 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ivanhoe Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Plymell ElementaryYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

20 W Plymell Rd, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten12
Grade 122
Grade 215
Grade 321
Grade 411
Grade 517
Grade 619
Enrollment over time
132’20
144’21
141’22
127’23
117’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 44%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plymell Elementary from Ivanhoe Township families.

Other schools in Garden City Unified School District 457

The district →
Jennie Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Garden City
B+
796 students
Florence Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
376 students16:1
Victor Ornelas Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
C
351 students13:1
Alta Brown Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
336 students14:1
Abe Hubert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Garden City
C
285 students12:1
Buffalo Jones Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
C−
221 students13:1

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