Garden City High School

2720 Buffalo Way Blvd, Garden City KS, 67846 | Garden City Unified School District 457 | 620-805-5400
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2072
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 14% 61% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 20 in Garden City
  • Ranked #0 of 1515 in Kansas
Proficiency Averages
28%Garden City
35%Kansas

Garden City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Garden City Unified School District 457" in Garden City, KS. There are a total of 2,072 students and 123 teachers at Garden City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Garden City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 14.0%, which is 61% lower than the Kansas average.

Garden City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2072
Teachers123
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment121
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)121
Passing some courses<=2
Passing no courses<=2

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Garden City High School, there are a total of 121 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All10%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School10%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All18%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School18%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Garden City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKansasNational
White 25.6% 22.7% 65.8% 51.1%
Black 1.4% 1.3% 7.3% 15.9%
Asian 5.2% 4.9% 2.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 65.8% 69.0% 18.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.4% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 1.6% 4.7% 3.1%

Garden City demographics profile

StatisticGarden CityKansasNational
Population26,4032,913,314328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,4203691
Median age31.936.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%59%55%
Speak English55%89%79%
Speak Spanish37%8%13%

Education level achieved in Garden City

IndexGarden CityKansasNational
Completed 8th grade68.5%87.4%84.3%
Completed high school66.5%86.1%83.0%
Completed some college48.9%63.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.8%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors18.6%31.6%30.3%
Completed masters5.9%11.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Garden City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.