📍 5585 N Jennie Barker Rd, Garden City, Finney County, 67846
Jennie Barker Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden City, Finney County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garden City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jennie Barker Elem enrolls 165 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 51% |
| White | 69 | 42% |
| Asian | 7 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 165 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jennie Barker Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 39, state house district 122.
Jennie Barker Elem is one of 18 schools in Garden City, based in Garden City, Kansas. The district serves 7,106 students district-wide and employs 575 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 165 students, Jennie Barker Elem is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe