📍 218 E Shawnee, Gardner, Johnson County, 66030
Gardner Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gardner, Johnson County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gardner Edgerton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gardner Elem enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 296 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Gardner Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 9, state house district 43.
Gardner Elem is one of 11 schools in Gardner Edgerton, based in Gardner, Kansas. The district serves 5,858 students district-wide and employs 442 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Gardner Elem is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large