📍 318 E. Washington Street, Gardner, Johnson County, 66030
Wheatridge Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gardner, Johnson County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gardner Edgerton school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheatridge Middle School enrolls 541 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 424 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 541 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Wheatridge Middle School 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.
Wheatridge Middle School 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 541 students, Wheatridge Middle School is close to the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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