Horace J. Good Middle School

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Horace J. Good Middle School is a public middle school located in Garden City, Kansas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 697 students. The school is part of the Garden City school district, which is ranked 235 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horace J. Good Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.53% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 33.55% and the Garden City district average of 21.45%. Similarly, only 10.45% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 31.6% and the district average of 17.06%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively better, while other subgroups like Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students perform much worse.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Charles O Stones Intermediate Center, Kenneth Henderson Middle, and Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, generally perform better than Horace J. Good Middle School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Horace J. Good Middle School's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 289 out of 355 Kansas middle schools in 2012-2013 to 319 out of 362 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1412 N. Main St.
       Garden City, KS  67846


(620) 805-8100

District: Garden City

SchoolDigger Rank:
319th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,697 Help


Students who attend Horace J. Good Middle School usually attend:

High:    Garden City High School

Feeder schools for Horace J. Good Middle School:

Elementary:    Abe Hubert Elementary School
    Buffalo Jones Elementary
    Edith Scheuerman Elementary
    Georgia Matthews Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  697

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.0%
White:
20.7%
African American:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Horace J. Good Middle School ranks worse than 88.1% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Horace J. Good Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Garden City School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71%), White (20.7%), African American (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horace J. Good Middle School is 13.2, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Garden City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horace J. Good Middle School is $10,697, which is the 2nd highest among 2 middle schools in the Garden City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horace J. Good Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horace J. Good Middle School 319th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Horace J. Good Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Garden City:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City 235th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Horace J. Good Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.39 237th 277 14.4%
2007 16.04 254th 286 11.2%
2008 26.62 244th 296 17.6%
2009 21.10 269th 307 12.4%
2010 13.87 289th 316 8.5%
2011 12.04 294th 320 8.1%
2012 21.35 309th 342 9.6%
2013 29.46 289th 355 18.6%
2015 21.06 321st 368 12.8%
2016 17.58 303rd 343 11.7%
2017 16.16 326th 358 8.9%
2018 20.08 300th 350 14.3%
2019 20.91 312th 368 15.2%
2021 20.26 314th 367 14.4%
2022 25.19 296th 368 19.6%
2023 25.30 292nd 362 19.3%
2024 19.50 319th 362 11.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.53 43rd 60 28.3%
2019 49.10 16th 58 72.4%
2021 64.94 4th 56 92.9%
2022 40.64 30th 60 50.0%
2023 52.09 18th 62 71.0%
2024 58.06 10th 65 84.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.03 103rd 132 22.0%
2019 29.62 128th 157 18.5%
2021 22.01 148th 160 7.5%
2022 22.81 155th 171 9.4%
2023 20.88 162nd 178 9.0%
2024 23.73 139th 164 15.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.48 206th 255 19.2%
2019 28.65 213th 270 21.1%
2021 23.21 236th 275 14.2%
2022 25.84 226th 270 16.3%
2023 32.44 227th 300 24.3%
2024 24.57 250th 296 15.5%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.31 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.45 229th 275 16.7%
2019 22.02 242nd 294 17.7%
2021 24.08 250th 313 20.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.03 103rd 132 22.0%
2019 29.62 128th 157 18.5%
2021 22.01 148th 160 7.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.96 244th 280 12.9%
2019 20.35 255th 301 15.3%
2021 20.12 267th 308 13.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.00 26th 30 13.3%
2021 39.56 18th 30 40.0%
2022 8.85 28th 31 9.7%
2024 27.60 22nd 31 29.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.04 41st 73 43.8%
2024 29.44 50th 73 31.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.16 85th 114 25.4%
2019 29.76 99th 128 22.7%
2021 30.57 97th 135 28.1%
2022 35.70 80th 138 42.0%
2023 38.90 78th 140 44.3%
2024 30.99 105th 144 27.1%
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Rank History for White students at Horace J. Good Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.09 194th 333 41.7%
2019 41.01 201st 344 41.6%
2021 52.70 132nd 349 62.2%
2022 66.80 73rd 349 79.1%
2023 54.85 129th 349 63.0%
2024 46.06 163rd 347 53.0%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Horace J. Good Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 411 7 24 161 5 n/a n/a 0 608
1989 419 5 29 204 7 n/a n/a 0 664
1990 404 9 13 222 5 n/a n/a 0 653
1991 421 3 12 248 5 n/a n/a 0 689
1992 447 6 16 268 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1993 444 11 16 312 4 n/a n/a 0 787
1994 446 15 15 290 5 n/a n/a 0 771
1995 407 20 14 295 3 n/a n/a 0 739
1996 407 20 14 295 3 n/a n/a 0 739
1997 380 30 15 348 4 n/a n/a 0 777
1998 249 18 13 278 2 n/a n/a 0 560
1999 212 12 12 286 1 n/a n/a 0 523
2000 202 11 11 329 1 n/a n/a 0 554
2001 185 15 14 359 4 n/a n/a 0 577
2002 154 10 6 329 4 n/a n/a 0 503
2003 154 10 6 329 4 n/a n/a 0 503
2004 134 9 3 343 4 n/a n/a 64 557
2005 139 9 2 359 1 n/a n/a 56 566
2006 118 6 1 325 1 n/a n/a 44 495
2007 131 11 2 346 1 n/a n/a 4 495
2008 118 8 3 368 1 n/a n/a 3 501
2009 109 12 13 354 2 n/a n/a 5 495
2010 105 4 18 361 3 0 15 0 506
2011 101 5 28 382 2 0 12 0 530
2012 128 6 27 438 4 0 8 0 611
2013 141 6 23 486 5 0 13 0 674
2014 182 11 35 533 4 0 9 0 774
2015 192 15 45 514 1 0 7 0 774
2016 170 11 38 502 3 0 8 0 732
2017 140 12 28 498 4 1 12 0 695
2018 139 15 20 501 2 3 15 0 695
2019 158 17 28 536 0 0 14 0 753
2020 156 19 27 535 2 0 13 0 752
2021 140 22 24 486 1 0 12 0 685
2022 131 24 19 467 2 1 12 0 656
2023 144 30 18 495 3 0 7 0 697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Horace J. Good Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 608 38.0 16.0 0
1989 664 39.0 17.0 n/a
1990 653 40.6 16.0 0
1991 689 42.3 16.2 n/a
1992 738 46.5 15.8 46.5
1993 787 47.6 16.5 39.8
1994 771 48.7 15.8 38.5
1995 739 49.4 15.0 46.7
1996 739 49.4 15.0 46.7
1997 777 51.3 15.1 48.8
1998 560 39.0 14.4 47.3
1999 523 37.7 13.9 46.7
2000 554 37.0 15.0 50.9
2001 577 37.2 15.5 58.6
2002 503 36.6 13.7 58.8
2003 503 36.6 13.7 58.8
2004 557 38.1 14.6 72
2005 566 38.6 14.7 75.9
2006 495 47.0 10.5 73.2
2007 495 46.1 10.7 66.4
2008 501 41.0 12.2 68.1
2009 495 41.8 11.8 68
2010 506 40.1 12.6 71.9
2011 530 43.3 12.2 74
2012 611 51.3 11.9 74.8
2013 674 54.6 12.3 73.9
2014 774 54.2 14.2 72.2
2015 774 54.0 14.3 71.7
2016 732 49.0 14.9 70.9
2017 695 50.3 13.8 71.8
2018 695 52.5 13.2 71.8
2019 753 52.9 14.2 73
2020 752 56.0 13.4 71.9
2021 685 51.4 13.3 68.5
2022 656 53.0 12.3 59.6
2023 697 52.8 13.2 70.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Horace J. Good Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 608 38.0 16.0 0
1989 664 39.0 17.0 n/a
1990 653 40.6 16.0 0
1991 689 42.3 16.2 n/a
1992 738 46.5 15.8 46.5
1993 787 47.6 16.5 39.8
1994 771 48.7 15.8 38.5
1995 739 49.4 15.0 46.7
1996 739 49.4 15.0 46.7
1997 777 51.3 15.1 48.8
1998 560 39.0 14.4 47.3
1999 523 37.7 13.9 46.7
2000 554 37.0 15.0 50.9
2001 577 37.2 15.5 58.6
2002 503 36.6 13.7 58.8
2003 503 36.6 13.7 58.8
2004 557 38.1 14.6 72
2005 566 38.6 14.7 75.9
2006 495 47.0 10.5 73.2
2007 495 46.1 10.7 66.4
2008 501 41.0 12.2 68.1
2009 495 41.8 11.8 68
2010 506 40.1 12.6 71.9
2011 530 43.3 12.2 74
2012 611 51.3 11.9 74.8
2013 674 54.6 12.3 73.9
2014 774 54.2 14.2 72.2
2015 774 54.0 14.3 71.7
2016 732 49.0 14.9 70.9
2017 695 50.3 13.8 71.8
2018 695 52.5 13.2 71.8
2019 753 52.9 14.2 73
2020 752 56.0 13.4 71.9
2021 685 51.4 13.3 68.5
2022 656 53.0 12.3 59.6
2023 697 52.8 13.2 70.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Horace J. Good Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,012 (9.5%) $9,684 (90.5%) $10,697

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Horace J. Good Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 312th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 292nd of 362 Middle schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Horace J. Good Middle School)16.419.6
 3.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)17.720.6
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Horace J. Good Middle School)17.616.2
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Garden City)14.916.4
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Horace J. Good Middle School)10.514.2
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)14.416
 1.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Horace J. Good Middle School)16.316.3
 0%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Garden City)1514.2
 0.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Horace J. Good Middle School)19.814.8
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Garden City)20.914.4
 6.5%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students753697
 7.4%
African American1730
 76.5%
American Indian03
Asian2818
 35.7%
Hispanic536495
 7.6%
Pacific Islander00
White158144
 8.9%
Two or More Races147
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73%70.6%
 2.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Horace J. Good Middle School

Students who attend Horace J. Good Middle School usually go on to attend Garden City High School

Horace J. Good Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Kansas middle schools.

Students at Horace J. Good Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 697 students attended Horace J. Good Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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