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Gertrude Walker Elementary

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Gertrude Walker Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving 208 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Garden City school district, which is ranked 235 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gertrude Walker Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school underperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 32.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 22.82% in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 4th-grade Mathematics, where only 12.49% of students were proficient or better, compared to 37.13% statewide and 24.23% in the district. Gertrude Walker Elementary's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 25% for English Language Learners but in the bottom 25% for Hispanic students, Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, and both female and male students.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Gertrude Walker Elementary (84.13%) suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant contributor to the school's academic challenges. While the school's performance is generally lower than that of other elementary schools in the Garden City district, such as Jennie Barker Elementary, Victor Ornelas Elementary, and Florence Wilson Elementary, it does outperform some nearby schools, such as Abe Hubert Elementary and Buffalo Jones Elementary, in certain academic areas.


Detail:

Public K-4

 805 W Fair
       Garden City, KS  67846

(620) 805-7600

District: Garden City

SchoolDigger Rank:
514th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools


Students who attend Gertrude Walker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
    Horace J. Good Middle School
High:    Garden City High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  208

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.9%
African American:
13.9%
White:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.1% Help


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Gertrude Walker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gertrude Walker Elementary 514th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Gertrude Walker Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Hispanic students:


Garden City:

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


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Rank History for Gertrude Walker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.83 193rd 585 67.0%
2007 74.56 137th 600 77.2%
2008 74.15 133rd 614 78.3%
2009 51.02 382nd 621 38.5%
2010 55.47 343rd 630 45.6%
2011 66.57 227th 631 64.0%
2012 45.55 470th 660 28.8%
2013 35.95 509th 668 23.8%
2015 21.50 581st 678 14.3%
2016 21.66 545th 656 16.9%
2017 22.55 548th 659 16.8%
2018 29.34 495th 656 24.5%
2019 23.61 542nd 667 18.7%
2021 11.70 609th 670 9.1%
2022 14.75 588th 668 12.0%
2023 18.35 563rd 660 14.7%
2024 25.09 514th 653 21.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.66 21st 129 83.7%
2019 59.41 34th 122 72.1%
2021 72.15 18th 108 83.3%
2022 56.66 37th 117 68.4%
2023 53.68 39th 117 66.7%
2024 62.29 19th 124 84.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.15 274th 512 46.5%
2019 40.13 325th 509 36.1%
2021 10.24 485th 494 1.8%
2022 20.28 456th 512 10.9%
2023 25.69 453rd 541 16.3%
2024 45.54 295th 546 46.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.76 491st 574 14.5%
2019 17.54 511th 591 13.5%
2021 7.11 578th 591 2.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.56 334th 575 41.9%
2019 36.18 392nd 586 33.1%
2021 19.48 514th 605 15.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.89 41st 207 80.2%
2019 59.49 77th 235 67.2%
2021 34.80 163rd 229 28.8%
2022 38.61 168th 254 33.9%
2023 41.71 139th 245 43.3%
2024 50.80 115th 260 55.8%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gertrude Walker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 260 6 10 101 1 n/a n/a 0 378
1989 311 12 17 126 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1990 274 6 2 102 7 n/a n/a 0 391
1991 280 4 12 109 1 n/a n/a 0 406
1992 233 8 11 83 2 n/a n/a 0 337
1993 214 14 4 95 1 n/a n/a 0 328
1994 190 12 6 113 1 n/a n/a 0 322
1995 171 11 5 118 3 n/a n/a 0 308
1996 171 11 5 118 3 n/a n/a 0 308
1997 155 11 4 143 2 n/a n/a 0 315
1998 125 15 3 155 2 n/a n/a 0 300
1999 107 14 2 178 1 n/a n/a 0 302
2000 98 14 1 194 0 n/a n/a 0 307
2001 105 9 1 226 1 n/a n/a 0 342
2002 98 3 2 214 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2003 98 3 2 214 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2004 85 1 2 199 0 n/a n/a 22 309
2005 76 5 3 217 2 n/a n/a 35 338
2006 59 3 2 206 0 n/a n/a 47 317
2007 66 10 6 232 2 n/a n/a 3 319
2008 70 10 5 235 3 n/a n/a 3 326
2009 73 6 7 226 2 n/a n/a 1 315
2010 50 2 9 213 1 0 10 0 285
2011 72 3 11 197 1 0 2 0 286
2012 58 2 10 219 1 0 2 0 292
2013 38 2 46 200 2 0 3 0 291
2014 31 4 48 192 1 0 2 0 278
2015 35 7 46 196 0 0 5 0 289
2016 42 11 42 193 1 0 2 0 291
2017 37 15 35 175 1 0 4 0 267
2018 34 22 22 157 1 0 2 0 238
2019 38 21 18 150 1 0 3 0 231
2020 36 25 13 128 2 1 2 0 207
2021 29 23 13 127 0 0 6 0 198
2022 29 21 14 128 0 1 5 0 198
2023 21 29 12 137 0 0 9 0 208

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 Gertrude Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 378 17.0 22.2 0
1989 466 19.0 24.5 n/a
1990 391 18.9 20.6 0
1991 406 18.0 22.5 n/a
1992 337 15.0 22.4 44.2
1993 328 15.6 21.0 34.8
1994 322 14.2 22.7 35.4
1995 308 14.8 20.8 29.9
1996 308 14.8 20.8 29.9
1997 315 15.3 20.6 33.7
1998 300 14.3 21.0 48
1999 302 16.3 18.5 54.3
2000 307 18.5 16.6 56.7
2001 342 19.8 17.3 55
2002 317 18.4 17.2 57.1
2003 317 18.4 17.2 57.1
2004 309 16.4 18.8 59.9
2005 338 18.4 18.4 72.6
2006 317 19.4 16.3 83.3
2007 319 22.8 14.0 69.3
2008 326 22.1 14.8 73.4
2009 315 22.8 13.8 81.2
2010 285 23.8 11.9 81.4
2011 286 23.7 12.0 87.1
2012 292 24.5 11.8 86.3
2013 291 24.3 11.9 88
2014 278 24.2 11.4 88.1
2015 289 22.0 13.1 90
2016 291 21.0 13.8 88.3
2017 267 19.6 13.6 86.1
2018 238 18.6 12.7 82.4
2019 231 17.5 13.2 83.5
2020 207 15.5 13.3 79.7
2021 198 16.0 12.3 78.8
2022 198 14.5 13.6 66.7
2023 208 15.8 13.1 84.1

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 Gertrude Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 378 17.0 22.2 0
1989 466 19.0 24.5 n/a
1990 391 18.9 20.6 0
1991 406 18.0 22.5 n/a
1992 337 15.0 22.4 44.2
1993 328 15.6 21.0 34.8
1994 322 14.2 22.7 35.4
1995 308 14.8 20.8 29.9
1996 308 14.8 20.8 29.9
1997 315 15.3 20.6 33.7
1998 300 14.3 21.0 48
1999 302 16.3 18.5 54.3
2000 307 18.5 16.6 56.7
2001 342 19.8 17.3 55
2002 317 18.4 17.2 57.1
2003 317 18.4 17.2 57.1
2004 309 16.4 18.8 59.9
2005 338 18.4 18.4 72.6
2006 317 19.4 16.3 83.3
2007 319 22.8 14.0 69.3
2008 326 22.1 14.8 73.4
2009 315 22.8 13.8 81.2
2010 285 23.8 11.9 81.4
2011 286 23.7 12.0 87.1
2012 292 24.5 11.8 86.3
2013 291 24.3 11.9 88
2014 278 24.2 11.4 88.1
2015 289 22.0 13.1 90
2016 291 21.0 13.8 88.3
2017 267 19.6 13.6 86.1
2018 238 18.6 12.7 82.4
2019 231 17.5 13.2 83.5
2020 207 15.5 13.3 79.7
2021 198 16.0 12.3 78.8
2022 198 14.5 13.6 66.7
2023 208 15.8 13.1 84.1

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 Gertrude Walker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,502 (13.6%) $9,547 (86.4%) $11,048

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Gertrude Walker Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 542nd of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 563rd of 660 Elementary schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude Walker Elementary)29.529.7
 0.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)27.428.1
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary)34.837.8
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden City)34.141.5
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude Walker Elementary)37.317.9
 19.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)41.535.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary)21.15.1
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garden City)2421.8
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students231208
 10%
African American2129
 38.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1812
 33.3%
Hispanic150137
 8.7%
Pacific Islander00
White3821
 44.7%
Two or More Races39
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.5%84.1%
 0.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gertrude Walker Elementary

Students who attend Gertrude Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Middle : Horace J. Good Middle School
High : Garden City High School

Students at Gertrude Walker Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Gertrude Walker Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 208 students attended Gertrude Walker Elementary.


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