Is Gertrude Walker Elementary a good school?

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

How many students attend Gertrude Walker Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Gertrude Walker Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Gertrude Walker Elementary attend?

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

Gertrude Walker Elementary

Summary:

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:
514^th 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

Number of students: 208

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

African American:

13.9%

White:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.1%

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gertrude Walker Elementary:

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

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden City:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City 235^th 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
2006	67.83	193^rd	585	67.0%
2007	74.56	137^th	600	77.2%
2008	74.15	133^rd	614	78.3%
2009	51.02	382^nd	621	38.5%
2010	55.47	343^rd	630	45.6%
2011	66.57	227^th	631	64.0%
2012	45.55	470^th	660	28.8%
2013	35.95	509^th	668	23.8%
2015	21.50	581^st	678	14.3%
2016	21.66	545^th	656	16.9%
2017	22.55	548^th	659	16.8%
2018	29.34	495^th	656	24.5%
2019	23.61	542^nd	667	18.7%
2021	11.70	609^th	670	9.1%
2022	14.75	588^th	668	12.0%
2023	18.35	563^rd	660	14.7%
2024	25.09	514^th	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
2018	68.66	21^st	129	83.7%
2019	59.41	34^th	122	72.1%
2021	72.15	18^th	108	83.3%
2022	56.66	37^th	117	68.4%
2023	53.68	39^th	117	66.7%
2024	62.29	19^th	124	84.7%

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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
2018	49.15	274^th	512	46.5%
2019	40.13	325^th	509	36.1%
2021	10.24	485^th	494	1.8%
2022	20.28	456^th	512	10.9%
2023	25.69	453^rd	541	16.3%
2024	45.54	295^th	546	46.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KS State Percentile
2018	19.76	491^st	574	14.5%
2019	17.54	511^th	591	13.5%
2021	7.11	578^th	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
2018	44.56	334^th	575	41.9%
2019	36.18	392^nd	586	33.1%
2021	19.48	514^th	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
2018	66.89	41^st	207	80.2%
2019	59.49	77^th	235	67.2%
2021	34.80	163^rd	229	28.8%
2022	38.61	168^th	254	33.9%
2023	41.71	139^th	245	43.3%
2024	50.80	115^th	260	55.8%

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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.

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gertrude Walker Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total 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 542^nd of 667 Elementary schools	Ranks 563^rd 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)	29.5	29.7	0.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)	27.4	28.1	0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	40.6	38.1	2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary)	34.8	37.8	3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden City)	34.1	41.5	7.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	50.3	50.4	0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude Walker Elementary)	37.3	17.9	19.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City)	41.5	35.9	5.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	47.6	42.8	4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary)	21.1	5.1	16%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garden City)	24	21.8	2.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	36.1	37.6	1.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	231	208	10%
African American	21	29	38.1%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	18	12	33.3%
Hispanic	150	137	8.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	38	21	44.7%
Two or More Races	3	9	200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	83.5%	84.1%	0.6%

Schools Near Gertrude Walker Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gertrude Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	805 W Fair	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7600	208	16	13.1	84.1%	21 (10.1%)	29 (13.9%)	137 (65.9%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	25.1	514^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.3	563^rd of 660 public elementary schools	14.7%	49	31.8	33.3			32.6	34.1	12.5			22.8			$11,048	$1,502	$9,547
Georgia Matthews Elementary	Public	K-4	111 Johnson	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7550	109	10	11.3	77.1%	14 (12.8%)	2 (1.8%)	85 (78.0%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	26.6	506^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.5%		41	403^rd of 660 public elementary schools	38.9%	103	13.0	43.5			28.3	21.7	30.4			26.1			$10,982	$1,507	$9,475
Abe Hubert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1205 A Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8400	337	27	12.4	88.4%	39 (11.6%)	8 (2.4%)	274 (81.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	19.6	550^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.5	562^nd of 660 public elementary schools	14.8%	12	21.0	14.8	25.9	30.4	24.2	11.4	10.7	14.8	17.4	13.9	39.6	39.6	$11,090	$1,497	$9,593
Edith Scheuerman Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 Wilcox	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7350	180	15	11.7	85.0%	28 (15.6%)	5 (2.8%)	143 (79.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	29.5	484^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.7	557^th of 660 public elementary schools	15.6%	73	16.2	38.7			26.5	32.4	34.4			33.3			$13,391	$1,810	$11,581
Buffalo Jones Elementary	Public	K-4	708 Taylor Ave	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7300	228	18	12.8	86.4%	14 (6.1%)	7 (3.1%)	198 (86.8%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24.2	521^st of 653 public elementary schools	20.2%		25.2	524^th of 660 public elementary schools	20.6%	3	25.6	23.4			24.4	47.6	14.0			29.3			$10,616	$1,465	$9,151
Jennie Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 E Harding	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7750	800	15	54.0	68.9%	138 (17.3%)	50 (6.3%)	560 (70.0%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	75	124^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.0%		66.3	184^th of 660 public elementary schools	72.1%	60	46.7	59.4			52.4	69.6	43.2			57.8			$11,545	$1,948	$9,598
Florence Wilson Elementary	Public	K-4	1709 Labrador Blvd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7400	335	24	13.9	68.7%	72 (21.5%)	38 (11.3%)	196 (58.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	22.3	533^rd of 653 public elementary schools	18.4%		45.3	369^th of 660 public elementary schools	44.1%	164	17.2	36.2			27.6	26.1	25.3			25.7			$11,070	$1,536	$9,534
Alta Brown Elementary	Public	K-4	1110 East Pine	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7200	308	27	11.5	82.8%	44 (14.3%)	9 (2.9%)	239 (77.6%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	17	566^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.3%		25.8	516^th of 660 public elementary schools	21.8%	50	17.2	29.3			21.9	24.2	21.9			23.4			$12,402	$1,677	$10,725
Victor Ornelas Elementary	Public	K-4	3401 E Spruce	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7900	411	31	13.2	78.6%	32 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	340 (82.7%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	527^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.3%		27.1	507^th of 660 public elementary schools	23.2%	20	19.1	26.7			23.4	34.8	30.0			32.1			$11,797	$1,628	$10,169
Jennie Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	5585 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-7700	165	11	15.4	35.8%	69 (41.8%)	1 (0.6%)	84 (50.9%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	49.2	335^th of 653 public elementary schools	48.7%		46.4	360^th of 660 public elementary schools	45.5%	25	29.2	43.5	43.5	45.4	40.2	37.5	26.1	30.4	40.9	33.7	43.5	43.5	$10,341	$1,470	$8,872

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