GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Garden City, Kansas

GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall in Garden City, Kansas enrolled 111 students in 2024-25 with 16.6 full-time teachers, 6.7 students per teacher against the Kansas median of 10.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Kansas: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

114 students in 2022-23, 107 students in 2023-24, 111 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 16.6.

Students enrolled at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1110501001502022-231142023-241072024-25111
Students enrolled at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1110501001502022-231142023-241072024-25111
Students enrolled at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1110501001502022-231142023-241072024-25111
Students enrolled at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1110501001502022-231142023-241072024-25111
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311417.16.7
2023-2410718.15.9
2024-2511116.66.7

6.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Kansas schools of this kind

Among the 20 Kansas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas other schools, 2024-2520 values from 4.2 to 57.9; This school 6.7; state median 10.3.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 10.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kansas other schools, 2024-2520 values from 4.2 to 57.9; This school 6.7; state median 10.3.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 10.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kansas other schools, 2024-2520 values from 4.2 to 57.9; This school 6.7; state median 10.3.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 10.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kansas other schools, 2024-2520 values from 4.2 to 57.9; This school 6.7; state median 10.3.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 10.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 105 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall enrolled 105 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 105 of the 105 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions46
  • Chronically absent71.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.0% of students were Hispanic, 19.8% White, 3.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.0%
  2. White19.8%
  3. Black3.6%
  4. Two or more races3.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210% or less23%32.5%
Math, 2022-2310% or less18% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 50 students in GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKansas
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%88%88%
Students in the class5055736,783

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall

  1. How much Garden City Public Schools spends per student$13,487 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,487
  2. The largest public schools in KansasGC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall is the number 18 by size of 35 Kansas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 35
  3. Kansas schools by students per teacher6.7 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 10.3 for schools of this kind.6.7:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall

  1. How many students attend GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall?
    111 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 114 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Garden City, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall?
    6.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for schools of this kind is 10.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall a Title I school?
    GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall do on state tests?
    The students tested at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall?
    80-89% of the 50 students in GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall in?
    Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 2006390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200639002067 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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