Horace J. Good Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Garden City, Kansas

Horace J. Good Middle School in Garden City, Kansas enrolled 583 students in 2024-25 with 51.8 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

697 students in 2022-23, 689 students in 2023-24, 583 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.8 to 51.8.

Students enrolled at Horace J. Good Middle School by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 689, 2024-25: 58302004006008002022-236972023-246892024-25583
Students enrolled at Horace J. Good Middle School by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 689, 2024-25: 58302004006008002022-236972023-246892024-25583
Students enrolled at Horace J. Good Middle School by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 689, 2024-25: 58302004006008002022-236972023-246892024-25583
Students enrolled at Horace J. Good Middle School by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 689, 2024-25: 58302004006008002022-236972023-246892024-25583
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369752.813.2
2023-2468951.113.5
2024-2558351.811.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Kansas middle schools

Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 11.3; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 11.3; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 11.3; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 11.3; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 264 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Horace J. Good Middle School enrolled 659 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 120 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 264 of the 659 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions120
  • Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.4% of students were Hispanic, 16.6% White, 4.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.4%
  2. White16.6%
  3. Black4.5%
  4. Asian3.9%
  5. Two or more races1.5%

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 Horace J. Good Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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, 2021-2218%23%32.5%
Math, 2022-2316%18% (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.

Middle schools in Garden City

4 public middle schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Horace J. Good Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Horace J. Good Middle School58311.369.8%
Kenneth Henderson Middle42513.660.9%
Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr37711.169.5%
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr36712.968.7%

All public schools in Garden City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Horace J. Good Middle School

  1. Kenneth Henderson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 425 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Bernadine Sitts Intermediate CtrThe next nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 367 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Horace J. Good Middle School with Kenneth Henderson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in KansasHorace J. Good Middle School is the number 60 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#60 of 220
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.11.3:1
  7. 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 Horace J. Good Middle School

  1. How many students attend Horace J. Good Middle School?
    583 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 697 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Garden City, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Horace J. Good Middle School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Horace J. Good Middle School a Title I school?
    Horace J. Good Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Horace J. Good Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Horace J. Good Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 district is Horace J. Good Middle School in?
    Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 2006390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200639001174 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
  • 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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