Abe Hubert Elementary School, Garden City KS

Original Research by School Decision on Abe Hubert Elementary School

Abe Hubert Elementary School is an elementary school in Garden City, Kansas, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It is part of the Garden City public school district. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, and the school serves a population where most students come from families with low incomes, a profile shared by many schools in the district and reflective of the broader community.

Garden City is an agricultural and meatpacking hub on the High Plains of southwestern Kansas, with Tyson Fresh Meats as the largest employer. The city’s population has shifted in recent years, and it is home to a notable immigrant community. For a family considering a move to the area, the housing market shows home values that are roughly in line with the state average. The town is a regional center with its own downtown, a community college, and a rail stop on Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. For a family exploring the area, the character of the town is very much tied to its industrial and agricultural base.

The academic picture at Abe Hubert, based on the most recent state testing data, shows that the share of students scoring at proficient or above was low across all tested grades and subjects. In math, proficiency rates in the lower elementary grades were modest, with the highest rate appearing in sixth grade. In English language arts, rates were also low across the board. Science results for fifth grade followed a similar pattern. Because the state changed its cut scores for these assessments, it is not possible to compare these results directly to past years. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the academic support and instructional strategies in place.

Compared to other districts in Finney County, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile. There were no data available for chronic absenteeism or staffing, nor for the number of students receiving special education services or English learner support, though given the community context, English learner services are likely a significant part of the school’s work. A family interested in these aspects of student support would need to ask the school directly.

The school building is located in the city on a street near the downtown area, which places it within a short distance of some civic amenities. The district did not appear to have any major recent changes that would affect a family’s decision, based on publicly reported information.

For a family, the core evaluation is straightforward. This is a school where proficiency rates are well below typical benchmarks, and the student body is deeply and uniformly economically disadvantaged. The community is an industrial and agricultural center with a distinct cultural and economic character. A family should weigh the school’s academic starting point against the support and programs the school offers, which are not fully detailed in the available data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 26% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 411%

School 11% · District 26% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 25% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 25% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 43% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 38% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 32% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 34% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.