Best Public Schools in Goessel, KS

Summary:

The city of Goessel, Kansas is home to two schools - Goessel High School and Goessel Elementary School. Both schools are part of the Goessel school district, which is ranked 80th out of 264 districts in the state.

Goessel High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 67th out of 332 Kansas high schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school boasts a strong 89.5% four-year graduation rate, a low 1.3% dropout rate, and consistently outperforms the state average on key test score metrics, particularly in 10th grade English and Math. In contrast, Goessel Elementary School performs more average, with a 3-star rating and mixed test score results, with some grades exceeding state averages while others fall behind.

While Goessel Elementary School has a higher 45.11% free/reduced lunch rate compared to Goessel High School's 22.93%, both schools have similar per-student spending of around $11,600. The high school also maintains a lower 11.6 student-teacher ratio compared to the elementary school's 14.3.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th 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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Goessel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 367-8118	118	12	9.6	37.3%	103 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	56.2	287^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.3%		39.5	418^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.0%	131	36.8	46.7	60.0					48.1	31.6	46.7	55.0					44.4	70.0		70.0	$18,592	$1,748	$16,844
Goessel High	Public	6-12	100 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	No	(620) 367-2242	154	17	9.2	24.0%	139 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	75.5	67^th of 332 public high schools	79.8%		50.6	155^th of 318 public high schools	51.3%	88				36.8	69.6	45.8	43.5	49.4				10.5	34.8	41.7	52.2	35.9		41.7	41.7	$16,961	$1,255	$15,706

Cities Near Goessel

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hesston	8.38 mi	3	20^th
Moundridge	9.15 mi	3	128^th
Canton	10.22 mi	1	297^th
Hillsboro	11.03 mi	2	33^rd
Newton	12.63 mi	8	320^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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