Enrollment
118
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOESSEL·NCES 200657000963
Goessel Elem
500 E Main, Goessel, KS 67053 · (620) 367-8118 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
44 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Goessel Elem→Goessel High
Based on grade levels within Goessel. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
118
-24 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.3:1
% White
87%
was 93%
% Hispanic
7%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Goessel Elem
Goessel Elem is an one-room-style elementary campus in Goessel, Kansas, run under Goessel. The school teaches 118 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Goessel Elem sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in Goessel (272 students total), Goessel Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Goessel Elem lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Goessel Elem has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Goessel Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Goessel Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,695 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Marion County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students), of which Goessel Elem is one.
Nearest neighbor: Goessel High, around 0.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Goessel Elem comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Goessel Elem has edged down 17%, going from 142 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 87%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,754
Census ACS
Median income
$64,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Goessel High0.5 mi · 154
- Hesston High8.7 mi · 274
- Hesston Elem8.7 mi · 306
- Hesston Middle8.8 mi · 273
- Moundridge Middle9.7 mi · 170
- Moundridge High9.8 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Goessel ElemHow large is Goessel Elem?
Goessel Elem enrolls approximately 118 students in grades PK-05.
Is Goessel Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goessel Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Goessel Elem have?
Goessel Elem employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Goessel Elem?
Student demographics at Goessel Elem are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Goessel Elem in?
Goessel Elem is part of Goessel.
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