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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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%
Math
44.4%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 35.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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 →
Schools most like Goessel Elem
Goessel Elem's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goessel Elem this school | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
| Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified Lucas | 125 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| Sharon Springs Elem Sharon Springs | 108 | 39.8% | 59.2% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Axtell Elementary School Axtell | 113 | 38.1% | 46.7% |
| Eudora Early Learning Center EUDORA | 100 | 40.0% | N/A |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Goessel Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #324 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #282 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #342 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #637 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #496 of 658 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
118
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 118 | 12.2 | 9.7:1 | 37% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 9.3 | 14.3:1 | 45% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 8.9 | 15.1:1 | 40% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 8 | 14.9:1 | 24% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 9.9 | 14.3:1 | 31% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 35% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 35% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 31% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 12 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goessel Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (142 to 118); teachers up 23% (9.9 to 12.2).
About Goessel Elem
In Goessel, Kansas, part of Marion County, Goessel Elem is an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 118 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 62% lower.
A total of 2 schools make up Goessel, with 272 students enrolled.
Goessel Elem's enrollment is 87% White. Next come 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Goessel Elem's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 9.7 students per teacher and 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 37%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.4% at Goessel Elem; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.1%.
Among Marion County residents, the median household income is $64,695, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goessel Elem is one of 11 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Goessel High, about 0.5 miles away. Goessel Elem has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Goessel Elem ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.1% against a local average of 43.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 119 to 118. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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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