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If you could change one rule at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
388
High
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOODLAND·NCES 200658000717
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School
1209 Cherry, Goodland, KS 67735 · (785) 890-5656 · Sherman County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
168 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 15% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Goodland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 | 24.7% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 16.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Goodland Jr-Sr. High School
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodland Jr-Sr. High School this school | 388 | 43.3% | 21.7% |
| Larned Sr High Larned | 234 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| McPherson High McPherson | 658 | 40.3% | 24.9% |
| Pratt Sr High Pratt | 337 | 47.5% | 34.3% |
| St. Marys Junior Senior High St Marys | 246 | 43.1% | 28.6% |
| Abilene High School Abilene | 443 | 43.3% | 27.2% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Goodland Jr-Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #208 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #221 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #232 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #99 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #95 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #75 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #135 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #95 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high 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
388
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 388 | 28.5 | 13.6:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 28.9 | 13.6:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 28.9 | 14.3:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 31.5 | 12.4:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 48% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 35% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 22% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 33 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodland Jr-Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (391 to 388); teachers down 9% (31.5 to 28.5).
About Goodland Jr-Sr. High School
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is a medium-sized high school in Kansas, with an address in Goodland. The school's 388 students are in grades 7 through 12.
Besides Goodland Jr-Sr. High School, Goodland runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 854 students.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School. Other groups include 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White. By the diversity index, Goodland Jr-Sr. High School comes in at 41%.
With 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School was 13.6:1. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 43%. On average, public schools in Sherman County report 52%.
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 41.5%. Goodland Jr-Sr. High School posts 21.7%, 19.8 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sherman County show that median household income is about $61,750, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is one of 5 public schools in Sherman County, which together enroll about 854 students.
The closest public school to Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is Goodland Virtual School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Nearby schools with test data average 35.7% proficiency; Goodland Jr-Sr. High School posts 21.7%.
NCES describes the area around Goodland Jr-Sr. High School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Goodland Jr-Sr. High School enrolled 397; in 2024-25, 388.
The Goodland Jr-Sr. High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sherman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,858
Census ACS
Median income
$61,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goodland
- North ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- Goodland Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Goodland Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Goodland
- North ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- Goodland Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Goodland Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Goodland Virtual School0.3 mi · 7
- Goodland Learning Center0.3 mi · 4
- North Elementary0.7 mi · 254
- West Elementary1.0 mi · 201
- Brewster Elem17.7 mi · 90
- Brewster High17.7 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Goodland Jr-Sr. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School?
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 07-12.
Is Goodland Jr-Sr. High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School?
At Goodland Jr-Sr. High School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Goodland Jr-Sr. High School?
Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is overseen by Goodland in Sherman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.