Schools in Dresden

Dresden’s public schools

Oberlin Unified School District 294 and Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dresden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency

32%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

2021–22

Graduate on time

70%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.3K

▲ 9% vs KS $15.0K

FY2024 · Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412

Students per teacher

9.3

KS 13.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

808 students on the public path

In brief

Dresden’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dresden’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Hoxie Elem places highest (better than 77%); Decatur Community Jr/Sr High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dresden, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Hoxie High and Decatur Community Jr/Sr High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dresden, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Dresden · depends on your address

Hoxie Elem

Grades PK–6 · 253 students · in Hoxie

A⁻

Oberlin Elem

Grades PK–6 · 232 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Oberlin

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A⁻

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oberlin Unified School District 294.

Two districts serve Dresden

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Oberlin Unified School District 294Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 376 students · 9.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$17,510KS $14,966 · FY2024

C⁺

Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 432 students, down 7% since 2020–21

$16,289KS $14,966 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oberlin Unified School District 29432%

State average 32.5% · 187 students tested

Math · PK–12, Oberlin Unified School District 29427%

State average 29.4% · 187 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 41231%

State average 32.5% · 221 students tested

Math · PK–12, Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 41230%

State average 29.4% · 220 students tested

Dresden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Dresden’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Dresden	—	Oberlin Unified School District 294 PK–12 · Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412 PK–12

Every school in Dresden

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dresdenin other towns

Hoxie Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hoxie

A⁻

253 studentsRate it →

Oberlin Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oberlin

232 students11:1Rate it →

Hoxie High

High · Grades 7–12 · Hoxie

179 studentsRate it →

Decatur Community Jr/Sr High

High · Grades 7–12 · Oberlin

C⁻

144 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Dresden’s schools

Are Dresden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dresden. Oberlin Unified School District 294 and Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dresden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dresden in?

Oberlin Unified School District 294 and Hoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412.

Where do Dresden kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hoxie High and Decatur Community Jr/Sr High.

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What Dresden families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.