East Branch Township’s public schools
Goessel Unified School District 411, Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 and Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for East Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
East Branch Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of East Branch Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Goessel Elem places highest (better than 93%); Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School lowest (27%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve East Branch Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Hillsboro Middle/High School, Goessel High and Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School. 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 East Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
Kindergarten in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
1st grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
2nd grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
3rd grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
4th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
5th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Elem
Grades PK–5 · 286 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel Elem
Grades PK–5 · 118 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 104 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
6th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
7th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
8th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
9th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
10th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
11th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
12th grade in East Branch Township · depends on your address
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsboro
Goessel High
Grades 6–12 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Goessel
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
Grades 6–12 · 102 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Peabody
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Goessel Unified School District 411.
Three districts serve East Branch Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
East Branch Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share East Branch Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| East Branch Township | — | Goessel Unified School District 411 PK–12 · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 PK–12 · Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410 PK–12 |
| Walton | — | Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12 · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 PK–12 |
| Catlin | — | Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 |
| West Branch | A | Goessel Unified School District 411 |
| Liberty | — | Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 with East Branch Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in East Branch Township
6 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).
Questions about East Branch Township’s schools
Are East Branch Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for East Branch Township. Goessel Unified School District 411, Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 and Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for East Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is East Branch Township in?
Goessel Unified School District 411, Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 and Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410.
Where do East Branch Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Hillsboro Middle/High School, Goessel High and Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School.
Parents talk
What East Branch Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near East Branch Township → They have their own page.
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.