Goddard’s public schools outscore 85% of Kansas districts
In Goddard, 44% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Goddard, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Goddard’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,301 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Goddard’s grade
A: better than 85% of Kansas school districts, #16 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Goddard, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Discovery Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 502 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Challenger Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 454 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Discovery Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 502 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Challenger Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 454 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 625 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Goddard Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 485 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 625 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Goddard Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 485 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Eisenhower High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Goddard High
Grades 9–12 · 962 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Eisenhower High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Goddard High
Grades 9–12 · 962 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Eisenhower High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Goddard High
Grades 9–12 · 962 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Goddard · depends on your address
Eisenhower High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Goddard High
Grades 9–12 · 962 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Goddard’s public schools are run by Goddard Unified School District 265, which also serves Afton, Attica and Illinois. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Goddard vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Goddard’s borders.
Every school in Goddard
9 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 Goddard’s schools
Are Goddard’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Goddard children attend outscore 85% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #16 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Goddard in?
Goddard Unified School District 265, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,344 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Goddard kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Eisenhower High School and Goddard High.
What is Goddard’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Goddard Unified School District 265 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Goddard spend per student?
$15,301 in Goddard Unified School District 265 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Goddard families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Goddard → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.