Grinnell’s public schools
Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grinnell. 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 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Grinnell’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Grinnell’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Grinnell Grade School places highest (better than 31%); Grinnell Grade School lowest (31%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Grinnell, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Grinnell
Grinnell Grade School
Grades PK–4 · 43 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Grade School
Grades PK–4 · 43 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Grade School
Grades PK–4 · 43 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Grade School
Grades PK–4 · 43 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Grade School
Grades PK–4 · 43 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 22 students · 5:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 22 students · 5:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 22 students · 5:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Grinnell
Grinnell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 22 students · 5:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Grinnell vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Grinnell’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grinnell | — | Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 |
Every school in Grinnell
2 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 Grinnell’s schools
Are Grinnell’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Grinnell. Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grinnell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Grinnell in?
Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291.
Where do Grinnell kids go to high school?
Grinnell Middle School.
Parents talk
What Grinnell families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Grinnell → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.