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Schools in West Branch Township · Goessel Unified School District 411

West Branch Township’s public schools outscore 88% of Kansas districts

On the state reading tests, 42% of West Branch Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving West Branch Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 8 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 8% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
272 students on the public path
In brief

West Branch Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,186 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Goessel High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind West Branch Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 88% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (819)Better than 89%
Towns in Marion County (17)Better than 88%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 146 test results could put West Branch Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of West Branch Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (146 in math, 145 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Goessel ElemGoessel Unified School District 411A
6–12Goessel HighGoessel Unified School District 411B

West Branch Township’s public schools are run by Goessel Unified School District 411, which also serves East Branch, Goessel, Menno and Meridian and others. 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.

Goessel Unified School District 411Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 272 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,186KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 32.5% · 145 students tested
Math37%
State average 29.4% · 146 students tested

West Branch Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share West Branch Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Branch TownshipAGoessel Unified School District 411
Highland—Hesston Unified School District 460 PK–12 · Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12
East Branch—Goessel Unified School District 411 PK–12 · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 PK–12 · Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410 PK–12
Meridian—Moundridge Unified School District 423 PK–12 · Goessel Unified School District 411 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Goessel Unified School District 411 with West Branch Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Branch Township

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).

District schools in West Branch Townshipby address
Goessel Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goessel
A
118 students10:1Rate it →
Goessel High
High · Grades 6–12 · Goessel
B
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about West Branch Township’s schools

Are West Branch Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools West Branch Township children attend outscore 88% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Branch Township in?

Goessel Unified School District 411, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 272 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does West Branch Township spend per student?

$16,186 in Goessel Unified School District 411 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.