Enrollment
81
High
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACKSVILLE·NCES 200906000713
Macksville High
417 N. Gilmore, Macksville, KS 67557 · (620) 348-2475 · Stafford County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
58 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 15% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Macksville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 9.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Macksville High
Macksville High's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macksville High this school | 81 | 71.6% | 24.4% |
| Satanta Jr-Sr High Satanta | 114 | 74.6% | 21.8% |
| Lyons High School Lyons | 221 | 73.3% | 19.1% |
| Golden Plains High Rexford | 55 | 78.2% | 28.3% |
| Sublette High Sublette | 117 | 62.4% | 22.3% |
| Syracuse High Syracuse | 230 | 64.8% | 29.6% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Macksville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #279 of 332 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 6.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81 | 12.7 | 6.4:1 | 72% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 13.2 | 6.1:1 | 73% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 13.8 | 6.2:1 | 69% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 13 | 6.4:1 | 61% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 15.1 | 7.3:1 | 55% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 17 | 6.1:1 | 55% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 52% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 43% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 80 | 11 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macksville High.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (110 to 81); teachers down 16% (15.1 to 12.7).
About Macksville High
The public high school Macksville High is located in Macksville, Kansas. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 81 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Kansas enroll around 410, and this school is 80% below that mark.
Macksville is responsible for 2 schools, Macksville High included, with 195 students in all.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Macksville High, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 42% Hispanic and 6% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Stafford County's population at about 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
For every teacher at Macksville High, there are about 6.4 students; the school has 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 72%. It compares with 51% for public schools in Stafford County.
On the allk12 Grade, Macksville High lands at B, ahead of 57% of Kansas public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Macksville High is 3.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.4%. Predicted: 27.9%.
In Stafford County, median household income comes to about $64,226, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stafford County counts 6 public schools with about 810 students.
Macksville Elem is less than a tenth of a mile from Macksville High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Nearby schools with test data average 35.8% proficiency; Macksville High posts 24.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Macksville High in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Federal data show 83 students in 2020-21 and 81 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The Macksville High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,978
Census ACS
Median income
$64,226
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Macksville Elem0.0 mi · 114
- St John Elem11.6 mi · 225
- St John High11.6 mi · 141
- Lewis Elem16.1 mi · 72
- Larned Sr High17.2 mi · 234
- Larned Middle School17.2 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Macksville HighHow many students attend Macksville High?
Macksville High enrolls approximately 81 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Macksville High serve?
Macksville High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Macksville High have?
Macksville High employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macksville High?
At Macksville High, the student body is approximately 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Macksville High public or private?
Macksville High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Macksville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.