Enrollment
125
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLOUTH·NCES 200936000673
McLouth High
217 Summit Street, McLouth, KS 66054 · (913) 796-6122 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
53 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 9 | 37 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 29% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 McLouth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 | 30.5% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 5.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 McLouth High
McLouth High's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLouth High this school | 125 | 42.4% | 16.2% |
| Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr Sylvan Grove | 144 | 45.1% | 24.7% |
| Phillipsburg High Phillipsburg | 173 | 42.8% | 37.7% |
| Burlingame Junior/Senior High Burlingame | 151 | 44.4% | 25.8% |
| Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School Claflin | 152 | 39.5% | 25.9% |
| Northern Heights Allen | 102 | 42.2% | 38.8% |
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 McLouth High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #241 of 262 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #187 of 262 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #195 of 262 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #235 of 332 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #141 of 263 | #2 of 6 |
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
125
-32 (-20%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 125 | 12.7 | 9.9:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 9.7 | 13.0:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 9.7 | 12.8:1 | 42% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 35% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 13.5 | 11.8:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 47% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 16% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 21 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLouth High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (159 to 125); teachers down 6% (13.5 to 12.7).
About McLouth High
In McLouth, Kansas, McLouth High is a small high school. The school reports 125 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students.
McLouth has a total of 3 schools and 437 students, McLouth High among them.
The large majority of students at McLouth High, 89%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. McLouth High has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at McLouth High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.9:1. Among high schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 11.9:1. The lunch program counts 42% of students at McLouth High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 39% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades McLouth High an F. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for McLouth High is 41.9%. It actually posts 16.2%, which is 25.7 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Federal survey data for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $81,278, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 3,123 students.
The closest public school, McLouth Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from McLouth High. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McLouth High is 9th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for McLouth High is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 157 to 125 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.9:1, from 14.3:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at McLouth High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLouth
- McLouth ElemElementary · 221 students
- McLouth MiddleMiddle · 91 students
Other schools in McLouth
- McLouth ElemElementary · 221 students
- McLouth MiddleMiddle · 91 students
Nearby schools
- McLouth Middle0.0 mi · 91
- McLouth Elem0.0 mi · 221
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School5.7 mi · 247
- Oskaloosa Elem5.7 mi · 255
- Tonganoxie High8.6 mi · 620
- Jefferson Co North High9.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About McLouth HighWhat is the total enrollment at McLouth High?
McLouth High enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does McLouth High serve?
McLouth High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at McLouth High?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at McLouth High.
What is the student diversity at McLouth High?
Student demographics at McLouth High are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees McLouth High?
McLouth High is overseen by McLouth in Jefferson County.
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