Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARBER COUNTY NORTH·NCES 200945000229
Medicine Lodge Grade School
320 N Walnut St., Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 · (620) 886-5608 · Barber County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
134 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 45% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Medicine Lodge Grade School→Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Barber County North. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 45.6% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 29.8% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Medicine Lodge Grade School
Medicine Lodge Grade School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lodge Grade School this school | 253 | 53.0% | 41.1% |
| Smith Center Elem Smith Center | 253 | 52.2% | 51.4% |
| Bickerdyke Elem Russell | 261 | 54.0% | 35.8% |
| Central Heights Elem Richmond | 239 | 52.7% | 54.1% |
| Circle Towanda Elementary Towanda | 278 | 51.4% | 32.4% |
| Oskaloosa Elem Oskaloosa | 255 | 54.5% | 42.9% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 Medicine Lodge Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #346 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #275 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #373 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #461 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #67 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #516 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #339 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #130 of 377 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
253
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 53% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 19.6 | 12.6:1 | 52% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 20.8 | 12.5:1 | 57% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 51% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 53% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 47% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medicine Lodge Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (308 to 253); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Medicine Lodge Grade School
Medicine Lodge Grade School is one of the public schools in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. It is a small elementary school. It had 253 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
The district for Medicine Lodge Grade School is Barber County North, with 2 schools and 477 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Medicine Lodge Grade School is White, at 91%. The school is also 5% multiracial. Among Barber County residents, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Medicine Lodge Grade School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.5:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Barber County is close, at 54%.
Medicine Lodge Grade School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Medicine Lodge Grade School's results are 4.2 points above predicted: 41.1% against 36.8%.
The school's county is Barber County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,926, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barber County's 4 public schools enroll about 675 students and include Medicine Lodge Grade School.
Among nearby public schools, Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School is closest at about 0.6 miles. The school's 41.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Medicine Lodge Grade School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 255 students in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 13.4:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Barber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,069
Census ACS
Median income
$61,926
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
675 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barber County North
- Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in Medicine Lodge
- Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School0.6 mi · 224
- South Barber 7-1218.5 mi · 87
- South Barber Pre-K-619.3 mi · 111
- Attica High19.4 mi · 47
- Puls Elem19.4 mi · 122
- Southwest Elem26.3 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Medicine Lodge Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Medicine Lodge Grade School?
Medicine Lodge Grade School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Medicine Lodge Grade School serve?
Medicine Lodge Grade School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Medicine Lodge Grade School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Medicine Lodge Grade School.
How diverse is Medicine Lodge Grade School?
Medicine Lodge Grade School reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Medicine Lodge Grade School public or private?
Medicine Lodge Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barber County North.
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