Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARBER COUNTY NORTH·NCES 200945001931
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School
400 W. Eldorado Ave, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 · (620) 886-5667 · Barber County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest 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
8.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
112 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 16% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barber County North. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 35.6% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 25.7% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Jr/Sr High School
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School this school | 224 | 50.0% | 32.1% |
| West Franklin High School Pomona | 200 | 51.5% | 22.1% |
| Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School Fredonia | 314 | 49.7% | 21.4% |
| Oskaloosa JR-SR High School Oskaloosa | 247 | 52.6% | 28.0% |
| Smith Center Jr Sr High Smith Center | 183 | 50.8% | 45.2% |
| Bluestem Jr/Sr High Leon | 241 | 47.7% | 27.7% |
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 Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #100 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #59 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #152 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #160 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #1 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #159 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #99 of 263 |
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
224
+33 (+17%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 224 | 25.9 | 8.7:1 | 50% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 24.4 | 9.3:1 | 52% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 24.2 | 9.0:1 | 50% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 22 | 8.7:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 22 | 8.4:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 23 | 8.0:1 | 36% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 30% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (184 to 224); teachers up 18% (22 to 25.9).
About Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School
Among the schools in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, is Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School, a small high school. The school counts 224 students across grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students.
The district, Barber County North, operates 2 schools serving 477 students.
Federal enrollment data show Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School is 91% White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Barber County residents. Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school's lunch program data list 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.3% at Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.1%.
Barber County has about 4,069 residents, and the median household income is $61,926, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Barber County has 4 public schools and roughly 675 students.
The shortest distance from Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Medicine Lodge Grade School. Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 33 students since 2020-21, to 224.
The Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Grade SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Medicine Lodge
- Medicine Lodge Grade SchoolElementary · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Medicine Lodge Grade School0.6 mi · 253
- South Barber 7-1219.1 mi · 87
- Puls Elem19.8 mi · 122
- Attica High19.8 mi · 47
- South Barber Pre-K-619.9 mi · 111
- Southwest Elem25.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School?
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-12.
Is Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School have?
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barber County North.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.