Moundridge High
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Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Moundridge High
Moundridge High, a minimally staffed senior high in Moundridge, Kansas, part of Moundridge, instructs 160 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 61% below the state mean of about 410.
Across the 3 schools in Moundridge (512 students total), Moundridge High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Moundridge High reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic. Compared to McPherson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Moundridge High records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Moundridge High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for McPherson County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,851, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Moundridge High is one of 18 public schools in McPherson County (combined enrollment of about 4,829 students).
The closest other public school is Moundridge Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Moundridge High comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.
Moundridge High operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moundridge High has expanded 45%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 160 in 2025.
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