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Schools in Medicine Lodge · Barber County North Unified School District 254

Medicine Lodge’s public schools score below 70% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Medicine Lodge’s districts is 24%, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Medicine Lodge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
477 students on the public path
In brief

Medicine Lodge’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 24% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,142 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Medicine Lodge’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 30% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (785)Better than 27%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 237 test results could put Medicine Lodge anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Medicine Lodge’s students in the tested grades sat them (237 in math, 237 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medicine Lodge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Medicine Lodge Grade SchoolBarber County North Unified School District 254B
7–12Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolBarber County North Unified School District 254C

Medicine Lodge’s public schools are run by Barber County North Unified School District 254. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Barber County North Unified School District 254Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 477 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,142KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 32.5% · 237 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.4% · 237 students tested

Medicine Lodge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Medicine Lodge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Medicine LodgeCBarber County North Unified School District 254

Every school in Medicine Lodge

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Medicine Lodgein other towns
Medicine Lodge Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
253 students12:1Rate it →
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
224 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Medicine Lodge’s schools

Are Medicine Lodge’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Medicine Lodge children attend score below 70% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Medicine Lodge in?

Barber County North Unified School District 254, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 477 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Medicine Lodge spend per student?

$17,142 in Barber County North Unified School District 254 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.