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Schools in Moore Township

Moore Township’s public schools

South Barber Unified School District 255 and Barber County North Unified School District 254 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Moore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Barber County North Unified School District 254
Students per teacher
9.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
675 students on the public path
In brief

Moore Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Moore Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. South Barber Pre-K-6 places highest (better than 77%); South Barber 7-12 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Moore Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School and South Barber 7-12. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Moore Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Barber Unified School District 255.

Two districts serve Moore Township

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

South Barber Unified School District 255Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 198 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,382KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
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

Reading · PK–12, South Barber Unified School District 25527%
State average 32.5% · 108 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Barber Unified School District 25537%
State average 29.4% · 107 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Barber County North Unified School District 25424%
State average 32.5% · 237 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barber County North Unified School District 25430%
State average 29.4% · 237 students tested

Moore Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Moore Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Moore Township—South Barber Unified School District 255 PK–12 · Barber County North Unified School District 254 PK–12
Hazelton—South Barber Unified School District 255
Medicine Lodge—Barber County North Unified School District 254
Kiowa—South Barber Unified School District 255
Elwood—South Barber Unified School District 255
Eagle—Barber County North Unified School District 254

3 of the 5 neighbors share South Barber Unified School District 255 with Moore Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Moore Township

4 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 Moore Townshipin other towns
Medicine Lodge Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Medicine Lodge
B
253 students12:1Rate it →
South Barber Pre-K-6
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kiowa
A−
111 students14:1Rate it →
Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Medicine Lodge
C
224 students9:1Rate it →
South Barber 7-12
High · Grades 7–12 · Kiowa
D
87 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Moore Township’s schools

Are Moore Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Moore Township. South Barber Unified School District 255 and Barber County North Unified School District 254 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Moore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Moore Township in?

South Barber Unified School District 255 and Barber County North Unified School District 254.

Where do Moore Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School and South Barber 7-12.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.