Summary:
Jetmore has two public schools: Hodgeman County Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 with 176 students, and Hodgeman County High, serving grades 7–12 with 109 students, both in the Hodgeman County district. In 2025–26, both schools were above Kansas results in all-grades English language arts and mathematics, but science performance differed sharply. The most important finding is that science is a major strength at Elementary and a clear weakness at High.
Hodgeman County Elementary stands out in science, with 74% proficient compared with 23% at Hodgeman County High—a 51-point difference; the state result was 38%. Elementary also led in ELA, with 61% versus 59% at High, while High led in mathematics, 57% to 48%. Both schools were above the state in ELA and math; in science, Elementary was 36 points above the state and High was 15 points below. SchoolDigger gave both schools four stars: Elementary ranked in the 72nd statewide percentile (181 of 657), and High in the 79th percentile (70 of 340).
Results improved overall from 2024–25, though the pattern varied by school and subject. Elementary rose 5 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 24 in science; High gained 22 points in ELA and 13 in math, while its science result slipped 2 points. High has a lower student-teacher ratio (7.5 versus 13.6 at Elementary), while its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 34% compared with 40% at Elementary. These figures describe the schools but do not explain their differing subject results, and their all-grades results reflect different grade spans.
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