Elementary Schools in Barber County North

Summary:

The Barber County North school district in Kansas is home to a single elementary school, Medicine Lodge Grade School. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and has a student enrollment of 246 with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1.

Medicine Lodge Grade School has maintained a consistent academic performance, with proficiency rates in the 20-50% range across different subjects and grade levels over the past two school years. While the school's English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates are slightly below the state averages, its Science proficiency rate exceeds the state average. However, the school's statewide ranking places it in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, suggesting room for improvement in overall academic achievement.

The school faces some potential challenges, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (51.63%) and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate (19.5%). These factors may be impacting student learning and achievement. Despite these challenges, Medicine Lodge Grade School continues to provide education to the students of Barber County North.

District Detail

100 E. First
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104

(620) 886-3370

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 477

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Medicine Lodge Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	320 N Walnut St.	Medicine Lodge	67104	Barber County	Barber County North	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 886-5608	253	22	11.4	53.0%	230 (90.9%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	50.5	332^nd of 656 public elementary schools	49.4%		37.2	435^th of 653 public elementary schools	33.4%	103	48.6	42.9	48.3	40.9	45.6	42.9	35.7	51.7	50.0	44.7	48.3	48.3	$12,772	$4,996	$7,777

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Barber	18.52 mi	2	67^th
Attica	19.4 mi	2	210^th
Pratt	26.3 mi	5	36^th
Cunningham	26.41 mi	2	34^th
Skyline Schools	27.05 mi	3	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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