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Macksville High

Q: Is Macksville High a good school?

Macksville High ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Kansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Macksville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 81 students attended Macksville High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Macksville High?

Students at Macksville High are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Macksville High?

Macksville High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Macksville Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 14% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Macksville High is a public high school in Macksville, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 81 students. The school is part of the Macksville School District, which is ranked 227 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Macksville High consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.66% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%. Similarly, in mathematics, only 13.33% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 33.59%. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 88.1% to 100%, but its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 1.3% to 6.2% in recent years. Additionally, Macksville High has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 18.1% to 22.7%.

Compared to the nearby Larned Senior High and St. John High, Macksville High generally underperforms in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. However, Macksville High has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its lower academic outcomes. The school's declining statewide ranking and inconsistent trends in key metrics suggest the need for a comprehensive review of its educational practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,261

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

417 N. Gilmore
Macksville, KS 67557

(620) 348-2475

District: Macksville

Feeder schools for Macksville High:

Elementary:

Macksville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

42.0%

American Indian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Kansas avg42%

Middle school

272^nd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

286^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 264Macksville among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	272 of 363	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	288 of 362	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	340 of 362	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	306 of 368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	306 of 367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	226 of 350	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.8	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	275 of 368	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	7.4	308 of 313	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	188 of 275	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	30.8	106 of 144	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	213 of 285	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	178 of 296	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	246 of 300	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	225 of 270	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	125 of 275	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	242 of 270	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	127 of 255	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	194 of 308	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	259 of 301	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	173 of 280	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	80 of 177	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	189 of 347	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	244 of 344	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	176 of 333	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	286 of 332	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	233 of 318	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	268 of 327	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	248 of 324	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	230 of 320	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.9	47 of 325	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	129 of 314	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.3	221 of 316	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.3	261 of 313	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	62.7	112 of 326	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	133 of 323	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.3	21 of 317	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	8 of 298	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	70.1	79 of 302	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	91 of 291	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.2	37 of 267	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	81 of 280	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	61.2	98 of 262	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	20.1	209 of 248	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	99 of 99	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	98 of 228	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	221 of 258	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.6	38 of 248	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	95 of 309	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	237 of 307	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	213 of 302	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	87.7	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	61 of 296	79.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

White (2024)46th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2021)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2021)2nd percentile-15 vs school

High school

White (2023)69th percentile+51 vs school

Female (2018)16th percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2021)14th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science43%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Macksville High

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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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Macksville High	Public	7-12	417 N. Gilmore	Macksville	67557	Stafford County	Macksville	No	No	No	No	(620) 348-2475	81	13	6.3	71.6%	40 (49.4%)	1 (1.2%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	16	286^th of 332 public high schools	13.9%		32.9	233^rd of 318 public high schools	26.7%	53	31.6	30.4	26.7	29.8	21.7	21.7	13.3	19.7	43.5	43.5	$24,261	$1,137	$23,124
St John High	Public	7-12	505 North Broadway	St John	67576	Stafford County	St John-Hudson	No	No	No	No	(620) 549-3277	141	15	9.5	41.8%	100 (70.9%)	2 (1.4%)	36 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	54.9	137^th of 332 public high schools	58.7%		41.4	194^th of 318 public high schools	39.0%	57	25.0	52.6	43.5	38.6	25.0	47.4	31.8	33.3	26.3	25.0	$21,371	$1,540	$19,832
Larned Senior High	Public	9-12	815 Corse	Larned	67550	Pawnee County	Ft Larned	No	No	No	No	(620) 285-2151	234	25	9.3	45.3%	184 (78.6%)	2 (0.9%)	37 (15.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	39.1	209^th of 332 public high schools	37.0%		42.6	190^th of 318 public high schools	40.3%	19			34.5	34.5			29.1	29.1			$21,904	$1,271	$20,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Macksville High

What is the racial makeup of Macksville High?

Students at Macksville High are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Macksville High?

Macksville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Macksville Elementary

How many students attend Macksville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 81 students attended Macksville High.

What district is Macksville High in?

Macksville

Is Macksville High a good school?

Macksville High ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Kansas high schools.

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